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  1. DCE Accessibility Resources

    Accommodations For Students Accessibility Services Office (ASO) - approves and coordinates services for students with disabilities Refer students to the Accessibility Services Office or directions on the web site to request an accommodation Pl...
  2. Pages Revision

    You can view the page history and see the date, time, and author of any changes made to the page.  You can also roll back the page content to a previous version of the page. Step 1. Select "Pages" in the course navigation menu Step 2. Se...
  3. Harvard DCE Pilot: Gather Study Lounge

    Gather Study Lounge Best Practices Guide (Harvard DCE Pilot) Hello! Thank you for piloting the Gather Study Lounge. The Gather Study Lounge is a tool built into your course’s Canvas site that gives your students a space to meet outside of class ...
  4. Canvas Admin Onboarding

    Adding People to Course Sites DO NOT add anyone   to the course site in an admin role. Direct requests to FEAA or reach out to ITG .  TAs requesting access to course sites should be direct to FEAA . Teaching staff are automatically fed into ...
  5. Filter and Sort in Gradebook

    You can filter and sort columns in the Gradebook according to your preference.  The option to filter columns affects all assignments within the filter.  You can also have a preset arrangement or manually arrange columns. Filter Arrange ...
  6. TA: Getting Started with Canvas

    What link should I bookmark to find this and other great resources? https://teach.extension.harvard.edu/packets-itg/ta Please do not share this link with students.  This link, and other links in this document, are for faculty only. I cannot ...
  7. ActiveClass Configuration

     While ActiveClass has been retired as of January, 2025, we have other discussion tools that might do the trick. ActiveClass is a topic-based graded discussions tool that must be configured individually by creating a new external to...
  8. Copy Content from another Canvas Site

    We strongly encourage you to submit a Canvas course site request to have a  prior term's Canvas course site  materials copied for you by Instructional Technology. If you elect to copy over the course site materials on your own, please re...
  9. Customizing the Default Exam

    Once the exam shell has been added to your course site, follow the steps below to upload your exam. Note :  Please DO NOT change any of the Proctorio settings.   If you would like to change the settings, please contact us to set up an appointm...
  10. Import a Canvas Course Export Package

    If you have a Canvas course export package from someone else that you want to use in Canvas, or you have previously exported a course , you can import the course as a Canvas course export package. An export package is imported as an IMSCC file. ...