ISU's learning management system for teaching and learning that will replace Moodle beginning in the Fall of 2025.

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Get Started with Canvas

Information on the basics of ISU Canvas, including general navigation and procedures.

Moodle ISU to ISU Canvas Transition

Guides to help transition from Moodle ISU to ISU Canvas.

DesignPLUS

ISUs plug-in tool that helps you rapidly build and style high-quality courses.

SpeedGrader

Resources for using SpeedGrader in assignments, discussions, and quizzes.

Articles (28)

Pinned Article ISU Canvas FAQ for Faculty

Answers to questions most frequently asked by faculty regarding the transfer of course to ISU Canvas.

Pinned Article Recover your Username or Reset your Password

How to Recover Your ISU Username and Reset Your Password

Adding a Turnitin Assignment in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Instructions on adding a Turnitin assignment to an ISU Canvas course.

Adding Accommodations to a Quiz in ISU Canvas for Faculty

This article provides instructions on adding testing accommodations such as additional time and/or attempts for students with a qualifying disability in both Classic and New Quizzes in ISU Canvas.​​​​​​​

Adding H5P Activities as a SCORM Package in ISU Canvas for faculty

How to convert interactive H5P activities that were created in Moodle ISU into SCORM packages that can be uploaded to Canvas.

Applying a Missing Submission Policy for Faculty

The Missing Submission policy lets you automatically apply a grade for all missing assignments in the ISU Canvas Gradebook. For example, you can have the system award all missing submissions with a grade of 0 after the due date has passed.

Bulk Editing Due Dates and Availability Dates in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Instructions on updating due dates and availability dates in bulk.

Classic Quizzes vs. New Quizzes in ISU Canvas

This article compares the two options for quizzes in Canvas.

ISU Canvas Training and Help Resources for Faculty

This article provides training and help resources for faculty members using Canvas.

LMS Integrations of External Apps

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) is a standard created by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. An LTI shares content, resources, and/or other information from a third-party website with a learning management system (LMS). Its primary purpose is to connect learning systems with external services. Canvas calls these integrated platforms “external apps”.

Organizing Course Cards in the Dashboard in ISU Canvas for Faculty

How faculty can customize course cards in the ISU Canvas Dashboard.

Peer Review to a Discussion in ISU Canvas for Students

A student guide on submitting a peer review to a discussion in Canvas.

Peer Reviews in Discussions in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Information for faculty on creating a peer review discussion.

Publishing Your Course in ISU Canvas for Faculty

This article explains how to publish your Canvas course, including course-level, module-level, and individual activity/resource-level publishing. All levels must be published for students to access content.

UDOIT Accessibility Checker in ISU Canvas for Faculty

This article introduces UDOIT Advantage, an accessibility tool integrated into Canvas. It explains what the tool does, why digital accessibility matters, and how instructors can use UDOIT Advantage to support universal design for learning (UDL) in their courses.

Using Announcements in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Information about using Canvas Announcements.

Using Classic Quizzes in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Information on using Classic Quizzes for faculty.

Using Commons in ISU Canvas for Faculty

This guide walks faculty through how to search, preview, import, and share educational content using Canvas Commons to enhance course development and collaboration.

Using New Quizzes in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Information using New Quizzes in ISU Canvas.

Using the Course Import Tool in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Instructions on Using the Course Import tool to copy content from one ISU Canvas course to another.

Using the Roll Call Attendance Tool in ISU Canvas

The Attendance tool is an external app (LTI) that can be used for taking attendance in Canvas courses. With the Attendance tool, instructors can keep track of course attendance by taking roll electronically in online or face-to-face courses.

Weighting a Final Course Grade in ISU Canvas for Faculty

How to set up assignment groups in order to weight the final course grade based on assignment groups.

Connect with the IT Service Desk

Need help with IT-related issues? Look no further than the IT Service Desk! Our knowledgeable team is dedicated to providing top-tier assistance to the entire university community.

Bookmarked Question Banks and User Question Banks in ISU Canvas for Faculty

The guide will describe the use and function of bookmarking question banks and using the user question bank page.