Canvas Faculty Quickstart Guide

The Spalding University Faculty Quickstart Guide is intended to direct instructors to Canvas support resources. 

Canvas offers a robust selection of training, tutorial, and customer service resources on their home page, including: 

• Step-by-step guides for all Canvas functions and elements
• Video tutorials 
• Question and Answer forums 
• Customer Service

Canvas Basics (Instructors) [Video File 54:51 minutes] https://instructure.instructuremedia.com/embed/eeb8c54d-be4b-4f83-8d4d-ca5ef11fd6ef-269 

CanvasCon: FAQs for Beginners [Video File 28:45 Minutes]. https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/2801-canvascon-smu-faqs-for-beginners

How should a Canvas course be organized? What content should be in a Canvas course?

The following checklist includes the top 10 foundational items for collaborating, Universal Design for Learning principles, and applying our deep understanding of pedagogical best practices to help Canvas users elevate the quality of Canvas courses.

Canvas Course Evaluation Checklist