Self-Guided Resources
Self-Paced Courses in Canvas by CDI
Canvas Basics for CBU Faculty - Take our completely online Canvas Basics course to learn how to add assignments, build quizzes, create discussions and add audio and media files to your Canvas shell. Click here to enroll in the course. There is no obligation to complete the course if you enroll. The training should just take you a few hours to complete and is sure to lessen any frustrations.
CDI's Mastering Canvas Video Course - If you prefer learning via video, we’ve created this YouTube Playlist of videos developed by CDI. You'll become a Canvas whiz at your own pace. Click here to navigate to the CDI's Mastering Canvas YouTube playlist.
Online Faculty Quick Start - We also provide a "Quick Start" course in Canvas. This training was originally designed to quickly move classes to Canvas at the beginning of the Pandemic, but is an effective, fast way to get familiar with Canvas basics. Click here to enroll in the course. There is no obligation to complete the course if you enroll. The training should take you just a couple of hours to complete and is a great way to get acclimated to the CBU digital learning environment.
Canvas Resources by CDI and Instructure
How To Do Stuff in Canvas - CDI's mega-guide to using Canvas. Each link in this document navigates to an illustrated, multi-step "how-to" guide. There are well over 50 different guides included, visually organized by Canvas' main features: assignments, discussions, gradebook, modules, and quizzes. There are also sections for general Canvas resources and Microsoft Teams. Click here to navigate to How To Do Stuff in Canvas.
Canvas Instructor Guide by Instructure - The most comprehensive guide to using Canvas. Constantly updated and including hundreds of links to separate "how-to" explanations, this page is maintained by Canvas' parent company, Instructure. Click here to navigate to the Canvas Instructor Guide.
Microsoft Teams Meetings Resources by CDI
We have a whole page devoted to using Microsoft Teams Meetings in your in-person, hybrid, or online courses! Information includes details on using Microsoft Teams Meetings from Canvas and Outlook, and in conjunctions with Starfish. Click here to navigate to the CDI Microsoft Teams Meeting page.
