Canvas
Recent Updates
July 2024 - Instructure enforced a redesign of Announcements and Discussions, retaining legacy functionality but with a new look and additional features:
Split screen to view the original post and its replies side by side
Anonymous discussions (The feature is set to "off" by default.)
Sort by date posted or filer posts to “All,” “Unread,” and “Read”
Search tool
Mention a person by using @ when replying to a post. Students who have their Canvas notification turned on for “New Mention" will receive an email message.
Role labels for Instructor or Student posts
Past Updates
December 2022 - Canvas has added drag and drop in the text editor, an Icon maker in the text editor, and the ability to schedule page publication.
Canvas is the university's select Learning Management System (LMS) that can be used for course communications between faculty and students. There are many features in this system that make it a useful teaching tool. It includes other integrated tools such as Panopto, TurnItIn, and more, all of which operate on their own, and are accessible in Canvas. Below are some links to help you get focused support. In addition, we have a page at spu.edu/learncanvas to help introduce new faculty and students to the basic functions of Canvas.
Canvas 101
The workshop video below covers the essential features of Canvas for instructors. Whether you're new to Canvas or need a refresher, we hope you may find it helpful.
If you are a student looking for support for using Canvas, please check the Student Resources page.