This page highlights processes that occur before the semester starts, during the semester, and after the semester ends, as well as Canvas course set up. The target audience of this page is new U-M instructors, however, all instructors will benefit from these resources.
Start of the Semester
- View Class Roster
Rosters are located on Wolverine Access. See help on how to use the class roster. - Creating Your Syllabus
Our Template section offers syllabus guidance - Learning Objectives
Learn how to write learning objectives for your course using learner-centered language - Creating Authentic Assessments
The definition and value of authentic assessments - Getting Started With Online Teaching
This self-paced course provides new faculty/instructors the basics of designing an online course - Flipping Your Class to Guide Student Learning
CRLT (Center for Research on Teaching & Learning) offers an introduction to the basics of the flipped classroom - Effective Lesson Planning
Understand how to develop an effective lesson plan - Using Rubrics
Consider different types of rubrics that can help with your grading workflow. Sweetland Center for Writing is another resource for creating rubrics. - Technology Tools in Teaching
Tips for using common technology tools in your course - Online Resources
How to access online U-M Library resources
Canvas Course Setup
- Getting Started with Canvas
A workshop video (1hr 17 min) on how to start setting up a Canvas course - Canvas: Beginning-of-Term Information
What to know before you start your Canvas course - Canvas Instructor Checklist
A comprehensive checklist for setting up a Canvas course - Canvas Video Guides & Canvas Instructor Guide
Videos and step-by-step guides from Canvas' Vendor, Instructure - Self-paced Canvas Course
Take this self-paced course to learn how to build content and assignments in your Canvas course - Canvas Course Templates
A collection of templates for Canvas courses for course design inspiration - Adding Course Content to Canvas
A quick video (3:17) showing how to add course content via Canvas Modules or Course Files - Creating Modules in Canvas
Step-by-step instructions on how to create modules for your Canvas course - Adding Videos To Canvas
MiVideo allows for video creation, editing, and publishing to Canvas - Merging Canvas Sections
Learn how to merge multiple Canvas sections into one - Setting Up Your Canvas Gradebook
A workshop video (57:34) to help you set up your Canvas gradebook - Setting Up Canvas Quizzes
Learn how to set up a Quiz in Canvas using New Quizzes - Syllabus/Grading Scheme
During the Semester
- Applied Learning Analytics
Various analytics are available in Canvas, MiVideo, and My Learning Analytics. This video (1:14:41) describes how to apply analytics to support data-informed teaching. - Equity-Focused Teaching
Understanding how to be more equity-focused in your teaching - Accessibility Checker
Instructions for how to use the Canvas Accessibility Checker in the Rich Content Editor - Content and Accessibility
Video (59:57) on how to make your Canvas content accessible - Canvas Instructor Guide
All-inclusive guide to each component of Canvas - Managing Your Canvas Gradebook
A workshop video (59:22) to help you manage your Canvas gradebook throughout the term
End of Semester
- End-of-Semester Checklist
End-of-Term Gradebook Checklist - Canvas: End-of-Term Information
What to know before you end your Canvas course - Uploading Final Grades
Quick guide to uploading your grades to Wolverine Access - Teaching Evaluations
Guide to teaching evaluations - Grades and Grading
Video (59:22 min) on managing your Canvas gradebook throughout the semester as well as at the end of the semester