Canvas and Online - Blended Resources

If you are logged into your Lincoln email account when you go to https://lincolnu.instructure.com, you will automatically be logged into your Canvas account. If you are not logged into your email, follow these steps: 

• Go to https://lincolnu.instructure.com
• You will then pick your Lincoln University Microsoft account
  
• Enter your Lincoln University email password
  
• Click Sign in
• This is your Lincoln University Canvas dashboard.

CETL would like to introduce you to our Canvas Faculty Ambassadors. If you need training or have a question related to Canvas, you may contact them via email. To see more, click on the ambassador's card.

View previously recorded training labs (You must be logged into your LU  Zoom account to view these videos).

• Canvas Modules and Pages - Recorded August 25, 2021

• Canvas Open Agenda - Recorded August 24, 2021

  • In this session, we discuss how to use the syllabus tool and upload your syllabus, organize your course navigation (00:06:05), set up a welcome module (00:09:16), set up one syllabus for all sections, and copy to all Canvas courses (00:12:56), setting up group projects (00:28:19), and more.

• Canvas Basics - Recorded August 23, 2021

• Canvas Modules  - Recorded August 2021

• Training Lab II - Basics          

• Training Lab III - Modules and Pages

• Setting your Course Start and End Dates
• Exporting Your Canvas Course
• Importing Course Content
• Canvas Settings
• Setting Student Course Navigation 
• Using the Calendar to Setup Your Office Hours
• The following videos, created by Professor Robell, CETL Canvas Ambassador, describe how to set up your Canvas gradebook based on your Moodle import:
  • Grades (weighted) - Part 1
  • Grades - Part 2 - Imported Quizzes in your Gradebook
  • Grades - Part 3 - Using SpeedGrader
  • Grades - Part 4

Canvas Instructor Guide

Canvas Tip Sheets

• Announcements: How to Create
• Assignment Groups: How to Create (known as Grade Categories in Moodle)
• Assignments: How to Create
• Attendance
• Course Navigation Links
• Notifications: Set your Canvas Notifications
• Discussions
• Pages
• New Quizzes by Professor Kerns, CETL Canvas Ambassador
• Quiz Question Banks
• Quizzes: How to Add Extra Attempts
• Quizzes - QTI Format: Are you creating your own questions? This tip sheet details how to set up your questions to convert to QTI format. It also lists the link to the conversion tool.
• Syllabus: Use the syllabus tool to copy and paste your syllabus as well as posting a link to your syllabus.
• Zoom in Canvas
• Zoom in Canvas (web page)

• In these uncertain times, consider developing an alternative syllabus to reflect your plan if we are unable to return to campus.
• Consider how your course looks to your students. Is there clear contact information in your course? Have you created your gradebook in the LMS? To further engage your students, have you thought about creating groups in the LMS?
• Ensure that your course design and delivery support student-to-student and faculty-to-student interaction. 
• It is recommended that you include a welcome and introduction statement, the course Zoom link, the syllabus, a sequential listing  (using the Module tool) of course assignments, and resources. Designing and developing your course in a multi-modality format will enhance your course's quality and accessibility.
• If you do not have a Zoom account, contact IT.  Information on how to request a Zoom account is on the Zoom Resources page. 
• Review the Canvas Readiness Checklist (Word format). 
• Learn other features of Canvas.
  • Attend training labs or learn on your own via the self-paced Canvas Faculty Training on your Canvas dashboard.
  • Review the Canvas Instructor Guide.