Canvas@Illinois Canvas, Graduate Academy

This article contains Canvas resources to accompany the presentation provided at the Spring and Fall Graduate Academy for incoming Teaching Assistants.

Presenter's Slides: Grad Academy.pptx 

Request a Canvas Course:

Space Request Application 

How-to documentation for using the Canvas Space Request Application 

Getting Help and Training

Direct your Canvas questions to: Technology Services Direct Support Request

CITL also provides training and support on Canvas and Teaching and Learning related questions. Fill out the CITL General Inquiry Form.

Self-paced Training

MediaSpace channel for Canvas training videos 

Canvas Pages and Modules

Pages Overview (Instructors)

Canvas@Illinois, Using module requirements and prerequisites

For more advanced options on designing Canvas pages and layouts, see: Canvas@Illinois, What is DesignPLUS?

Managing Notifications:

Canvas@Illinois, Setting Notification Preferences as a Student

Canvas@Illinois, Notification settings for an instructor

Managing Users and Student Rosters:

Adding users to your Canvas course: Canvas@Illinois, Adding a user to a course site

Student Preview Mode

Canvas@Illinois , Previewing course content using Student View

Course Communications

Canvas@Illinois, Announcement best practices & formatting recommendations

Course Settings and Grades

Canvas course styles and setting a Course Home Page: Canvas, Setting a Course Entry Point

You must Publish your Canvas course for students to access it: Canvas@Illinois , Publishing a course 
Canvas@Illinois, How do I use filters in the gradebook?

Mobile Apps:

Canvas@Illinois, Mobile Apps for Students 

Canvas Mobile App for Teachers Official Documentation

Related Resources and Services:

Kaltura and Illinois Mediaspace

Zoom documentation via: University of Illinois Knowledge Base

Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/home

Research IT: The Research IT team's goal is to bridge any gaps that may exist between researchers and the technology that enables research. See: https://researchit.illinois.edu/



Keywords:
rosters, assignments, announcements, grading, orientation, technology 
Doc ID:
78863
Owned by:
Dan H. in University of Illinois Technology Services
Created:
2017-12-20
Updated:
2026-07-01
Sites:
University of Illinois Technology Services