The Canvas Insider

Accessing Canvas Courses Without Being Added

I have received a number of requests from my university’s department chairs and staff to have access to teachers’ courses for evaluative or content…

May 20

4:48

Download Student New Media Player Submissions?

Unlike submitted “paper” files for assignments, media recordings with the new media player in Canvas doesn’t have a very noticeable link to download…

May 9

2:44

Archiving Courses in Canvas Without Deleting Them

Should there be a mandate to eliminate courses from an institution’s LMS, Canvas Admins have other options available to them outside of hard-deleting a…

May 7

10:13

April 2025

Canvas Quizzes - The Final Countdown

A number of my teacher clients tell me they get emails from students claiming various issues with their quiz attempt in their Canvas course.

Apr 21

4:31

Large File, New Warning

I recently was made aware of a warning message in the “preview” window in Canvas courses when students select some files.

Apr 16

3:17

Reply to Discussion Responses - Not Available?

The answer could be found in your Discussion Settings

Apr 8

1:47

March 2025

Accessing Canvas with Multiple Institutions

How to Keep 'em Separated

Mar 31

3:05

Discussion Checkpoints - A Quick Overview

A number of my faculty clients have been eagerly awaiting this new-ish feature to graded discussions in Canvas…checkpoints!

Mar 26

10:02

Tech Supportiquette #3

No need to be opaque with your Canvas Admin

Mar 24

Canvas Admin Superpowers

Deleting inappropriate or private material

Mar 19

3:30

Importing Course Content to Different Sections

Which course do you choose?

Mar 17

5:22

February 2025

Tech Supportiquette #2

DUH...is not an option

Feb 24