Canvas Commons is a digital library that allows Ohio University instructors to find, share, and import instructional materials to or from your Canvas courses. Within Commons, it is possible to create groups for sharing purposes. For example, a group could be created to share resources only amongst the instructors of a particular course offering or department.
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Before a person can be added to a Commons Group, they must first access Commons and agree to the Acceptable Use prompt.
Commons is only available to those with the Instructor role in a Canvas course or a Sub Account Administrator role within Canvas.
It is not available to students or teaching assistants
The process for creating and managing Canvas Commons Groups is a highly manual process; please allow two weeks of processing time for your requests.
To request a Commons Group be created, select Create Ticket.
Under “What kind of Canvas request are you making?” select I have a general request in Canvas.
In the Description field, please include:
Name of the Group
Description of the Group Purpose/Function
For example: Regional campus instructors who will need access to shared resources specific to their campus.
Name and OHIO email address of each member of the group
Please note, these must be Instructors, and they must have already accessed Commons and accepted the user agreement.
To request a Commons Group name be changed, select Create Ticket.
Old name of the Group
Desired new name for the Group
To request a Commons Group's membership be changed, select Create Ticket.
Name and OHIO email address of each member of the group that should be modified
Action you would like to take. For example:
Add Rufus Bobcat, bobcat@ohio.edu
Reminder: If you are adding a user, they must be an instructor, and they must have already accessed Commons to accept the user agreement.
Remove Joe User, user@ohio.edu
Outcome: You should now be able to request the creation of, renaming of, or membership change to a Canvas Commons Group.