Wiki Page, Welcome to Canvas 101: Course Details Settings

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2016-04-25T09:32:49-06:00

Tip
To ensure that students and parents don't confuse the course grade in Canvas with their actual course grade, which can be found SIS, you can hide the course grade in Canvas.

Guides

Course Settings Guide by Janetta

What options are available on the Course Details page?

How do I change additional options for students in my course?

How do I use grading schemes in my course?

How do I enable a grading scheme for my course?

How do I create a grading scheme for my course?

How do I remove a grading scheme from my course?

How do I delete a grading scheme in my course?

What is a Creative Commons license?

How do I set a license for my course and make it publicly visible?

Course Details

Recommended Settings:

Change the name of your course to include your initials and the term (ie 1516, F15, S16, SU16). This will prove very helpful when using the import function. When using the import tool, your course names will be the same year to year. If someone is a collaborator in your course and you both are teaching the same course, it will be impossible to tell which course is being selected when using the import tool.

Make Syllabus Publically Visible: Check this box so that visitors who have not logged into Canvas (parents) can view your syllabus by accessing its web address.

Hide Totals in Student Grade Summary: This should prevent students and parents from being confused by a course grade in Canvas. Their actual course grade can be found SIS.

Hide Grade Distribution Graphs from Students: This can keep students from viewing the summary statistics of the class.

Don't allow students to:

Enroll themselves in the course

Form groups

Create discussions

Comment on announcements

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