Instructor Notification Recommendations
Within Canvas @ Yale, you have specific notifications that you can modify to determine how frequently you receive email notifications from your Canvas @ Yale course site. For details about each notification setting, please refer to the vendor's Canvas Notifications documentation.
Notifications received from Canvas to your email address will come from "Course Name <notifications@instructure.com>" email alias.
For instructions on how to change your notification preferences, please refer to the help articles below.
- Account-level Notifications: How do I Modify the Default Notification Settings?
- Course-level Notifications: How do I Modify the Course-Level Notification Settings?
Remember that Course-level notifications override Account-level notifications.
In order to ensure that you are receiving all types of communication from the students, we recommend you to modify the following notifications:
| Notification Type | What functionality is covered | Recommended Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Course Activities | ||
| Announcement Created by You | Announcements created by you, and replies to announcements you've created |
Notify Immediately |
| Submission Comment | Assignment submission comment |
Notify Immediately |
|
Conversations (Inbox) Account-Level Setting ONLY | ||
| Added to Conversation | You are added to a conversation |
Notify Immediately |
| Conversation Message | New Inbox messages | Notify Immediately |
| Conversations Created by Me | You created a conversation (sent message) | Notify Immediately |
| Scheduling | ||
| Student Appointment Signups | Student appointment sign-up |
Notify Immediately |
| Appointment Signups | New appointment on your calendar | Notify Immediately |
| Appointment Cancellations | Appointment cancellation | Notify Immediately |
| Calendar | New and change items on your course calendar | Notify Immediately |
For more help, please contact canvas@yale.edu.