Canvas / Instructor cannot see course

Objective

• To provide instruction on adding an instructor to a Canvas course for an upcoming term

User

• Canvas Instructor

Environment

• 10185: Canvas

Rationale

• Teacher role is added through Banner

Resolution

• Department admin are tasked with assigning teachers of record in Banner which then adds the faculty to the assigned course in Canvas
• If the instructor has been added to Banner, the instructor has Recent Activity set as the Canvas Dashboard
  • Change the Dashboard view to Card View, or
  • Go to Courses on the left navigation bar to locate the course
• This Canvas Guide article will show you how to add users to a course
  • Students (users) cannot be added to a course after the term is closed. (In other words, if the course is from a prior closed term, you will not be able to add users.) 
    • You must extend the end-date of the course and the section to re-open the course and allow user access before the term ends
  • If the course was imported and the dates were not removed or shifted, users cannot be enrolled if the start and end dates are from the past or in the future
    • You must change the start and end dates for the course
• Do you need a to give access to your course content to another instructor? Follow the instructions at Request: Canvas / Create a new project site

Notes

• Miami Online offers Canvas training
  • To find information and to register, go to the Events Calendar and search for Canvas. Resources for using technology. guides, and best practices can be found on the Miami Online website
  • Self-paced training is available to faculty and staff. Go to Miami Online Catalog and log in
• Visit the Canvas Status Dashboard to check performance information for Canvas services
• Instructure provides up-to-date instructor documentation and instructions for Canvas
  • Browse all Canvas Guides by product or see the Canvas Instructor Guide