Advanced Features

This section covers Canvas’ advanced features – from monitoring student course material engagement to the convenience of using Canvas on your mobile device – allowing you to utilise this virtual learning environment to its full potential and thus further enhancing the teaching and learning experience.

Use New Analytics to view interactive graphs and tables which allow you to track data related to course grades, activity, and communication. You can monitor student grades, submission status, weekly course activity, individual student participation, and online attendance, as well as message students based on their submission status or grade.

Students can also use New Analytics to view and download data about their course grades, weekly online activity, and Inbox communication.

New Analytics feature example showing the course grade data view.

What is New Analytics?

Canvas has a free mobile app available for iOS and Android that is specifically geared towards instructors. The Canvas Teacher app gives you access to your courses, where you can view grades, communicate with your students and colleagues, as well as update any information, allowing for easy facilitation both inside and outside of the classroom.

Canvas on mobile showing view of checking assignment details.

Logging in to Canvas

Use the Canvas Teacher app to seamlessly log in to your Canvas account without needing to connect to the University of Manchester and retyping your information.

In the web version of Canvas, select the Account link in the Global Navigation menu and the QR code for Mobile Login will appear. Open the Canvas Teacher app on your mobile device and scan this code and you will instantly be logged in.

General Guides for Canvas on Mobile Devices

We know how frustrating it can be to accidentally delete a piece of content from a course, only to find that it’s irretrievable. Fortunately, Canvas allows instructors to restore a variety of deleted content, including pages, assignments and more.

A list of deleted items within a Canvas course

Below are some helpful guides for using Canvas efficiently.