Navigating Canvas at Ithaca College: A Comprehensive Guide
Canvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) utilized by Ithaca College. This article provides answers to common questions about using Canvas at Ithaca College, specifically addressing configurations and settings unique to the institution. It serves as a guide, drawing upon information to help faculty, staff, and students effectively use the platform.
Canvas Configuration at Ithaca College
Canvas has been configured specifically for Ithaca College. Therefore, if you have used Canvas at another institution, some settings or tools, and the look, may be different than your previous experiences. For more information and resources on Canvas at Ithaca College, visit the course sites available.
Seeking Instructional Design Advice
If you need advice on designing your Canvas course site to meet your instructional goals, Ithaca College has arranged several support options available directly from Instructure. Most of these are found in the Help menu of the navigation. Utilize these help resources to get advice on how to use any of the Canvas course tools. Look for "Little lost? Need help? Try here first!"
File Storage and Media
Canvas courses are set at a maximum of 2 GB for course files and 500 MB for media, including any uploads to Canvas Studio. It is recommended to use Kaltura Media Gallery for all audio and video files (Most common are .mov, .mp4, .mp3).
Course Site Creation
Canvas sites are generally reserved for named, identified courses created as part of the official course schedule. However, under some circumstances, the creation of a Canvas site might be created for instructional, and academic purposes beyond the creation of a scheduled course with a CRN as listed in Homer/Banner. Previously, users may have been able to create academic course sites in Sakai.
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Course Names and Codes
All course names are generated by the CRN information listed in the student information system (SIS) Homer/Banner. This is to provide consistency across all systems and for all users. Course names and course codes are not editable.
User Enrollment and Roster Updates
If you see a difference between rosters in Homer/Banner and Canvas, or a student has recently added/dropped the course, the feed from Homer/Banner to Canvas is updated every 24-hours at midnight, with the exception of the week before and during the Add/Drop period.
Adding Users to a Course
Any Ithaca College faculty, staff, or students with an IC Netpass can be added to a course in Canvas. They can also be assigned a specific role, such as TA, non-grading TA, Instructor, Guest Instructor, or a Student.
Cross-Listing and De-Cross-Listing
Canvas calls combining multiple sections of a course "cross-listing." This can only be done by the Ithaca College LMS Administrator or by a Canvas Support team member. We do not recommend cross-listing sections after a course has been published because student data including grades, assignments, and assessments can be lost during the process.
Removing combined sections is called "de-cross-listing" in Canvas. This can only be done by the Ithaca College LMS Administrator or by a Canvas Support team member.
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Name Display Issues
If your name does not appear to be displaying properly in Canvas, we advise checking in other systems. If there is not a current request open, and you have already requested to have your name changed, please contact the IT Service Desk with the location(s) your name does not appear correctly, and we can investigate the issue.
Controlling Student Access to Courses
“Read-only” access allows anyone with a student role to view any published content in your course, but not to submit content such as assignments or quiz submissions. Restricting access, after the term end date, means students will no longer be able to access the course and will no longer see the course on their course dashboard. If the semester end date has already passed and your course participation dates are set to “Term”, you will not be able to change this setting because the course is "closed" (a good reason to change it during the semester, if possible).
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