Faculty New Term Checklist

Delete/Edit Old Announcements

Your old announcements were copied over, but you probably don't want all of them! You can either delete them or make edits so that they'll be ready to be re-released in the upcoming semester. If you re-use announcements, we recommend always adding a delay date when posting announcements, even if it's just a few minutes later. That way, when you copy from course to course, the posting dates will also update. 

Update Navigation Bar

You have several options to add or remove links on the left-hand navigation menu. You can view the Navigation tab in the course settings to change what is available for students. 

Remove Dates from Text, Add Dates in Settings

When you add a due date to any assignment in Canvas, that due date displays in many locations. It will display directly below the title in the modules and assignments pages (as seen in some examples above), in the course calendar, in student to-do sections, and in the student list view. Because of this transparency, we recommend removing references to dates in the titles and text of your assignments! 

 You can add dates to your assignments in Canvas in two ways: editing individual assignment dates or bulk updating your dates from the Assignments tab.