These guides are for UM staff and tutors. As a student, you can find in-depth information in the Canvas Student Guides.
The guides are divided into two categories:
- Didactic guides start from a didactic principle and show you how to facilitate this in Canvas.
- Functional guides show you how to set up things in Canvas step-by-step.
Didactic guides
Assessment of students in Canvas with Speedgrader (Rubrics)
This video shows how you can assess students’ work by using the Speedgrader and Rubrics
You will learn:
- What are rubrics and why would you use a rubric.
- When to use a rubric and when to use a comment
- How to use a rubric in combination with the Speedgrader
- How the Speedgrader works in Canvas.
Video: Peer Feedback in Canvas
Designing and guiding online discussions
Canvas offers various tools for facilitating online discussions among students. On this page, you find two videos to help you organise these discussions.
Video 1: Discussions in Canvas – Conducting asynchronous online discussions
You will learn:
- The difference between synchronous and asynchronous discussions.
- When to use asynchronous discussions.
- How to organize asynchronous discussions in Canvas.
Video: Discussions in Canvas – Conducting asynchronous online discussions
Video 2: Canvas Theme Session – Designing & Guiding Discussions
You will learn:
- Advantages of asynchronous discussions.
- Good practices when organizing a discussion board
- An example of an online discussion
Video: Canvas Theme Session – Designing & Guiding Discussions
Collaborative Groupwork in Canvas
This video shows various ways of organising group work in Canvas.
You will learn:
- Advantages of online collaboration in Canvas
- Creating groups in Canvas
- Video conferencing in groups
- Collaboratively working together on pages
- How to provide feedback in Canvas
Video: Canvas Theme Session: Collaborative Groupwork
Communication with students in Canvas
This video shows various ways of communication in Canvas.
You will learn:
- Good practices around communication
- How to create announcements in courses
- Messages and chat
- How to change the notification settings
Video: Canvas Theme Sessions – Communication
Peer feedback in Canvas
This video shows how you can set up and support peer feedback for your students in Canvas from a didactic perspective.
You will learn:
- The meaning of feedback and peer feedback
- Guidelines for effective, valid and reliable feedback.
- How to create a peer review assignment in Canvas
Video: Peer Feedback in Canvas
More information:
Structuring Resources Collaboratively Online in Canvas
This video discusses how students can work collaboratively while searching for literature, and how you can set this up in Canvas.
You will learn:
- Why structuring resources collaboratively is an important part of PBL
- How to use Canvas for structuring resources collaboratively
Video: Resources in Canvas – Structuring student collaboration online
Tutor feedback in Canvas
This video shows how you can set up and provide tutor feedback in Canvas from a didactic perspective.
You will learn:
- The importance of feedback
- General guidelines for online feedback
- How to provide feedback in Canvas
Video: Peer Feedback in Canvas
Functional guides
Assignments
Download all Assignments in Canvas
The Assignment Download Tool allows teachers to download assignment submissions from a specific date onwards.
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge-icon for a full screen view.
Grading presentations in Canvas
You can use a Canvas assignment to grade student presentations.
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge icon for a full-screen view.
Building a course
Filling the UM Course Template
Every newly created Canvas course will automatically have the UM template. In the video below you will learn how fill it and/or use it.
Video: Filling your Canvas course – Using the UM Canvas Course Template
Copy your course content to another course
Creating a Blueprint course in Canvas
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge icon for a full-screen view.
Grading
Using the Gradebook
More information
You can find more about Grades in the Maastricht University Canvas Training (accessible to UM employees).
Download the Canvas Gradebook
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge-icon for a full screen view.
Import data to the Canvas Gradebook
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge-icon for a full screen view.
Open the Gradebook export into Excel
Plagiarism (Turnitin Originality)
Create a Turnitin Assignment in Canvas
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge icon for a full-screen view.
Find & understand a Similarity Report - Classic view
Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge icon for a full-screen view.
Find & understand a Similarity Report - New view
Check for Plagiarism without a Canvas assignment
Who do I contact with questions?
- Find answers to your questions in our FAQ.
- Find contact details on the Canvas support page.
If you are new to building and managing courses in Canvas, we advise you to follow the self-paced Maastricht University Canvas Training.