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Author: Joe Schaffner

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Canvas Production Release: May 11, 2019

8 May 201920 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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How Long Do Students Have Access to Canvas after Graduation?

8 May 20197 May 2019
PennKeys do not expire, so a student can still log into Canvas after they graduate with their PennKey username and password. Although graduated students retain access to Canvas indefinitely due…
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Spring 2019 Final Exam “Dos” & “Don’ts”

6 May 201920 Oct 2021
DOs Do publish your exam in Canvas before exam time. Please click on this link for instructions on how to publish you exam: How do I use Draft State in…
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Canvas Helps Student Accommodations for Final Exams

3 May 201920 Oct 2021
Learning from Experience Over the years, Courseware Support has helped instructors accommodate their students when the standard final-exam schedule conflicts with external circumstances or conditions in a student's life. If…
News and Announcements

May 2019 Canvas Office Hours & Workshop

2 May 20192 May 2019
Need Help with Canvas? Register for Office Hours or Canvas Basics  Office Hours Canvas office hours are designed for faculty, instructors, administrative staff, and teaching assistants. Canvas questions or quandaries?…
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Canvas Production Release: April 20, 2019

16 Apr 2019
Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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Register for the DigPed 003 Workshop!

4 Apr 201920 Oct 2021
REGISTER FOR DIGPED 003
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4/8 SUG: How does Canvas work at Penn?

2 Apr 201920 Oct 2021
Work in computing at Penn and want to learn about Canvas? Come to the Super User Group (SUG) meeting on Monday, April 8th, 12-1:30pm, in Arch 108, Houston Hall for a…
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Canvas Production Release: March 30, 2019

27 Mar 201920 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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Register for the DigPed 002 Workshop!

26 Mar 201920 Oct 2021
REGISTER FOR DIGPED 002

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