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| * Q: I need to add a TA. How do I do that? | * Q: I need to add a TA. How do I do that? | ||
| - | * A: Go into your course, click “People” from the left nav, and then click +people in the upper right. Add the student(s) via UPN email to your course, assigning the “TA” role. Here is what TAs can do. | + | * A: Go into your course, click “People” from the left nav, and then click +people in the upper right. Add the student(s) via UPN email to your course, assigning the “TA” role. Here is [[https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-the-Teacher-Assistant-role/ta-p/84|what TAs can do]]. |
| * Q: Can I add external guests to my class? | * Q: Can I add external guests to my class? | ||
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| * Q: Can I combine multiple sections of my cross-listed course into one for easier course management? | * Q: Can I combine multiple sections of my cross-listed course into one for easier course management? | ||
| - | * A: Yes! As long as your course is unpublished, you can combine two or more sections. Students in the combined course retain their original enrollment course SIS IDs for your records. You will be able to un-merge them as well if needed. We recommend you merge your courses after the students are imported, typically 2 weeks prior to the start of the semester. | + | * A: Yes! As long as your course is unpublished, you can [[https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-cross-list-a-section-in-a-course-as-an-instructor/ta-p/1261|combine two or more sections]]. Students in the combined course retain their original enrollment course SIS IDs for your records. You will be able to un-merge them as well if needed. We recommend you merge your courses **after** the students are imported, typically 2 weeks prior to the start of the semester. |
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| - | Interdisciplinary courses have two course numbers and two sets of identical students; faculty should just pick one course in Canvas to use and ignore the other. | + | Note: **Interdisciplinary courses** have two course numbers and two sets of identical students; faculty should just pick one course in Canvas to use and ignore the other. |
| - | Cross-listed courses are where students can enroll in one course number OR another course number. Each course has a different set of students. For faculty who request it, I can merge these into one course. The other course still exists, but is empty, so neither the professor nor the students see it in Canvas, as they are not enrolled any more (in Canvas). | + | |
| + | **Cross-listed courses** are where students can enroll in one course number OR another course number. Each course has a different set of students. For faculty who request it, I can merge these into one course. The other course still exists, but is empty, so neither the professor nor the students see it in Canvas, as they are not enrolled any more (in Canvas). | ||
| * Q: Can I populate my course for next semester with content before students are added? | * Q: Can I populate my course for next semester with content before students are added? | ||
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| * Q: Can I rename my course in Canvas? | * Q: Can I rename my course in Canvas? | ||
| - | * A: Yep. In your course settings, you can rename both the course name and course code. You may want to consider a naming convention that is appropriate for multiple semesters. The course code is the field students see in the top left when they are in the course. They see both the course name and course code fields when they are viewing their courses from their dashboards. | + | * A: Yes. In your [[https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-course-settings/ta-p/1267|course settings]], you can rename both the course name and course code. You may want to consider a naming convention that is appropriate for multiple semesters. The course code is the field students see in the top left when they are in the course. They see both the course name and course code fields when they are viewing their courses from their dashboards. |
| * Q: Is Zoom integrated with Canvas? | * Q: Is Zoom integrated with Canvas? | ||
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| * Q: Can I record video in Canvas? | * Q: Can I record video in Canvas? | ||
| - | * A: Yes! Canvas has a built-in videorecording feature, which enables you to record and post materials to your class. There is an auto-caption feature that adds closed captioning to the videos if you wish. | + | * A: Yes! Canvas has a [[https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-record-a-video-using-the-Rich-Content-Editor-as-an/ta-p/1198|built-in videorecording feature]], which enables you to record and post materials to your class. There is an auto-caption feature that adds closed captioning to the videos if you wish. |