Introduction

The Dashboard includes a course card for each of your courses, displayed using different colours.

Each card can include up to four tabs, which represent the four main Canvas features for student course activity: Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, and Files. To access course content, click on the course card representing the specific unit you want.

The Dashboard also includes a sidebar on the right-hand side, which shows upcoming events in your courses. This way, you will know when your assignments are due and when you have classes.

1.1 Dashboard Views

Sometimes when you log into your Dashboard, you may find that you do not see your course cards as you would normally expect to. Do not fret. There are three (3) Dashboard views you can choose from, card view, list view, and recent activity:

Card View: Displays course cards for quick access to all your favorite courses.
List View: Displays all course to-do items in an agenda view.
Recent Activity: Shows you important recent activities from all of your courses including announcements, discussions, assignments, and conversations.

You can switch between any of these 3 views using the toggle menu at the top right hand corner of your dashboard as shown below:

Changing Your Dashboard View

1.2 Adding To Do’s

The List View of the Dashboard shows all Course To-Do Items in an agenda view for all of your courses. The To-Do items include both graded and non-graded items from your courses. Here you can add your own To-Do items.

To add an item to your To-Do list or a course To-Do list,

Select the 'Add' button.
Enter the title, date, time.
Select the Course that you would like to add the item to.
When finished, press the 'Save' button to view your new To-Do item.

Adding To-Do’s to Your Dashboard in List View

1.2 Rearranging and Changing Course Card Colors

Your Dashboard is customizable allowing you to choose a nickname and color for each of your Courses Cards. This color matches the course color in the Calendar. You can order Course Cards using drag and drop.

To move a course card to a new location, click on the course card.
Click and hold your mouse, drag the Course Card to the desired location on the Dashboard and drop it by releasing your mouse.

Moving a Course Card Using Drag and Drop

Changing the Color of Your Course Cards

To change the color of a course card:

Select more options from the Course Card.
Select an available color or type a hex color code into the field.
Click the 'Apply' button to view the changes.

1.3 Viewing or Removing Color Overlay

We allow our lecturers to add images to their respective Course Cards to help students identify their courses much more easily. If you wish to view these images more clearly, the option to view or remove the color overlay from course cards that have images is available.

Turning On or Off the Image Color Overlay

More Canvas Guides on The Dashboard:

How do I view global activity for all my courses in the Recent Activity Dashboard as a student?
How do I view my favorite courses in the Card View Dashboard as a student?