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Canvas Studio

Studio LogoStudio is a Canvas-integrated video recording and engagement tool for instructors and students. 

Benefits of Canvas Studio
Teachers Students
  • Record instructional videos using screen capture, webcam, or both
  • Ability to auto-caption and quickly edit captions to meet accessibility standards
  • Facilitate class discussion through video commenting
  • Assess students through video quizzing
  • View student engagement through analytics dashboards
  • Collect and assess student videos
  • Interact in course media by using comments to ask questions and share insights
  • Demonstrate learning by taking Studio video quizzes
  • Record and submit videos to demonstrate proficiency of Student Learning Outcomes
  • View Student Studio Tutorials

Instructor Tutorials

Learn how to leverage Canvas Studio to engage students:

To access Studio:

  1. Log into Canvas.
  2. Click Studio from the global navigation menu (far left).

To get familiar with the basics:

All videos shared online should have accurate captions. Many instructors find it fastest to first run Studio's auto-caption feature, and then make quick edits:

Studio has several options for encouraging and monitoring student engagement. If you opt to "display media tabs" when embedding your video in Canvas, you and students can add time-stamped comments and questions to the video, and you can track viewing analytics:

For additional tutorials, view the full Canvas Studio Guides.

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