Touro University's learning management system, Canvas, is at the center of many instructional technology activities. Canvas enhances teaching and learning by providing students with improved access to assignments, course materials and grades; while making communication with students, tracking student progress, and grading easier for faculty. The learning management system is supplemented and enhanced by tools that support a range of instructional objectives, such as tools for online collaboration, quizzes, lecture capture, synchronous meetings, and electronic portfolios.
Faculty Resources
Canvas Guides
Institutional Policies Related to Canvas
- TUC Canvas Organization Management Policy (PDF) / Canvas Organization Request Form (DOC)
- TUC Registration Procedure with Canvas (PDF)
- TUC Add User or Change User Role in Canvas (PDF)
- TUC Instructions for Using a Guest Speaker in Your Course - including gaining access to Canvas (PDF)
How to Videos
Getting Help
- In this video we outline the variety of ways that you can seek help with figuring out how to do something in Canvas.
Importing and Exporting
Exporting Content From Blackboard
- In this video we describe the process for exporting content from an existing Blackboard course.
Transferring Content From Blackboard to Canvas
- In this video we describe the process for exporting content from an existing Blackboard course and importing that content into Canvas.
Importing Select Content from Blackboard or Canvas
- In this video we describe how to export content from Blackboard or Canvas, but then only import selected items from that export file into a new Canvas shell.
Importing Select Content into Canvas
- In this video we describe how to import only select content into Canvas, particularly if you are using a Blackboard export file.
Exporting Content and Importing it into Another Shell
- In this video we describe the process for exporting course content from one Canvas shell and then importing it into another Canvas shell.
Export Your Course in Canvas, But Only Import Certain Content
- In this video we describe how to export your course in Canvas, but only import certain content. This is particularly important for faculty and staff at Touro University California to ensure that you do not write over the current blueprint with the old blueprint.
Publishing Content
How To Make Your Course Public And Available To Students
- In this video we describe how to publish your course, make it available to students prior to the beginning of the semester, and then to check for unpublished content.
How To Make Your Course Available To Students
- In this video we describe how to make your course available to students prior to the beginning of the semester.
- In this video we describe three ways a faculty member can publish a page to make it available to students.
Files
- In this video we describe how to review files, manage your space, and delete files in Canvas.
How to Linking Files from Box into Canvas
- In this video we describe how to upload a file to Box, make that file shareable, and then link that file to a page in Canvas.
Kaltura
Uploading a Zoom recording from my local computer to Kaltura
- In this video we outline how to upload a Zoom recording from your local computer to your Kaltura inside of Canvas.
Creating a screencast in Kaltura
- In this video we outline how to create a screencast (e.g., a narrated presentation or a recording or your screen) in Kaltura.
- In this video we outline how to edit a video in Kaltura inside of Canvas.
Order captions for a video in Kaltura
- In this video we outline how to order captions for your video in Kaltura inside of Canvas.
Embed a Kaltura video into a page on Canvas
- In this video we outline how to embed a Kaltura video into a page on Canvas.
- In this video we outline how to upload videos to Kaltura and then embed those videos into a "page" in Canvas.
Zoom
Setting my account to record to my local computer
- In this video we outline how to change your account settings in Zoom to default to record to your local computer and not record to the cloud.
Downloading a recording to my local computer
- In this video we outline how to download a Zoom recording to your local computer.
Upload a Zoom recording from my local computer to Box
- In this video we outline how to upload a Zoom recording from your local computer to your TCUS Box account.
Uploading a Zoom recording from my local computer to Kaltura
- In this video we outline how to upload a Zoom recording from your local computer to your Kaltura inside of Canvas.
Box
Checking to see if you have a TCUS Box account
- In this video we outline how to determine if you have a Box account within the TCUS single sign-on system.
Uploading a Zoom recording from my local computer to Box
- In this video we outline how to upload a Zoom recording from your local computer to your TCUS Box account.
Upload a Zoom recording from my local computer to Box
- In this video we outline how to upload a Zoom recording from your local computer to your TCUS Box account.
TurnItIn
How to Use TurnItIn to Check Your Own Manuscripts
- In this video we describe how a faculty member can activate their Canvas-associated account directly at TurnItIn and then use the tool to check their own manuscripts.
Using ExamSoft with Canvas
How to Synchronize ExamSoft With Canvas
- In this video we describe how to synchronize ExamSoft so that it will pull in the student roster from Canvas and allow a single sign-on between the two systems.
Account Management
Hiding Courses From Your Dashboard
- In this video we describe the process for hiding courses from your dashboard in Canvas.
- In this video we demonstrate how to change the time zone of each of your courses in Canvas from Eastern to Pacific.
Touro University California Blueprint
Personalizing the Touro University California Blueprint (Spring 2019)
- In this video we outline the three specific items that instructors need to update in the Touro University California blueprint that has been applied to their course during the Spring 2019 semester.
Personalizing the Touro University California Blueprint (Summer/Fall 2018)
- In this video we outline the five specific items that instructors need to update in the Touro University California blueprint that has been applied to their course during the Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 semesters.
Administrative Functions
Making Crosslisted Courses Available To Students
- In this video we outline how to make crosslisted courses available to students prior to the beginning of the semester or after the semester has concluded.
- How do I turn on the new gradebook?
- How do I create announcements?
- How do I create and manages folders and files?
- How do I create student groups?
- How do I create a Google account with my Touro e-mail to use with Canvas?
- How do I set up group appointments?
- How do I schedule my Zoom meetings within my Canvas course?
- How do I use the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder?
- How do I add closed captions to Kaltura videos?
Student Resources
Canvas Guides
How to Videos
Setting Up Your Canvas Account
- In this video we provide an overview of some of the steps that students should take when they first login to Canvas.
- In this video we provide an overview of how students can update the settings of their profile, add ways for Canvas to contact them, and then update their notification settings.
Canvas Tips of the Week
- Creating Video-Based Instruction (02 March 2020)
- Getting to Know The Calendar (10 February 2020)
- Gradebook Rules (03 February 2020)
- New Gradebook Active (27 January 2020)
- Hide Grade Distribution (13 January 2020)
- Updates to TUC Canvas Policies (06 January 2020)
- The new Canvas gradebook coming on 18 January 2020 (23 December 2019)
- Spring is Around the Corner, Are You Prepared to Copy Your Course(s)? (16 December 2019)
- TurnItIn Interruptions (05 December 2019)
- New Release Features 11/16/19 (11 November 2019)
- Canvas Analytics (04 November 2019)
- View Student Group Homepages (07 October 2019)
- Canvas Student and Faculty Guides (23 September 2019)
- Undelete Content (16 September 2019)
- Check For Accessibility (09 September 2019)
- 24/7 Canvas Support (19 August 2019)
- Add A Profile Picture To Your Canvas Account (12 August 2019)
- Publishing Course Content (05 August 2019)
- Link Validator (29 July 2019)
- Student View (22 July 2019)
- New Gradebook (09 April 2019)
- Time Zones (25 January 2019)
- Peer Review (18 October 2018)
- Finding Dead Links (27 August 2018)
- Using iCal Feed (01 August 2018)
- Analytics (13 July 2018)
Canvas Training
Recorded Zoom Training Sessions
Getting Started with Canvas as an Instructor -- This session covered how to get started in a course that is already built in Canvas; global and course navigation, due dates for assignments, discussions, and grading.
How to Upload and Manage Files -- This session covered uploading files and managing files, including creating folders, moving files, etc..
How to Use Google Docs to Collaborate within Canvas -- This session covered creating a Google account with your Touro email and registering the service so you can create collaborative projects for your students in Canvas.
How to Use Interactive Content in Canvas -- This session covered using some of the interactive content that is integrated into Canvas (e.g., H5P and VoiceThreads).
How to Collaborate in Groups (FOR STUDENTS) -- This session covered how to collaborate with your group members after your instructor has assigned you to a group in Canvas.
How to Add Closed Captions to Kaltura Videos -- This webinar covered how, as an instructor, you can quickly add closed captions to all your videos. You will also learn how to edit the captions when needed.
Accessibility: How to use the Word Accessibility Tool -- This webinar explored accessibility by demonstrating to instructors how to use the Word Accessibility Tool to check all supporting documents in a course for accessibility.
Badges: How to use badges with your Canvas Course - This webinar demonstrated how to use badges to reward your student for completion of assignments or modules in Canvas (download hand-out).
TUC and TUN Training Schedule
None scheduled at this time.
Asynchronous Training Opportunities
Designing Online Courses for Accessibility: As ALL online content that is posted in a learning management system – like Canvas – should be compliant with both ADA and 504 according to federal law, this course explores strategies to make your content to be both Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. To register, go to https://touro.instructure.com/enroll/J4D6GH
Self-paced Training Courses in Canvas: All new instructors are automatically enrolled in Canvas training course. This course contains dozens of 2-minute to 11-minute videos that will help you get oriented and learn about some of the most commonly used features in Canvas.
News and Updates
Canvas Tip of the Week (23 December 2019)
Canvas Gradebook Did you know that Canvas has a new gradebook that will become the default on January 18, 2020? In the process of finalizing your Fall 2019 grades in […]
Canvas Tip of the Week (16 December 2019)
Spring is Around the Corner, Are You Prepared to Copy Your Course(s)? Colleagues, Once again, not a traditional “Canvas Tip of the Week,” but I wanted to pass along some […]
Canvas Tip of the Week (05 December 2019)
TurnItIn Interruptions Colleagues, Once again, not a traditional “Canvas Tip of the Week” this week, I wanted to pass along some information about one of the tools that we have integrated into Canvas. The TurnItIn Plagiarism […]
Canvas Tip of the Week (11 November 2019)
New Release features 11/16/19 Colleagues, Not a traditional “Canvas Tip of the Week” this week, but some specific Canvas information that I did want to pass along. Every third or fourth Friday, Canvas releases a […]
Canvas Tip of the Week (04 November 2019)
Canvas Analytics Did you know that Canvas offers a diverse set of course analytics? You can quickly view activity, assignment submissions, and grades within a course, either specific to a […]
Canvas Tip of the Week (17 October 2019)
CanInnovate – Free, Online Conference Showcase creative practices in online teaching and course design in Canvas As many of you may be aware, Canvas has continued to increase its market share as the learning […]