Table of contents Enable third party cookies in Chrome Enable third party cookies in Firefox Enable third party cookies in Edge  Enable third party cookies in Safari Users may experience blank or missing content when accessing Zoom or other tools from within ELMS-Canvas if their th

How are quiz scores calculated in Canvas? To calculate scores for Multiple Answers quiz questions, Canvas divides the total points possible by the amount of correct answers for that question. This amount is awarded for every correct answer selected and deducted for every incorrect answer selected.

Designers can manage course content and can view some identifiable student data (e.g., the People tool) and discussion posts, but cannot see or edit grades. Observers function similarly to a student, but can not view discussions or participate in any assignments; observers can, however, view as

ELMS uses an Inbox feature to help keep track of your conversations with students and TAs from all of your classes. To send an Inbox message: Locate the User Dashboard, and click the Inbox link. You will see two different frames. The frame at the left is both your in and out box. Here, you can s

Table of contents Purpose Definitions Requirements Roles and permissions details Procedures Resources Help History Purpose The University of Maryland offers different enterprise-wide instructional technology systems to support instructors in their fulfillment of the University of M

There are two methods to access your grades for courses in which you are enrolled. Students can view their grades on the ELMS-Canvas Dashboard or via the Grades link in a course menu.  Note, that if an instructor chooses not to post or publish grades for student viewing, you may not see the Gra

Participating in a peer review assignment in ELMS-Canvas Detailed instructions are available in the Canvas guide titled How do I submit a peer review to an assignment? Submit an assignment, according to the requirements provided by your instructor, by the assignment due date. Access one or more

Table of contents Files repository View and manage files area Chrome, Firefox and Safari users Student access to files Files repository The ELMS Files area features iconized representations of file types, as well as file details (including Date Created or Uploaded, Date Modified, and f

Table of contents Viewing comments and rubric scoring Viewing scoring details Using the document viewer In your ELMS-Canvas course space, the Grades navigation menu item allows you to view all of the grades that have been awarded to you by your instructor, as well as any feedback that th

ELMS-Canvas offers faculty and students options to view the impact a change to one or multiple scores would have on the total score visible to them in their view of the Gradebook. The what-if scenarios are view-only and do not impact the actual course Gradebook. Faculty: View ungraded as 0 In

Table of Contents How do I request an administrator role? How can my role as an administrator be ended? What administrator roles can be requested using this service? ELMS-Canvas ELMS Management Tool (EMT) Open Learning Who approves the administrator role? What steps need to be take

Individuals not affiliated with the University of Maryland who need to have a Guest Instructor or Observer role in an ELMS-Canvas course space must first create an Associate Account for themselves. The account will not be activated in ELMS-Canvas until the account holder logs into EL

Quizzes and surveys are two types of assessments that you can incorporate into your ELMS-Canvas course. Here are a few key things to know about quizzes and surveys: Quizzes and surveys can either be graded or ungraded. Quizzes and surveys are initially developed in Draft mode and are unpublished

ELMS-Canvas is the online environment that supports teaching and learning at the University of Maryland. As an acronym it stands for both the Enterprise Learning Management System that provides the architecture that houses course materials, as well as an expression of the mission of the en

In this article Terms and conditions of the Service Level Agreement Service management ELMS-Canvas Administrator Roles EMT Administrator Roles UMD Open Learning: ELMS-Canvas Executive This document defines the service level agreement for administrative access to UMD Enterprise Instructiona

Table of contents What is DesignPLUS? Features Enable the DesignPLUS sidebar Get started Get help NOTE: On March 21, 2024, Design Tools underwent a major upgrade to become the DesignPLUS sidebar. If you created Canvas content or used Canvas content with Design Tools before this date, s

Modifying your course space settings Before publishing a term-based course space within ELMS-Canvas, it is advisable to double-check all relevant course settings. In your course space, click on the Settings link located at the bottom of the navigation menu. The course settings are separated into fi

Conversation messages can be designated as read, unread, starred, unstarred, archived, or unarchived as a means for managing them in the Inbox. To alter the category of an Inbox message, select the circle to its right, and then select the designated action from the Conversations menu. Hovering yo

The grades that you enter into the ELMS-Canvas grade book are visible to students by default, as is the ongoing score calculation in the Total column. An instructor can hide this information from students at two levels:  assignment and total score. Muting assignment grades You can mute the co

To successfully interact with Canvas, it is important to check your Windows computer for the following basic requirements. If you check the information below and are still having trouble, contact the Service Desk. Browser CheckJava plug-in requirementsAdobe Reader/Adobe Flash requirementsPop-u

To access a quiz, log into ELMS. Select your course via the Courses link in the global navigation menu or from the user dashboard. Within the course space, select Quizzes from along the left-hand navigation menu. Select the quiz you wish to take. Click on the Take the Quiz button to start the

All ELMS-Canvas course spaces start in an unpublished state. Students cannot see term-based course spaces until instructors publish the course. This action generates an invitation to access the course that is sent to the students' email of record in Testudo. Students will also see the invitation whe

ELMS-Canvas is intended for active students. Former students (including alumni) trying to access ELMS-Canvas will get a notification preventing them from accessing the platform. If you are an active student receiving this notification in error, contact the Service Desk.

ELMS-Canvas provides instructors with three options for presenting and managing content in a course space: Files Modules Pages The Files area serves as a repository for documents, presentations, images, pdf files and media that have been uploaded from your local computer or that have been mi

Assignments in ELMS-Canvas show students all of the activities that will be expected of them and the points for each. Assignments could include quizzes, papers, projects, discussions, participation etc. Assignments can also be used to set up grading rules, and weight grades. Assignments can be used

Learning outcome assessment in ELMS-Canvas enables faculty to access program-level rubrics via the Assignment tool and collect data from the review of student work using the ELMS-Canvas Speedgrader tool. See the instructions for faculty in programs with program-level rubrics set up in ELMS (General

Table of contents ELMS-Canvas and UMD Open Catalog administrative roles Specific ELMS-Canvas permissions Account permissions notes ELMS Management Tool (EMT) administrative roles Specific EMT tools UMD Open Catalog: ELMS-Canvas Executive role and permissions ELMS-Canv

For faculty who are currently utilizing the catalog or paid version of Perusall in ELMS-Canvas, there is another no cost option available to instructors supported by the University of Maryland, College Park bookstore called Barnes & Noble College Adoption & Insights Portal (AIP). To utilize

Table of contents Purpose Definitions Requirements Roles and permissions details ELMS-Canvas | Student roles ELMS-Canvas | Instructional roles ELMS-Canvas and UMD Open Catalog | Administrative roles ELMS Management tool-EMT | Administrative roles ELMS-EA tool (In development) Pro

The Calendar feature in ELMS-Canvas provides a global view of all course-related assignment and event due dates. Assignments and events created by instructors within their ELMS course space (or via the Calendar tool itself) are visible within the Calendar. Calendar entries can be viewed by day, week

Table of Contents Set up a long period for the quiz to be available to students on a timed exam. Determine the number of attempts students may have Allow students to see more than one question at a time Allow students to review questions they have already answered before submitting Use Quiz

Blueprint (BP) is designed to give department/college administrators (often course managers) a tool to deploy, update, and maintain course design templates and components across any number of courses or instructors. Blueprint "Master" Courses (also known as Organization Spaces in ELMS-Canvas) enable

Extended time on assessments is an academic accommodation that instructors may need to make for students taking quizzes and exams in ELMS-Canvas. There are two steps necessary for extending time on quizzes and exams for specific students in a course. The process outlined in this article is also demo

The Microsoft Immersive Reader enhances your reading experience by improving accessibility and boosting reading comprehension. You can use the Microsoft Immersive Reader in an ELMS-Canvas course syllabus, pages and when viewing an individual assignment. Immersive Reader enables instructors and stud

Table of contents Overview User interface changes and version switching Switch from Design Tools sidebar to DesignPLUS sidebar Switch from the DesignPLUS sidebar to the Design Tools sidebar Content compatibility Design Tools (Legacy) content Upgrade Legacy content Upgrade and new conte

Table of contents Add an external app to an assignment Make a third-party tool visible on the ELMS-Canvas course menu Link to a third-party item in a module Embed a Third-Party tool in the Rich Content Editor A collection of external tools that are not native to Canvas (for example, thi

Browser security settings such as those found in Chrome, Firefox and Safari are meant to enhance the security of the web page content. This can effect the successful loading of external tools in the ELMS-Canvas window and may also affect embedded videos. The problem occurs when the ELMS-Ca

  Table of Contents Create course sections Enroll members in a section Reassign existing students to a section A new Add Section feature has been enabled in ELMS-Canvas course spaces created with the EMT (ELMS Management Tool) Create Organization option. This feature allows cour

ELMS uses an Inbox feature to help keep track of your conversations from all of your classes. To contact your instructor, you can use an Inbox message. For more information, view How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations? 

In this article Linking a BOX file or folder to a course page, discussion, or announcement Adding a BOX file or folder link into a module Enabling Box on course navigation Box is a cloud-based storage and collaboration system that provides a Web interface for uploading, downloading, shar

By default your name in ELMS-Canvas is your Directory ID. To change your name from your Directory ID, follow the steps listed below.  Go to ELMS-Canvas and click Login. At the Login prompt, enter your Directory ID and passphrase. Click Login. The ELMS-Canvas Dashboard will o

Groups are useful resources that support student collaboration and information sharing in an ELMS-Canvas course space. There are two kinds of groups in ELMS-Canvas: student-created and instructor-generated. Create Your Own Group Instructors can enable students to create their own groups. In such cas

You can create groups to help organize students for collaborative activities. Students can select their group preference if you create the group set to allow for self sign up. Navigate to your course space, and then click on People in the left-hand navigation menu. Click the + Group Set button

You can create groups to help organize students for collaborative activities. To control group membership, you can assign the students manually. Log into ELMS-Canvas. Navigate to your course space, and then click on People in the left-hand navigation menu. Click the + Group Set b

Instructional designers from the DIT LTS team and the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC) have developed a set of templates for ELMS course space development. Templates enable faculty to quickly set up the ELMS course spaces without having to start from scratch. Templates provide

Environment ELMS-Canvas Description of Issue The Instructor was trying to set a page they created as the home page for their ELMS-Canvas course. This option was "greyed" out. Underlying Cause The page was not published; the option was not available. Solution To set a page as the home page for

The Developing Program Level Assessment PDF provides instructions for program administrators to acquire Outcomes Administrator access rights and to set up program-level learning outcomes assessment in ELMS-Canvas using Outcomes and Rubrics tools. These instructions are specific to the application of

Table of contents Add Members to a Group Manual enrollment Bulk enrollment Participate in a Group Canvas Commons is an institutional repository (digital library) that enables the University of Maryland community to share, find, and import learning objects and instructional resourc

Environment ELMS-Canvas Description of Issue Customer encountered issue when trying to upload files to ELMS-Canvas. Underlying Cause Browser's cache was full. Solution Try any of the following: Clear the cache for current browser and try again. Open a different browser. Open a new p

In this article Create the Portfolium assignment Linking the assignment to EDU platform Grading the assignment in Portfolium Viewing the grades in ELMS-Canvas Portfolium provides students with a repository (a customizable portfolio) in which they can both showcase their work and reflect upo

Table of contents Insert a link to a syllabus Add syllabus content via the Rich Content Editor (RCE) Manage the course summary The Syllabus feature can be used to provide a description of your course, either by linking to a document or by copying and pasting text from an existing documen

Start in ELMS-Canvas and click on the Assignment title to be directed to the assignment in Portfolium. Click on the Start Assignment link to contribute required content. Below is the view of this assignment for the student. Upload files and click on the Submit Assignment link. The assignment can

Files is a personal file repository tied to an individual's ELMS-Canvas account. No one else can access the files in this space. In addition to having a space for storing files, Files also enables students to share personal image files with courses in which they are enrolled. Accessing Student

The Student View feature enables instructors to experience a course as students will experience it. This illustrated Canvas guide shows how to toggle into Student View to look at content, experience Discussions, Assignments, Quizzes, and more as a test student in the course. For more informati

Table of Contents Agreement overview Goals and objectives Stakeholders Service agreement Service scope Customer requirements Service provider requirements Service assumption Service management Service availability Service requests Guidelines for using catalog Catalog ad

Term-based academic courses listed in Testudo with assigned instructors are automatically created in ELMS-Canvas shortly after the courses become available for registration in UMEG. Student enrollments, as well as faculty and teaching assistant assignments are synchronized between ELMS-Canvas and SI

Environment ELMS-Canvas. Description of issue Customer wanted to print their module pages from an ELMS-Canvas class. Underlying cause When copying content from module pages to put into a document like Word or Google Docs to print out, pictures are not copied over and formatting may be altered.

Table of contents Minimum technical requirements for using ELMS-Canvas Accessing ELMS-Canvas with Safari ELMS-Canvas management ELMS-Canvas Management Tool (EMT) Create single section courses Manage students in non-term based courses Independent studies Support Here are

Table of contents Set course end date Add access limitations Conclude a course There are several tools available in ELMS-Canvas to restrict student access to course content after the semester ends. Two options: Set End Date and Conclude Course have similar impacts on students, but differ

Instructors who wish to assign readings to students with due dates can create an ungraded, no submission assignment in ELMS-Canvas. These types of assignments will be listed in the Course Summary section of the Syllabus tool but will not be listed in the ELMS-Canvas Gradebook. Creating an Ungraded,

This guide will show you how to add a grading scheme to your individual assignments. Once a grading scheme has been created, you can add it to more than one assignment. Create a New Grading Scheme Click on the Assignments link in the Navigation menu and locate the assignment for which you want to cr

The University of Maryland Libraries provides access to hardcopy, electronic, and streaming media course materials for faculty and students. Integrations with the Course Reserves and Streaming Media Reserves services are available within ELMS. Please review relevant documentation provided by the UMD

On January 4, 2021, a new student engagement feature will be enabled in all ELMS-Canvas courses. The confetti celebration animation will display to students when they add an on-time submission to an assignment. Students can disable the feature via their account settings for all courses in whic

Table of Contents Overview Discussions/Announcements Redesign The Canvas Discussions Redesign offers The Canvas Announcements Redesign offers Resources Overview Discussions/Announcements Redesign is a feature option in ELMS-Canvas that displays an updated design with minor usa

  Table of Contents Overview What Does Lucid EDU Suite Offer? Feature Workflow Additional Details Resources Overview Lucidchart and Lucidspark will be integrated into ELMS-Canvas on Tuesday, January 7th, and can be used in Assignments and Pages.  Lucid is a cloud-bas