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Page	Date
Accessibility: What accessibility tool is available in Canvas?	July 22, 2025
Accommodations: Assigning Canvas Assignments to Everyone, Individual Students, Tags, or Sections	July 14, 2025
Accommodations: Assigning Canvas Modules to Specific Student(s) or Section(s)	May 21, 2025
Accommodations: Setting Student Accommodations for Canvas Quizzes (Video)	July 9, 2025
Assignments: Creating Group Assignments in Canvas (Video)	July 9, 2025
Assignments: Creating Peer Review Assignments in Canvas (Video)	July 9, 2025
Assignments: How to Upload a Rise Course Into Your Canvas Course	August 7, 2025
Assignments: Student Navigation of Peer-Reviewed Canvas Assignments (Video)	July 9, 2025
Blackboard: Adding a Course Banner or Course Card Photo in Blackboard Learn	April 18, 2024
Blackboard: Adding a Course Banner or Course Card Photo in Blackboard Ultra	April 18, 2024
Blackboard: Adding a Tool to the Course Sidebar	September 30, 2024
Blackboard: Adding Content Areas to the Course Sidebar	September 30, 2024
Blackboard: Adding Images in the Rich Content Editor	October 1, 2024
Blackboard: Adjusting Line and Paragraph Spacing in Blackboard Learn	April 18, 2024
Blackboard: Blackboard Basics - Setting Up for Success!	September 4, 2024
Blackboard: Copying a Blackboard Course for a New Semester	July 29, 2025
Blackboard: Creating a Discussion Forum in Blackboard Learn	February 6, 2025
Blackboard: Creating a File Upload Assignment	September 30, 2024
Blackboard: Creating a Video Discussion Board in Blackboard Learn Classic with YuJa Video	June 17, 2024
Blackboard: Creating a Video Discussion Board in Blackboard Ultra with YuJa Video	June 17, 2024
Blackboard: Optimizing Web Links in Your Courses	April 5, 2024
Blackboard: Replying to a Video Discussion Board in Blackboard Learn Classic with YuJa Video	June 17, 2024
Blackboard: Replying to a Video Discussion Board in Blackboard Ultra with YuJa Video	June 17, 2024
Calendar: Add Canvas Calendar Feed to Outlook	August 22, 2025
Calendar: Adding Office Hours to the Canvas Calendar (Video)	June 4, 2025
Calendar: Calendar in Canvas (Video)	May 21, 2025
Calendar: Creating an Event in the Canvas Calendar (Video)	June 4, 2025
Calendar: Overview of the Canvas Calendar (Video)	June 4, 2025
Commons: How do I view and import a Commons resource in Canvas Commons?	August 4, 2025
Commons: Overview of Canvas Commons (Video)	June 4, 2025
Copilot: Accessing Microsoft Copilot	November 15, 2024
Course Design: Adding an External Link to the Canvas Course Navigation	July 2, 2025
Course Design: Applying the Quinnipiac Canvas Course Template to Content Imported from Blackboard	March 28, 2025
Course Design: How do I use Student View in Canvas? How do I reset Test Student? If the Test Student isn’t resetting, how can I fix that?	August 18, 2025
Course Design: Importing a Template Into Your Canvas Course from Canvas Commons	August 7, 2025
Course Design: Is there a QU-branded Canvas course template I can build my course from? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Course Design: Quinnipiac Canvas Course Template	March 21, 2025
Course Evaluations: How are course evaluations impacted by this migration? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Course Management: Can I change the run dates of my course in Canvas?	July 16, 2025
Course Management: Can I rename my course in Canvas?	July 16, 2025
Course Management: Copying a Canvas Course for a New Semester	April 25, 2025
Course Management: Exporting Course Content from Blackboard to Canvas	April 25, 2025
Course Management: How do I request a resource course/merged course, so multiple sections of the same course I’m teaching are in one course shell? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Course Management: I have a student that received an incomplete for my course, but will now be completing the assignments. The term has ended, how can I give the student access to the course?	July 16, 2025
Course Management: Migrating Tests and Pools from Blackboard Original to Canvas	April 25, 2025
Course Management: Once I’m teaching in Canvas, what is the process to copy forward in Canvas for the next semester(s)? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Course Management: Publishing Content and Courses in Canvas (Video)	May 21, 2025
Course Management: When will my courses be removed from Blackboard? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Coursera: Accessing the Google AI Courses in Coursera	May 13, 2025
Differentiation Tags: Overview of Differentiation Tags in Canvas	June 18, 2025
Discussions: Canvas Course Discussions Area Overview (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Considerations for Graded Discussions in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Considerations for Ungraded Discussions in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Creating and Managing Rubrics in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Creating Discussions in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Group Discussions in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Peer Review and Discussions in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Setting Checkpoints in Canvas Discussions (Video)	June 4, 2025
Discussions: Student Experience in Canvas Discussions (Video)	June 4, 2025
Gradebook: Hiding Unpublished Assignments from the Canvas Gradebook	June 30, 2025
Gradebook: Overview of the Canvas Gradebook (Video)	June 4, 2025
Gradebook: Student View of the Canvas Gradebook (Video)	June 4, 2025
Groups: Creating Student Groups in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Groups: Managing Group Spaces in Canvas (Video)	July 9, 2025
Help: Canvas Basics Guide from Instructure	June 4, 2025
Help: Canvas Help and Training (All Students)	June 10, 2025
Help: Canvas Help and Training (Faculty & Staff)	June 4, 2025
Help: Canvas Request Form (Faculty and Staff)	June 4, 2025
Help: Exploring the Canvas Help Menu (Video)	June 4, 2025
Help: Faculty Guides from Instructure	June 4, 2025
Help: Student Guides from Instructure	June 4, 2025
Help: Where are my courses? (All Students)	August 15, 2025
Inbox: Inbox in Canvas (Video)	May 21, 2025
Inbox: Overview of the Canvas Inbox (Video)	June 4, 2025
Item Banks: Creating Item Banks in Canvas and Adding Questions to a Bank (Video)	July 9, 2025
Item Banks: Inserting Questions from an Item Bank Into a Quiz in Canvas (Video)	July 9, 2025
Item Banks: Sharing Item Banks in Canvas with Other Instructors (Video)	July 9, 2025
Khanmigo: Access Khanmigo in Canvas	December 9, 2024
LockDown Browser: Using LockDown Browser in Canvas	April 28, 2025
LTI: Adding Elsevier Evolve Content to Canvas	April 28, 2025
LTI: McGraw Hill Connect Resources for Faculty	June 20, 2025
LTI: McGraw Hill Connect Resources for Students	June 20, 2025
LTI: Setting up and Integrating Perusall with Canvas	April 28, 2025
Lucid: Accessing Lucid in Canvas	July 16, 2025
Lucid: Activate Your Lucid Account	August 8, 2025
Lucid: Introduction to Lucid Course	July 16, 2025
Mastery Paths: Mastery Reports in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Mastery Paths: Overview of the Learning Mastery Gradebook in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Migration: Are there any special considerations for cross-listed courses? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Can individual faculty members still opt-in independently? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: How was Canvas chosen? (For All Audiences)	July 16, 2025
Migration: I have courses in Canvas but don’t know how to access it. Where do I go? (For Students)	July 16, 2025
Migration: I’m not ready to opt-in yet, but I want to clean up my course so it’s easier to migrate to Canvas later. Is that possible? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: If my program, department, or school opts-in to migrate for a certain term, what happens to courses running in later terms? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: What do I need to do to prepare my courses for Canvas? When will my course content from Blackboard be available in Canvas? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Where can I access help and training for Canvas? (For All Audiences)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Where can I see how Canvas compares to our current version of Blackboard? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Who is migrating to Canvas when? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Why was Canvas chosen? (For All Audiences)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Will assignments, quizzes, other, I submitted in past Blackboard courses, be available in Canvas? (For Students)	July 16, 2025
Migration: Will I have courses in both Blackboard and Canvas at the same time? (For Students)	July 16, 2025
Modules: Adding Content to a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Modules: Creating a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Modules: Duplicating/Copying a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Modules: Locking Canvas Modules Until a Specific Date	May 21, 2025
Modules: Moving Modules and Content in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Modules: Publishing Your Canvas Module and Content (Make Visible to Students)	May 21, 2025
Modules: Requiring Canvas Modules to Be Completed in a Set Order	May 21, 2025
Modules: Using Text Headers to Organize a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Navigation: Accessing Canvas (Faculty and Staff)	March 31, 2025
Navigation: Accessing Canvas (Students)	March 21, 2025
Navigation: Can I rename a course on my Canvas Dashboard?	August 18, 2025
Navigation: Canvas Global Navigation and Dashboard (Video)	May 21, 2025
Navigation: Course Navigation in Canvas (Video)	May 21, 2025
Navigation: Editing the Course Navigation in Canvas	July 2, 2025
Navigation: Exploring the Courses Area in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Navigation: Overview of the Canvas Dashboard (Video)	June 4, 2025
Navigation: Sample Canvas Course Walkthrough (Video)	June 4, 2025
Navigation: Using Canvas History (Video)	June 4, 2025
Orgs: Will my Blackboard organization site be migrated? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Orgs: Will student advising organizations transition to Canvas? What is the timeline for transitioning them? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Outcomes: Creating and Finding Outcomes in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Outcomes: How do I find an existing outcome and add it to my Canvas course?	July 31, 2025
Outcomes: How do I use the course outcomes page in my Canvas course?	July 31, 2025
Outcomes: How do I view all aligned items in Outcomes in my Canvas course?	July 31, 2025
Outcomes: How do I view the outcomes results report for a student in my Canvas course?	July 31, 2025
Outcomes: Organizing Outcomes in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Outcomes: Using Outcomes in Canvas Quizzes (Video)	June 4, 2025
Outcomes: Viewing Canvas Outcomes Alignment Data (Video)	June 4, 2025
People: Is the photo roster available for courses in Canvas? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
People: Is there a peer catalyst role available in Canvas? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
People: What roles can I add to my course as an instructor? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Perusall: Setting Student Cost in Perusall	August 28, 2024
Perusall: Verification Failure Registering for Perusall	August 28, 2024
Profile: Changing Canvas Notification Preferences (Video)	June 4, 2025
Profile: Editing Your Canvas User Profile (Video)	June 4, 2025
Profile: Enabling E-mail Notifications for Announcements and Messages You Send in Canvas	May 22, 2025
Qualtrics: Accessible Qualtrics Survey Design	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Add a Submit Button to a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Add Free Response Options to a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Adding Carry Forward Choices to a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Adding Instructions to a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Basics of Qualtrics Survey Translation	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Collaborating on Qualtrics Survey Projects	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Concatenate & Coalesce Variables in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Create a Qualtrics Account (first-time users)	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Create, View, and Restore Qualtrics Survey Versions	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Creating Quotas & Screening Out Respondents in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Customizing the End of a Qualtrics Survey Experience	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Default Permissions for Qualtrics Accounts	November 14, 2024
Qualtrics: Display & Skip Logic in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Editing a Live Survey in Qualtrics	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Filtering Responses in Qualtrics	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Getting Started with TextiQ in Qualtrics	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Identifying Incomplete Responses in a Qualtrics Survey	March 6, 2025
Qualtrics: Importing & Exporting Surveys in Qualtrics	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Publishing Your Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Qualtrics Data & Analysis Overview	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Qualtrics Survey Response Deletion	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Qualtrics Survey Rich Content Editor	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Qualtrics Survey Security Options	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Qualtrics Survey Tab Basic Overview	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Qualtrics Training on XM Basecamp	July 2, 2025
Qualtrics: Question Numbers in Qualtrics Surveys	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Randomizing Questions & Blocks in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Renaming Your Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Results Tab in Qualtrics	March 24, 2025
Qualtrics: Set Qualtrics Survey Availability	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Sharing a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Sign-in to an Existing QU Qualtrics Account	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Timing Questions in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Undoing Mistakes in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Using Loop & Merge in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Using Piped Text in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Using Qualtrics Survey Preview	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Using Response Requirements in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Qualtrics: Using the Back Button in a Qualtrics Survey	September 9, 2024
Quizzes: Canvas Quiz Reporting Features Overview (Video)	July 9, 2025
Quizzes: Changing Canvas Quiz Settings (Video)	July 9, 2025
Quizzes: Previewing a Canvas Quiz (Video)	July 9, 2025
Quizzes: Troubleshooting Missing Images in Tests Imported from Blackboard to Canvas	May 21, 2025
Quizzes: Troubleshooting Missing Question/Item Banks/Pools in Canvas from Blackboard Exports	July 22, 2025
Quizzes: Unsupported Canvas Quiz Question Formats from Blackboard Quizzes and Workarounds	July 22, 2025
Rubrics: Attaching Rubrics to Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes in Canvas (Video)	June 4, 2025
Sandboxes: Are sandboxes in Canvas available? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Sandboxes: Creating a Canvas Sandbox Course	March 21, 2025
Sandboxes: Deleting a Sandbox Course in Canvas	May 21, 2025
SpeedGrader: Annotating in Canvas SpeedGrader (Grading)	April 25, 2025
SpeedGrader: Canvas SpeedGrader Settings (Video)	June 4, 2025
SpeedGrader: Grading Assignments in Canvas with SpeedGrader (Video)	June 4, 2025
SpeedGrader: Grading Canvas Discussions in SpeedGrader (Video)	June 4, 2025
SpeedGrader: Using Canvas Rubrics in SpeedGrader (Video)	June 4, 2025
Tools: Is Lockdown Browser available in Canvas? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Tools: Will SafeAssign be available in Canvas? (For Faculty & Staff)	July 16, 2025
Training: Canvas Training Calendar (Faculty and Staff)	June 4, 2025
Training: Training Services Portal (Faculty and Staff) (self-paced modules, recorded and live webinars)	March 25, 2025
VoiceThread: Adding a VoiceThread to Your Blackboard Learn Classic Course	June 17, 2024
VoiceThread: Adding a VoiceThread to Your Blackboard Ultra Course	June 17, 2024
VoiceThread: Creating a VoiceThread Create Assignment	September 13, 2024
VoiceThread: Creating Student Groups in VoiceThread in Blackboard Learn	February 13, 2025
VoiceThread: Engage Your Students with Our Ready-to-Use Voicethread Slide Template	August 26, 2024
VoiceThread: Grade Not Appearing in Blackboard Grade Center	October 15, 2024
VoiceThread: Grading a VoiceThread Assignment	September 13, 2024
VoiceThread: How to Create a VoiceThread Assignment in Canvas	August 22, 2025
VoiceThread: Setting up a VoiceThread Comment Assignment	September 13, 2024
VoiceThread: Setting Up Group Presentations with VoiceThread in Blackboard Learn	February 6, 2025
VoiceThread: Student Guide to Commenting on a VoiceThread	September 4, 2024
VoiceThread: Student Guide to Submitting a VoiceThread Assignment	August 6, 2024
YouTube: Linking or Embedding a YouTube Video in Canvas	July 3, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Accessing Alternative File Formats in YuJa Panorama	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Adding Alt Text to Images in Canvas with YuJa Panorama	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Getting Started with YuJa Panorama for Instructors in Canvas	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Getting Started with YuJa Panorama for Students in Canvas	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Overview of the YuJa Panorama Immersive Reader for Alternative Formats	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Reprocessing Alternative Format Files in YuJa Panorama	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Retagging a PDF in YuJa Panorama Using Structural Remediation	July 22, 2025
YuJa Panorama: Using the YuJa Panorama Remediation Engine	July 22, 2025
YuJa Video: Adding a YuJa Video Quiz to a Canvas Assignment	March 28, 2025
YuJa Video: Creating a YuJa Video Playback Quiz in Canvas	March 28, 2025
YuJa Video: Embed a YuJa Video in Canvas	July 10, 2025
YuJa Video: Enabling the YuJa Video Zoom Connector	July 22, 2025
YuJa Video: Fix Closed Caption Auto-Generation in YuJa Video	October 1, 2024
YuJa Video: Formatting YuJa Video Quiz Questions in the Quiz Editor	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: Insert a YuJa Video Directly in a Canvas Module	July 22, 2025
YuJa Video: Managing an Existing YuJa Video Quiz	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: Manually Syncing YuJa Video Quiz Grades to the LMS	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: Overview of Media Details Menu	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: Sharing Videos via Link or Embed Code	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: Using LaTeX in YuJa Video Quiz Questions	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: Using Media Channels	July 22, 2025
YuJa Video: YuJa Video Quiz Dynamic Feedback Options	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: YuJa Video Quiz Question Types	August 15, 2025
YuJa Video: YuJa Video Quiz Settings	August 15, 2025
YuJa: Video and Screen Settings for YuJa Video Software Capture & Browser Studio	August 16, 2024
Zoom: Integrating Zoom with Blackboard Ultra	June 11, 2024

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