Part of the Canvas Basics series

Exploring Assignment and Activity Types

Canvas makes a distinction between assignments and activities. Assignments are almost always graded. Activities still require students to do something, but the task itself will not earn the student any points.

Choose from three basic types: Assignment, Discussion, or Quiz. 

Part of the Canvas Basics series

Creating the structure and flow for your course can seriously up its ease of use.  Modules, Text Headers, a Homepage, and Course Navigation can all help.

Part of the Canvas Basics series

Welcoming Students into the Course

Making it clear to students what they need to do to get ready for your course is a great practice to follow. Create a Module containing a welcome message and instructions for getting started.

Use the links on this page to get started using Canvas.

Using Canvas for the first time

Setting up your course

Course structure and navigation

Accessing Canvas

Canvas can be accessed from the university self-service portal.  Login and click the Canvas icon.

my.csustan.edu

You may also bookmark https://csustan.instructure.com.

External users (someone not officially affiliated with Stan State) may be added to academic LMS courses at the discretion of the instructor.  However, the instructor must first request that an LMS account be created for an external user using the LMS External Account Request form. This will allow the user to be added to a course and login to the LMS.

This page articulates various protocols for how Canvas is used and deployed at Stan State.  These protocols are in a constant state of development, but they are created through collaboration between the Office of Academic Technology and the Academic Technology and Learning Committee.