General ISU Canvas resources for Faculty and Staff

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Applying a Late Submission Policy in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Instructions for applying a setting that will automatically deduct points for submitting a late assignment.

Applying a Missing Submission Policy in ISU Canvas 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.

Organizing Course Cards in the Dashboard in ISU Canvas for Faculty

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

Peer Reviews in Discussions in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Information for faculty on creating a peer review discussion.

Setting Availability Dates and Time in ISU Canvas for Faculty

How to set availability dates and times for assignments, discussions, and quizzes.

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 Canvas 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 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.