{"id":5650,"date":"2019-11-05T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T08:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2025-01-16T11:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:01:24","slug":"canvas-for-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/blog\/canvas-for-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas for Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5650\" class=\"elementor elementor-5650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8b14b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef8b14b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8d94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc8d94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"welcome-to-the-queen-s-ai-hub\" style=\"text-align: left\">Canvas includes a number of <strong>tools <\/strong>for instructors to use to communicate and interact with students through their module.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424e964 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"424e964\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e4850 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79e4850\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6e4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be6e4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7620b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7620b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10460#jive_content_id_Inbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Canvas Inbox<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for all personal communications with individual students, and for full class messages such as &#8220;Your assignment has been graded&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10460#jive_content_id_Conferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Conferences<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> for virtual classes and test reviews (1-2-1 or group).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10460#jive_content_id_Chat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Chat<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>for instant chat and other synchronous reviews.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10460#jive_content_id_Discussions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Discussions\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>for Q&amp;A, and FAQs<\/li>\n<li>Gradebook &#8211; &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-16553-4152813641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Message Student Who&#8230;<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; to communicate approaching or past due dates to students who have not submitted or scored below a certain threshold on a submission.<\/li>\n<li>Grading Comments in both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10460#jive_content_id_SpeedGrader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>SpeedGrader\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-2805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Gradebook.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For a detailed description of available tools\/features, download the following document: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2019\/11\/Canvas-Communication-Features-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Canvas Communication &amp; Collaboration Features  (opens in a new tab)\">Canvas Communication &amp; Collaboration Features<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4382294 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4382294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3dbc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c3dbc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notification Preferences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d70b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7d70b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students control how they receive communication from Canvas via their\u00a0notification preferences.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notification delivery types:\n<ul>\n<li>Notify Me Right Away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily Summary (varies among users, typically scheduled to be delivered around 6pm is user\u2019s set time zone).<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Summary (varies among users, date &amp; time of weekly notifications are posted at the bottom of the user\u2019s notification page)<\/li>\n<li>Do not Send<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students and staff have the ability to amend their notification preferences to any of the above delivery types. This can only be amended by the individual user.<\/li>\n<li>By default, student and staff Queen\u2019s email addresses (where available) are used as the primary notification method. This cannot be removed, however Canvas users do have the ability to change the notifications for do no send across all possibly notifications for the default email address.<\/li>\n<li>Students and staff have the ability to add additional notification contacts methods including additional email address &amp; mobile number. Additional notification contacts need to be confirmed by the user prior to receiving any notifications.<\/li>\n<li>Global administrators are able to view if the student has received the notification outside of Canvas. A request can be made via the \u2018Help Menu\u2019 in Canvas to confirm this information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Resource-Documents\/Canvas-Notifications\/ta-p\/387041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canvas Notifications<\/a><\/strong> for further information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae31d64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae31d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21d64c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c21d64c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4bf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba4bf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communication Audiences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f3d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93f3d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:table -->\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Staff to Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1572\" height=\"1228\" class=\"wp-image-5653\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2019\/11\/Staff-Stu.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/11\/Staff-Stu.png 1572w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/11\/Staff-Stu-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/11\/Staff-Stu-1024x800.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1572px) 100vw, 1572px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Inbox\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Calendar Appointment (for facilitating face to face meetings)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Announcement\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Discussion\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Conference\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Pages\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Speedgrader\u00a0feedback\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Chat (available for entire module users)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Staff to Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1572\" height=\"1228\" class=\"wp-image-5654\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2019\/11\/Staff-Staff.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/11\/Staff-Staff.png 1572w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/11\/Staff-Staff-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/11\/Staff-Staff-1024x800.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1572px) 100vw, 1572px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Inbox\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Announcement (for account announcements only, not in module)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Discussion (if setup for staff only)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Conference (if setup for staff only)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration (if setup for staff only)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Pages (if unpublished, not available to observer module roles)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Student to Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<img 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