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How do I use the Conferences Index Page?

The Conferences Index Page allows you to view all the conferences within a course. As an instructor, you can create new conferences, start conferences, and manage concluded conferences. If your institution has upgraded to the Canvas Conferences premium tier, you can view conference statistics.

Learn more about Conferences.

Notes:

Creating a conference is a course permission. If you cannot create a conference, your institution has restricted this feature.
For more information on web conferencing options in Canvas, view Web Conferencing Resources.
The Course Navigation link for your web conferencing tool reflects the name of the web conferencing tool. The link may display as BigBlueButton, Adobe Connect, or the name of the web conferencing tool your institution uses.

00:07: How do I use the conferences index page? 00:12: In course, navigation, click the link for your web conferencing tool. 00:16: The link name reflects the conferencing tool used by your Institution. 00:21: Conferences are grouped in two parts, new conferences and concluded 00:25: conferences. Both always display the conference name and 00:29: description. If a student has been invited to a conference, the 00:33: student can view the conference in the conferences page. 00:37: When attendees are removed or added to a course, instructors can sink the 00:41: attendees with new conferences. When you click the sync attendees 00:45: option, all attendees in the course are added to the new conference. 00:49: You can also use the options drop-down menu to edit, or delete the conference, 00:55: As a moderator, you can start new conferences. 00:57: Once the conference has started the conference status shows, as in 01:01: progress, Participants invited to the conference can join as 01:05: long as the join button is visible. 01:10: Concluded conferences, display in the concluded conferences section, each 01:14: concluded conference shows the title date and description of the conference. 01:20: Concluded conferences, that enabled recording display, the arrow icon. 01:25: To view the recording an additional details. 01:27: Click the name of the conference 01:30: To replay the conference, click the video, or presentation link. 01:33: You can also view the duration of your conference recording. 01:38: The recording format link does not appear until the conference has been rendered for playback. 01:43: The rendering process, may take some time to complete if your conference 01:47: included closed captioning. The playback bar for the video displays 01:51: a cc button to view the available captions. 01:55: To delete your recording. Click the delete button. 01:59: If your conference included shared notes, you can view the notes by clicking the notes 02:03: link. The shared notes will display in a new browser tab where 02:07: they can be viewed and copied. If your institution has upgraded 02:11: to the canvas conferences, premium tier you can view conference statistics 02:15: by clicking the statistics link. 02:19: This guide covered how to use the conferences index page.

Open Conferences

In Course Navigation, click the link for your web conferencing tool. The link name reflects the conferencing tool used by your institution.

View Conferences

Conferences are grouped in two parts: New Conferences [1] and Concluded Conferences [2]. Both always display the conference name [3] and description [4].

If a student has been invited to a conference, the student can view the conference in the Conferences page.

Manage Conference

When attendees are removed or added to a course, instructors can sync the attendees with new conferences [1]. When you click the Sync Attendees option, all attendees in the course are added to the new conference.

You can also use the options drop-down menu to edit [2] or delete the conference [3].

View In Progress Conference

As a moderator, you can start new conferences [1]. Once the conference has started, the conference status shows as in progress [2]. Participants invited to the conference can join as long as the Join button is visible [3].

View Concluded Conferences

Concluded conferences display in the Concluded Conferences section. Each concluded conference shows the title, date, and description of the conference.

View Recorded Conference

Concluded conferences that enabled recording display the Arrow icon [1].

To view the recording and additional details, click the name of the conference [2].

Open Recording

To replay the conference, click the Video or Presentation link [1]. You can also view the duration of your conference recording [2].

The recording format link does not appear until the conference has been rendered for playback. The rendering process may take some time to complete. If your conference included closed captioning, the playback bar for the video displays a CC button to view the available captions.

To delete your recording, click the Delete button [3].

Note: For all basic Conference accounts, recordings are automatically deleted 7 days after the conference ends.

Open Notes

If your conference included shared notes, you can view the notes by clicking the Notes link. The shared notes will display in a new browser tab, where they can be viewed and copied.

Note: Notes are only available for recorded conferences.

Open Statistics

If your institution has upgraded to the Canvas Conferences premium tier, you can view conference statistics by clicking the Statistics link.

View Statistics

Statistics include metrics about student participation in the recorded session, such as length of time in the session [1], number of moderators and participants [2], and the number of students who spoke, messaged, used emojis, or raised their hands during the conference [3]. Metrics also include each student's response to polls [4].

To download statistics as a CSV file, click the Download CSV button [5].