General ISU Canvas resources for Faculty and Staff

Articles (19)

Accessing and Using Canvas Commons in ISU Canvas

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

Adding Extra Credit in ISU Canvas

This article provide instructions for adding extra credit to an assignment, discussion and quiz.

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 Edit Due and Availability Dates in Canvas for Faculty

Instructions on updating due dates and availability dates in bulk.

Creating Groups and Group Projects in ISU Canvas

Options for using groups in ISU Canvas.

Discussion Checkpoints in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Discussion Checkpoints for adding due dates for initial posts and replies.

End of Semester Gradebook Checklist in ISU Canvas for Faculty

This checklist provides a clear roadmap for aligning your ISU Canvas Gradebook with your syllabus to ensure a seamless end-of-term experience.

Organizing and Customizing Course Cards in the ISU Canvas Dashboard

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

Providing Student Access to ISU Book Bundle Digital Materials

This article explains how faculty can enable the Course Materials link in Canvas to provide students access to digital course materials included in the ISU Book Bundle. It also outlines available support options through the ISU Bookstore and Barnes & Noble College Customer Care.

Setting Availability Dates and Time in ISU Canvas

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

Information about using Canvas Announcements.

Using Peer Reviews in Assignments in ISU Canvas

Provides instructions on assigning peer reviews to assignments.

Using Peer Reviews in Discussions in ISU Canvas

Information for faculty on creating a peer review discussion.

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.