student guide
How do I use Piazza as a Student?
Contents What is Piazza? Piazza is an online discussion and Q&A tool used to support communication between students and teaching staff. It allows students to ask questions, engage in discussions, and view responses from both staff and classmates in one shared space. Piazza is commonly used to: How do I access Piazza through Canvas? Piazza […]
Student Guide: Gradescope
Gradescope is a tool, accessed via Canvas, which enables you to submit handwritten written work (including formulae and diagrams), typed work and code. Contents How do I access Gradescope? You can access Gradescope assignments like any other assignment, by opening the Assignments menu and then opening the relevant Assignment link. If a direct menu link […]
Announcements, Inbox messages and Notifications
In this article we’ll look at ways that your instructors may communicate with you in Canvas and how you can keep up to date with communications and personalise your notifications. Contents How communications work in Canvas In Canvas, your instructors can contact you in two main ways: Inbox messages and Announcements. Inbox – The Inbox […]
Student Guide: How to Access Grades and Feedback
A student guide on how to access grades and feedback in Canvas.
Student Guide: Using Discussions
This student guide shows you how to use Canvas Discussions to post and reply to messages, and stay updated.
Student Guide: Accessing Past Courses and Assessments
If you’re looking to revisit materials from previous academic years, here’s how to find what you need and understand what’s available. Where to find past courses All past courses have now migrated from Blackboard to Canvas to give you access to teaching materials. Past courses will be prefixed with LEGACY at the beginning of the […]
Student Guide: How to find Assessments on Canvas
Assessments in Canvas can take the form of Assignments or Quizzes. This guide shows you where to find them in your course, whether they are listed under the Assignments or Quizzes menus, added directly into Modules, or displayed in your To Do list and Calendar. Contents Find your assignments Assignments will always be listed in the Assignments area of your course. To find your assignments: Find your […]
Student Guide: How to submit assignments on Canvas
Submitting your work online via Canvas is straightforward once you know where to go. This guide shows you how to find your assignment, use File upload (to upload a file) and double-check that it’s been submitted properly. You’ll also learn how to resubmit if needed. Video assignments: If you need to submit a video then […]
Canvas Inbox – How to set up auto replies
Canvas Inbox messages and Outlook messages aren’t fully integrated. If you send a message via the Canvas Inbox, the recipient receives the message in both their Canvas Inbox, and the UoM Outlook email. However, if the recipient replies through Outlook, this reply is only received in the Canvas Inbox, and not in Outlook. Also, the […]
Student Guide: How do I view my groups in Canvas?
Groups in Canvas are a way to collaborate with other students on your course. In this article, you’ll learn how to find the groups you’re a member of. Contents Viewing groups you’re a member of 1. From the global navigation menu on the left-hand side of Canvas, click on Groups. 2. Once you click on […]