Canvas Assignments: Submission & Feedback Guide

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Summary

Submitting assignments and viewing instructor feedback in Canvas is crucial for successfully managing your coursework. Assignments in Canvas can be submitted in various formats (files, text entries, URLs), and feedback from instructors is usually provided via grades, comments, and annotations directly within Canvas.

How-To

Task: Submit assignments and access instructor feedback using Canvas.

Instructions

Step 1: Submit an Assignment

  • Log into UHCL Canvas
  • Navigate to your course from the Dashboard
  • Click Assignments or find the assignment within Modules
  • Click on the title of the assignment you need to submit
  • Click the Submit Assignment button
  • Follow the prompts to upload your file, enter text, or provide a URL, as required by your instructor
  • Click the Submit Assignment button again once you’ve completed your upload
  • Confirm your submission by checking the confirmation on the right-hand side of the page

Step 2: Check Instructor Feedback

  • After your instructor grades your assignment, log back into UHCL Canvas
  • Navigate to your course from the Dashboard
  • Click Grades from the course navigation menu on the left-hand side of the page
  • Locate your assignment in the grades list and click on its name to access detailed feedback
  • Review instructor comments and annotations on the right-hand side or directly on your submitted document
  • View additional comments by clicking the speech-bubble icon next to your grade

Outcome

You will have successfully submitted your assignments through Canvas and can now easily access instructor feedback, grades, and comments.

Additional Resources

Need Additional Help?

On behalf of OIT’s Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) team, we hope this article was useful. If you encounter any difficulties or have questions related to this procedure, please contact our colleagues in OIT’s Support Center to have a help ticket created and assigned to the IDT team. You may contact the Support Center via email (supportcenter@uhcl.edu) or by telephone (281.283.2828).

Once we receive your inquiry, a member of the IDT team will contact you as quickly as resources permit.

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Article ID: 4578
Created
Fri 7/25/25 1:00 PM
Modified
Tue 8/5/25 2:03 PM