This document provides graduate students an introduction to the Canvas learning management system. It outlines several key features of Canvas including communication tools, the calendar, modules to organize course content, the grades section to view feedback and scores, hypothetical grade calculations, digital portfolios, and notifications. The document encourages students that while all professors will use Canvas, they may utilize different features, and it provides links to help resources on specific Canvas tools.

1. Canvas Intro for Grad Students
Lea Susan Engle
Canvas Training and Outreach Coordinator
canvas.utexas.edu/help

2. canvas.utexas.edu

3. Getting Help

4. Help
Options

5. WHAT CANVAS CAN DO, AND HOW IT’S
USED ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
All of your professors will use it a bit differently.

6. Communication
Canvas Student Guide – Conversations Inbox
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7. Calendar
Canvas Student Guide – Conversations Inbox

8. Modules
Canvas Student Guide – Modules
Modules are made of assignments, files, pages, quizzes, external links, and
more.

9. Grades
Canvas Student Guide – Grades

10. What-If Grades
Canvas Student Guide – What-If Grades

11. ePortfolios
Canvas Student Guide – ePortfolio

12. Notifications
Canvas Student Guide – Notifications

13. Canvas Intro for Grad Students
Lea Susan Engle
Canvas Training and Outreach Coordinator
canvas.utexas.edu/help