Canvas Guides

Where should I look to find information and guides for using Canvas?

Canvas Guides

Guides for using Canvas can be found at https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas

• Students
  • Click on Student under User Role Guides.
• Instructors
  • Click on Instructor under User Role Guides.

ITS has also posted a FAQ link for instructors in Canvas that is available on the global help menu and titled Canvas tips for BGSU faculty. The link is available for all Canvas teachers and admins.

Guides of note include:

• Cross Listing Guide
• BGP Support
• Course Sections vs. Course Shells
• Canvas Undelete
  • If you can not find your deleted item, look for it in Canvas Beta bgsu.beta.instructure.com. Please be aware that Beta is cleared on a weekly basis.
• Delete single item
• Reset Course
  • Contact the ITS Service Desk to put in a ticket to reset your course.
• Add Person to Course
• Remove Person from Course
• Importing/Exporting Content
  • Overwritten content can not be recovered.
• Gradebook Overview
• Assignment Notifications or Muting
• Course Nickname
  • Faculty can no longer change the course name of courses in Canvas. This change helps to reduce student confusion in finding their semester courses on their Canvas dashboard; the consistency in having all courses follow predictable naming patterns is beneficial to students.  Faculty can still create and modify the Course Nickname field from the Canvas dashboard.
• How to use the People page

Please Note: Canvas Shells are opened 6 weeks prior to the start of a session in a term.

Canvas Training

For BGSU-specific Canvas training, please contact the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). 

For additional assistance, please contact Information Technology Services at 419-372-0999 or through chat.