Canvas is SJU's Learning Management System! Find getting started resources here.
Our full Canvas and Zoom training schedule can be found here.
You can access Canvas directly by visiting sju.instructure.com or sju.edu/canvas and logging in using your SJU credentials.
For immediate, 24/7 assistance with Canvas, please call 610-660-2920, Option 1.
This article provides instructions on how to import a Canvas course template into an empty course or sandbox.
This article contains resource to help you become familiar with the basics of Canvas as a student.
This article provided instructions on how to copy content from one course to another within Canvas.
How to resolve the "Flash required for recording video" error.
Captions on your videos are no longer optional as of January 18, 2018. All of our online content, whether in a course or not, needs to be compliant with WCAG2.0 AA. WCAG2.0 AA is an addendum to the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act, and requires any entity that uses US Federal funding to make video content accessible to those with disabilities.
How do I hide the grade distribution graphs from students in my Canvas course site?
By default, Canvas allows students to see grade distribution graphs for each assignment. This means is that students can view their score, the high score, the low score, and the mean for each individual assignment. If you do not want your students to see this data, follow the instructions below:
How do I hide the totals for my students' grade summaries in Canvas?
By default, the total course grade will appear for students in their Canvas Grades area, and automatically re-calculates whenever you add or change an assignment grade. Instructors may choose to hide the total course grade from their students until they are completely finished grading for the term. If you do not want your students to see this data, follow the instructions below
Instructors can hide totals in students' grade summaries. By default, totals are visible to students. For courses using weighted assignment groups, assignment group totals are also hidden from students.
Top ten things students should know in Canvas.
This article show how to add a Vista Higher Learning link to a Canvas Course
This article explains how to add the McGraw-Hill connect app to your Canvas Course
The Article details how to pair your Canvas course to your McGraw Hill connect course.
How to integrate MacMillian Launchpad with your Canvas Course
New Quizzes is an assessment engine that integrates with Canvas as an LTI tool and replaces the classic quizzes functionality currently existing in Canvas.
Instructors can use New Quizzes to create assessments using a variety of questions types. New Quizzes assessments display as assignments in the Assignments page and can be duplicated. Students can take New Quizzes assessments within their Canvas courses.
What do you do if the video you’d like to use in your course space is not captioned?
Pearson MyLab & Mastering is an interactive educational system designed to accompany textbooks published by Pearson Education. When this tool is added to a Canvas course, instructors and their students can use Pearson's interactive instructional materials, including homework, quizzes, and multimedia tutorials. Grades earned in MyLab & Mastering quizzes and homework assignments can be synced to the Canvas Gradebook. For more about this service, see Pearson MyLab & Mastering .
How to easily shift your course event dates using the Canvas Calendar!
The following third-party online Publisher portals have been approved for use in the learning management system (Canvas): MacMillan Learning, McGraw Hill Education, Pearson MyLab & Mastering, Cengage.
Using the Free Canvas Course Sites at SJU
A guide for using the Free Teacher and Student Accounts for non-credit or community-centered courses for students who do not have Saint Joseph’s University Accounts.
Upload videos to assignments, discussions, or pages, by accessing the Kaltura Media Widget.