It is important to verify that all links are working throughout a course. The course link validator tool can help make this task easy for faculty designing and teaching courses.
The course link validator tool searches through course content and returns invalid or unresponsive external links in both published and unpublished content.
The link validator also includes deleted links. Deleted links are links that are still in the course, but their linked content has been deleted (such as a course files or pages).
Note: Some links flagged as unresponsive are inaccessible by Canvas servers and will still work for students.
From time to time, you may want to delete all of the content in a Canvas course site. This is most typically needed early in the course building process. For example, after importing content from another course, you may realize that you imported from the wrong course. The directions described below will delete all content from your course site, but leave the course roster intact.
Warning about Deleting All Course Content
WARNING: This step deletes all existing content from your course. Take steps to preserve any content you want to keep (for example, copy and paste to a Word doc, copy select course elements to a sandbox course, import the course into another empty shell, etc.) before proceeding. DO NOT complete these steps in a current term course that is currently in process!
1. Navigate to the course with the content you wish to delete.
2. From the course navigation menu, click the Settings link.
3. In the sidebar, click the Reset Course Content link.
4. Click the Reset Course Content button.
A completely new course shell with a new ID (the number following “https://miracosta.instructure.com/courses/…”) will be generated. All users previously enrolled in the course will remain enrolled.
Made a Mistake?
If for some reason you reset your course and it was a mistake report it as soon as possible. We have Test and Beta instances of Canvas we may be able to refer to for the content and/or to restore the original course.
Contact Karen Turpin, Instructional Technology Specialist at kturpin@miracosta.edu or Canvas Faculty Support 24/7 at 1- 833-345-2890 for assistance.
MiraCosta’s Online Education department provides support for faculty using Canvas, and MiraCosta’s ITS Help Desk provides support for students in Canvas classes. When local campus support is unavailable, including evenings and weekends, Canvas provides 24/7 technical support for instructors and students at the following phone numbers and via live chat.
Instructors and students can also create a helpdesk ticket for Canvas support from within Canvas by clicking on the TechHelp icon and then selecting Report a Problem.
The following steps will to assist you with changing your sample student account password. Passwords may be changed throughout the year, passwords are required to be updated a year from the last reset Follow these directions after your employee password is reset, or when you need to reset the password for security purposes.
Changing the Canvas faculty student account password is the exact same process as regular login (example: jdoe) but login with this account’s login ID (example: jdoe-student ).
If you remember your current password for your sample student account, follow the steps outlined below:
MiraCosta College Canvas supports an LTI integration with Microsoft Office 365 in Assignments, Collaborations, Modules, Course Navigation, and the Rich Content Editor. This integration allows students and instructors to use, create, share, and collaborate on Office 365 files within Canvas. Users can also view their OneDrive files directly in Canvas.
Enable the Office 365 Integration in Canvas
Enter your Canvas course
Click Settings on the course menu
Click the Navigation tab
Click the 3 dots to the right ofOffice 365 and select Enable.
Click the Save button
Log on to Office 365 as a Faculty / Staff Member
Click the Office 365 course menu item which will appear in your course menu.
Click the Log In button.
Enter your Faculty / Staff MCC email address
Example: kturpin@miracosta.edu
Click the Next button
Click the Accept button on the Permissions requested page. Note: This page will only display the first time you log on to the Office 365 Integration in Canvas.
Now you can access Office 365 documents from inside of Canvas.
Students log on to Office 365 with their MiraCosta Student Email Address They may also use their SURF ID + “@student.miracosta.edu“ Example: W71234567@student.miracosta.edu
Faculty Support & Student Support for Office 365 is provided by the ITS Help Desk.
