Once a semester ends, courses for that semester are removed from the Dashboard. To access previous courses, log into Canvas and go to Courses > All Courses > Past Enrollments.
Due to a recent Panopto LTI update, an unforeseen issue has occurred where pre-existing Panopto video quiz assignment scores may not automatically sync to the Canvas gradebook.
The current workaround involves simply re-editing the existing Panopto video quiz assignment and re-selecting the video.
No quiz? No problem! You can assign a video as an assignment and students will be graded based off the percentage of the video they watch.
Note: Grades can take up to 3 hours to sync with Canvas once a student begins watching.
⚠️ Video must NOT have a quiz as this will cause erroneous grades issues.
Need more details? See this page.
You may also create a new Assignment Group if desired.
If you select ‘Not Graded‘ then you will not have a SpeedGrader link nor a column in the gradebook for this Assignment.
Choose one of these four submission types:
You will need to create a Group Set and Groups before you can use a group Assignment.
Read this guide on how to create a Peer Review Assignment.
To manage due dates and availability dates, scroll down and click Manage Assign To.
Unless you want to assign this Assignment to a single user or a Group or a Section, leave the Assign to field at ‘Everyone‘.
Students will still be able to submit assignments after the Due date; however, the SpeedGrader will mark it as ‘Late’. Also, if you have created a Late Policy in your gradebook, then that policy will take effect.
The availability dates will determine the time frame that the link to this Assignment is available to students.
To save any changes to the settings in Assign To, click Apply.
The Academic Technology Office provides instructional design and instructional technology support to the CSUDH campus community. Allocation of these resources for instructional design is available by request.
Significant investment in instructional design is made to ensure online courses are engaging and effective.
To request support for Instructional design, please either email academictechnology@csudh.edu or create a ticket here.
Ally can create alternative formats of files that instructors add to their courses. Below are multiple ways to download an alternative format for a file.
This example shows a Canvas course that has been organized into Modules. The course files and other materials appear on the Course Home Page.
In the Canvas course, go to the course menu found on the left and click Home.
On the Course Home Page, locate and click the file that you want to download using an alternative format.
The next page will go to the course’s Files page. To the right of the file’s name, click the alternative formats icon or the alternative formats link.
When the Download alternative formats window appears, choose the format that is best for your needs and then, at the bottom of the menu, click Download.
Note: For more information on the alternative formats, click the help button found in the window.
After clicking Download, the window may display a status message while it prepares the file for download. The file will download momentarily.
From the Canvas Course Files section
Follow these steps if your instructor has uploaded course files to the Files section of the Canvas course.
In the Canvas course, go to the course menu found on the left and click Files.
On the Files page, locate the file for which you want to create an alternative format.
To the right of the file name, click the three dots (options button).
When the menu displays, select Alternative formats.
When the Download alternative formats window appears, choose the format that is best for your needs and then, at the bottom of the menu, click Download.
Note: For more information on the alternative formats, click the help button found in the window.
After you click Download, you may see a status message while the alternative format is being generated. The file will download momentarily.
From the Canvas Course Pages section
Follow these steps if your instructor has uploaded course files to the Pages section of the Canvas course.
In the Canvas course, go to the course menu found on the left and click Pages.
Courses that have a front page set will see a page and a View All pages button. Go to the top of the page and click View all pages to see a list of pages.
Note: Courses that do not have a front page will see a list of pages (next step).
When the page displays a list of pages, click the page you want to view.
In the page, locate the filename. The filename appears as a clickable link.
Click the download icon found to the right of the filename.
When the menu appears, select Alternative Formats.
When the Download alternative formats window appears, choose the format that is best for your needs and then, at the bottom of the menu, click Download.
Note: For more information on the alternative formats, click the help button found in the window.
After you click Download, you may see a status message while the alternative format is being generated. The file will download momentarily.
Learn how to customize your Canvas notification settings to receive email copies of announcements you create in your course. Follow the steps below to adjust your account notifications.
Go to the global navigation bar on the left and click Account.
When the panel appears, click Notifications.
Note the banner at the top of the page. Changes to notifications on this page are at the account level.
Scroll the page down to the notification called Announcement Created By You.
Click the notification icon found to the right of the notification.
When the menu appears, select Notify immediately.
The notification icon will change to green bell icon to indicate that it is enabled.
When the next announcement is created in your course, Canvas will send a copy of your course announcement to your CSUDH email address.
For more information on Canvas notifications, see the links below.
Please create an assignment before moving on to this step.
To attach a file to a Canvas assignment, go to the course menu on the left and click Modules or Assignments.
Next, click the name of the assignment.
On the next page, click Edit.
In the assignment settings page, enter instructions in the textbox and then press the enter key to go to the next line. The next line will contain the file attachment.
Go to the toolbar.
In the toolbar, click the Document icon.
Note: If the Document icon does not appear in the toolbar, click the more button (three dot icon) found on the right.
When the menu appears, select Upload Document.
When the upload file window appears, drag and drop the file to the upload file area. Alternatively, click within the dotted rectangle to browse your computer for a file.
Verify that the attached file is correct. If the wrong file was uploaded, click the trash can icon found on the right.
After verifying the file, click Submit.
After clicking submit, the file name will display in the textbox with a Link Options button and Remove Link button. Click Link Options to see the available link settings (optional).
Note: If the Link Options button does not display, click the link containing the filename to display the Link Options button.
The link options panel presents the available file display options. Select preview inline so that the document displays a preview when the link is clicked (optional). Checking “expand preview by default” will automatically display the file preview window when the assignment is opened (optional).
To save any changes done under Link Options, click Done.
Click Save to save the attachment and any other changes to the assignment’s settings.
Note: If the assignment is ready for students view, click Save & Publish so it will also publish the assignment.
When you or your students open the assignment, click the link containing the file name to display the file preview. Alternatively, click the download button next to the file name to download the file.
Learn how to customize your Canvas notification settings to receive an email copy of a message sent from the Inbox tool. Follow the steps below to adjust your account notifications.
Go to the global navigation bar on the left and click Account.
When the panel appears, click Notifications.
Scroll down to Conversations.
Under Conversations Created By Me, click the notification icon found on the right.
When the menu appears, select Notify Immediately.
The notification icon will change to green bell icon to indicate that it is enabled.
When the next message is sent using the Inbox, Canvas will send a copy of your message to your CSUDH email address.
