Canvas is here!
WFU will be transitioning from Sakai to Canvas as our Learning Management System (LMS). The Instructional Technology Group has been working diligently to learn Canvas so we can assist faculty with the transition. This page will serve as a landing page for the information we post on Canvas. Bookmark it and check back with us over the next few semesters.
Pilot users are teaching in Canvas now. Early adopters will begin teaching with Canvas in the Spring of 2020. All WFU faculty who teach with the LMS will begin using Canvas in Fall 2020.
See canvas.wfu.edu for more information and to log into your Canvas Dashboard.
Want to be an early adopter? You have until Oct 31 to sign up by completing this form.
Canvas Apps – Teacher
In case you did not know, Canvas has both Teacher and Students apps available for iOS and Android. One cool feature with the Canvas Teacher app is that faculty are able to grade their student’s assignments using the app. After the student submission, the professor can grade the assignment using…
Canvas Apps – Student
In case you did not know, Canvas has both Teacher and Students apps available for iOS and Android. One cool feature with the Canvas Student app is that the students may be able to submit their assignments there (depending on the assignment type). After the student submission, the professor can…
How to Copy Course Content Between Canvas Courses
Our Canvas related content has been migrated to the main WFU Canvas site. The content of How to Copy Course Content between Canvas Courses is here.
Canvas Calendar Feeds
Is your entire life on Google Calendar? Canvas can be too! How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as an instructor? See the link above for detailed screenshots of how to add a feed from your course in Canvas to your google calendar. Frequently Asked…
Canvas: VoiceThread Graded Assignments
VoiceThread is integrated with Canvas! You can create a VoiceThread assignment in Canvas, asking students to: CREATE a VoiceThread, COMMENT on a VoiceThread, OR WATCH a VoiceThread. As you grade the VoiceThread assignments, the grades go into the Canvas grade book. (Not familiar with VoiceThread? Check out these videos:…
Canvas – Hiding the Course Summary Section
Ok, the title of this post is a little misleading. You cannot hide, or disable, just the Course Summary section found on the Syllabus tool. However, if you find the Course Summary section too much of a distraction, here is an easy work around method to hide it. First,…
Canvas – Transforming your Syllabus into a Canvas Course Structure
Created by Tommy Murphy and Suzanne Thompson For this tutorial, we are going to create a basic Canvas course structure using a course syllabus as the design inspiration. The Engineering Department was kind enough to allow us to use their EGR 211 course syllabus as the sample to build from.…
We are Moving to Canvas – Where to start?
Don Shegog, Instructional Technologist Wake Forest University As we all know, we are moving from Sakai to Canvas. A few faculty are already using Canvas, and even morel start using Canvas in Spring 2020. If you are teaching in Sakai now, you will need to move to Canvas by Fall,…