Welcome to our Canvas resource page! Here you’ll find a handy collection of written guides put together to support you in your role. These resources are based on the Canvas training sessions we ran in Spring 2025, and have been tailored to suit the needs of Teaching, Learning & Student Experience (TLSE) staff.

These guides explain how to use Canvas Modules and Pages to organise course materials clearly and efficiently.

• Managing Course Content
• Module Settings and Releasing Content

The links in this section help you manage assignments in Canvas – from setting them up to handling post-submission tasks. You’ll find guidance on accessing grades, submissions, similarity reports and quiz responses, as well as downloading and uploading marks and feedback.

Pre-submission

• Creating File Upload Assignments
• Set up assessments for DASS requirements
• Set up Canvas Rubrics (Coming soon…)
• Set up Canvas Quizzes (Coming soon…)
• Upload Coursework on Behalf of a Student

Post-submission

• Managing Grades in Canvas Gradebook
• Manage release of results, marks and feedback (Coming soon…)
• Canvas Late Policies: DO NOT USE
• Spotting Missed Submissions – useful to track completion of mandatory tests (e.g., Academic Malpractice).

Academic transcripts distribution

You might need to upload personalised documents into Canvas so each student can securely access their own individual letters or academic transcripts. Guidance on how to do this is provided in the link below.

• Uploading Files to the Canvas Gradebook

Retrieving marked student work from Blackbaord

You might need to access student coursework from previous academic years to support moderation and appeals processes. Please note that direct access to work submitted and marked in Blackboard prior to 2025–26 is no longer available. Guidance on how to request access can be found at the link below.

• Accessing Marked Student Work from Previous Years

This page below provides essential guidance for staff supporting 2024–25 PGT dissertation submissions via Canvas, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

• Guidance for staff supporting PGT dissertation units

Here, you’ll find guides on using groups and tags to organise students, set up group work, manage marking and send targeted messages from Canvas.

• Canvas Groups and Differentiation Tags Explained: Which Tool to Use and When
• Managing Groups in Canvas
• Managing Differentiation Tags

Check this guidance to learn how to use Canvas to send announcements and communicate with students effectively.

• Managing Communication in Canvas
• Canvas Inbox – How to set up auto replies

Student Support Hub

This quick guide helps Student Support Hub staff handle common Canvas issues, triage problems, and direct students to the right support quickly and accurately.

• Canvas Troubleshooting Guide for Students

Student Guides

Student facing guides on how to use Canvas tools and navigate courses can be found at the link below.

• Canvas Student Guides