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Canvas Updates for Fall 2024
Updated onArticleNotable changes to Canvas @ Yale environment, last updated 07/26/2024.
General Information Updates & Known Issues Fall Updates
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Canvas Updates for Spring 2025
Updated onArticleNotable changes to Canvas @ Yale environment, last updated 10/01/2024.
General Information Updates & Known Issues Spring Updates
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Activating a Canvas User Account
Updated onArticleUsers who need access to Canvas @ Yale are given a Canvas User account, which provides you with a Yale NetID that you can use to log into Yale's instance of Canvas. Before a Canvas User can sign into Canvas @ Yale, you must activate your NetID, create a password, provide a recovery email, and set-up your Multi-Factor Authentication(MFA) with DUO, which is Yale's MFA provider.
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Canvas @ Yale Course Roles and Permissions
Updated onArticleCanvas @ Yale has a number of different roles available for users that provide different levels of access and permissions within a course. Below is an outline of each role with its uses, permissions, and limitations, as well as a comprehensive list of role permissions for your reference.
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Adding / Removing Users in Your Course
Updated onArticleFor official course sites, students that have enrolled in the course through the registration system will be added to your course site automatically. Users you need to add to your course site manually may include: Teaching Assistants / Teaching Fellows Guest Lecturers Unofficially auditing students (official auditors should register officially with the registrar) Students who are on a wait-list Students who made revisions to their registration Guests from other institutions Guests from other institutions will need to have an account created for them in Canvas before you can add them to your course site. To request a guest account, please complete the Guest Account Request Form.
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Term Dates Vs. Course Dates & Concluding / Resetting Courses
Updated onArticleThis article describes the differences between term dates and course dates. It also provides details and instructions on concluding and resetting courses
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Editing Your Canvas User Settings (Student Guide)
Updated onArticleParticipants can make changes to their pronouns, language, time zone, third-party services, Canvas feature options, and contact information on the User Settings page.
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Completing Your Canvas Profile (Student Guide)
Updated onArticleCanvas allows participants to display profile photos, biographies, and links on their profiles. These settings can be configured on the User Profile page. Profile information is visible to all other participants in the same current-term Canvas courses.
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Changing Your Canvas Profile Picture (Student Guide)
Updated onArticleBy default, all Canvas participants have blank placeholder profile pictures associated with their accounts. Students can add or change their profile pictures on the User Profile page. Canvas profile pictures are visible to all other participants in current-term courses. Note that Canvas profile pictures are different from official University ID photos, which are uploaded prior to the first term of enrollment and cannot be changed afterward.
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Requesting Canvas User Sponsored Identities for Guests to Access Canvas @ Yale
Updated onArticleFaculty, students, colleagues, and other community members from outside of Yale University may need access to Canvas @ Yale course sites as they are participating officially or unofficially in a course. Please follow these steps to request either a single Canvas User sponsored identity or bulk Canvas User sponsored identities for non-Yale users.
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