Submit an Assignment on Behalf of a Student in Canvas
Canvas now allows instructors and TAs to submit an assignment on behalf of a student. This is useful when you receive an assignment from a student electronically (such as through email or flash drive) and you can still use the Canvas tools (Speedgrader) to grade and submit feedback for the assignment. To do this, …
AI Discussion Summary Tool for Teachers
Teachers can use the AI Discussion Summary tool in Canvas to use AI to summarize the posts in a discussion. This tool is only available to Teachers in Canvas (not students). Using the AI Discussion Summary Tool 1. Go to the discussion in Canvas. Click on Summarize Discussion . 2. (Optional) Enter a promp…
Accessing/Downloading Kaltura From Canvas
Accessing Kaltura in Canvas Official Kaltura install guide Access "My Media" 1. Log into Canvas: On your web browser (Preferably Chrome) log in to canvas ( canvas.utahtech.edu or utahtech.instructure.com ) 2. Navigate to "My Media" on the left side of canvas 3. You will see your existing media and can cre…
Canvas Global Announcement Guidelines
Utah Tech University has guidelines for posting announcements to the Learning Management System (Canvas). Canvas Global Announcements are intended to offer brief and timely information about UT technical issues, student academic opportunities, and other academic items of interest to the entire campus community.…
Using Honorlock for Proctored Exams in Canvas
Using Honorlock for Proctored Exams in Canvas Honorlock is Utah Tech University’s remote proctoring solution for online exams in Canvas. It helps maintain academic integrity while allowing students to complete exams remotely. Beginning Summer 2026 , Honorlock replaces Proctorio as the university’s primary procto…
Access Denied when clicking on Course Surveys within Canvas
If you are getting Access Denied when you click on “Course Surveys” it is usually a browser caching issue. You can try any of the following options. * Clear your cache. If you are not sure how to do this here are some instructions. * Try a different browser * Use the Incognito option. Click on the three dots in…
Hide Inactive (Dropped) Students in the Canvas Grade Book
Students who drop courses now show as "inactive" in Canvas under People and Grades . In the Grades , you can toggle the view of "inactive" students on or off by filtering the Grade Book view. * Click the three dots on the right side of the Student Name column. * Click Inactive enrollments or Conclude…
Canvas Support
24/7 Canvas Support for Faculty, Staff, and Students All faculty, staff, and students can receive 24/7 support for Canvas issues and questions from Canvas Support. Support is available by phone, live chat, or email. To access this resource, click the Help button in the left-hand navigation menu in Canvas. UT …
Canvas Blueprint Courses
What is a Blueprint Course? If you are teaching a course with two or more sections that have the same course content, you may want to consider using Blueprint Course. A Blueprint Course is a master course so all course sections that are associated with the blueprint course receive updates when they are synced to the…
Copyleaks for Instructors
Through the collaborative efforts of multiple departments across campus, including the Provost's office, the University has acquired and implemented Copyleaks, a robust plagiarism and generative AI detector that now serves as a replacement to Turnitin. Creating & Viewing Copyleaks Assignments in Canvas Using Copy…
