Review the pedagogical and technical information below to inform your progress in Week One. Have questions about what you learned here or ideas for future tips? Join Coffee & Answers (open support Zoom sessions with the Academic Technology Team) or email the Office of Teaching and Learning.
Pedagogical
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Technical
What does it mean to "publish" my course?
One of the first things you will do in Canvas at the start of the semester will be to publish your course. A simple click of a button will allow students to see your course and have access to content. This link will show you how.
How do I know exactly what students are seeing in my Canvas course?
A great way to get a feel for how your course will look from a student perspective is to use the Student View feature in Canvas. This view allows you to act as a student and do things like post and reply to discussions, submit assignments, view grades, view people, view pages, view the syllabus, view quizzes, view the calendar. For a quick tutorial video CLICK HERE
Vocabulary
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Learning Management System (LMS) - a website that allows students and instructors to interact. Instructors can share course content, administer assessments, grade assignments, and more. Students can take exams, submit assignments, complete course readings, and more.
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Canvas - the LMS that Saint Joseph’s University uses
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Canvas Course - a digital space to house content for each section of a course, also referred to as a shell
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Knowledge Base - SJU’s internal database of articles and service requests
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The Nest - SJU’s internal website, which houses many helpful links, including a direct link to Canvas
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