Canvas Self-Rostering Student Guide

Liza Morales
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3 minutes

Instructure

Vhlcentral

Alert! If your instructor has set their course in the LMS to automatically transfer grades from VHL, you must follow the procedure described below to ensure that your VHL grades are communicated to the LMS.

Navigate to your Canvas instance.

Select the course you'd like to sync with vhlcentral.

Screenshot of Canvas course selection. A red circle demonstrates selecting one of six courses.

Tip! These are the different ways you could enter vhlcentral from Canvas. These links can either be on the left-hand navigation menu or inside modules. Please follow your instructor's directions on how to enter vhlcentral.

Alert! Your instructor will inform you how the links are named.

Examples of vhlcentral "Deep Links".

Below, you will find an example of the link on the left Navigation Bar, click ***"Launch VHLCentral"***.

Screenshot of the Canvas navigation bar. A red circle demonstrates selecting the "Launch VHLCentral" link.

Below you will find examples of both **"Current assignments"** and a **"Specific Activity"** under **Modules**.

Screenshot of the Canvas modules page showing the current assignments link and the link to the specific assignment link that was created in the previous steps.

If you have a vhlcentral account, enter your **vhlcentral credentials**. If you do not have an account, go to **"Creating an account"** below.

Screenshot of the Welcome screen of vhlcentral. A red circle demonstrates selecting the “Username or email” empty field.

Click **"Login"*.***

Screenshot of the Welcome screen of vhlcentral with login credentials included. A red circle demonstrates selecting the red “Login” button.

Tip! Username and Password are case-sensitive. Also, ensure there are no extra spaces at the end or beginning of the fields.

Alert! If this is the first time you are logging in to vhlcentral from Canvas, you will be prompted to log in and agree to the **"Terms of Use"***.* If you have previously signed in to vhlcentral through Canvas but not in this particular course, you might be prompted to log in. If you have not created an account, see below.

Accepting Terms of Use for the First Time

Scroll and read through the "**Terms of Use"**.

Screenshot of the vhlcentral “Terms of Use”.

Click **"Agree"**.

Screenshot of the vhlcentral “Terms of Use”. A red circle demonstrates selecting the “Agree” button.

Creating an Account

Alert! If you have not created an account with [vhlcentral.com](http://vhlcentral.com) you must create an account before proceeding. - Keep in mind that: - Username and Password are case-sensitive - Passwords must: - have a letter and a number - be at least 8 characters

Click **"Create an account"**.

Screenshot of the Welcome screen of vhlcentral with login credentials included. A red circle demonstrates selecting the white “Create an account” button.

Complete all the fields required to create an account.

Screenshot of the Welcome screen of vhlcentral with login credentials included. A red rectangle demonstrates the “Create Account” field.

Click **"Create account"**. ..."

Screenshot of the Welcome screen of vhlcentral with login credentials included. A red circle demonstrates selecting the red “Create Account” button.

Selecting a course

Click **"Launch vhlcentral"**. You will be taken to the vhlcentral **"Course Connector"** page. You will see all the programs available to your institution.

Find the program your instructor has indicated. Click **"Complete Enrollment"**.

Screenshot of the course connector page. A red circle indicates selection of a program. In this case Mosaik.

You will see the program you selected. Click the arrow to see all the available courses under that program

Screenshot of the course connector page showing the previously selected program. A red circle indicates selection of the arrow that will open the menu of available courses.

Alert! Please ensure you enroll in the correct course. Pay attention to program, instructor and schedule.

Select the appropriate Course. Click on the **"+"** sign. Click **"Enroll"**.

Once you have enrolled successfully into a course, you will be taken back to the Course Connector page. Click "My Dashboard" to enter your program.

Screenshot of the vhlcentral Course connector page. A red circle demonstrates selecting "My Dashboard" of the appropriate course.

You will be taken to the **"Student Dashboard"**.

Screenshot of the vhlcentral Course Dashboard page.

Student Dashboard

Alert! The drop-down menus may be different based on your program. The following are possible examples.

When you click **"Assignments"**, you will see **"Activities, Assessments and Calendar"**.

Screenshot of the vhlcentral Course Dashboard page. A red circle demonstrates selecting the assignments tab. The drop-down menu shows Assignments, Assessments and Calendar.

When you click **"Grades",** you will be taken to the grades dashboard. You will be able to see an **"Overview"** of your grades, as well as your individual **"Scores"**, and any completed work that has not been assigned (**"Unassigned"**).

Screenshot of the vhlcentral Course Dashboard page. A red circle demonstrates selecting the grades tab. The grades dashboard shows the tabs for overview, scores, and unassigned.

When you click **"Learning Tools"** you will see **"vText, Resources, eBook and My vocabulary"**.

Screenshot of the vhlcentral Course Dashboard page. A red circle demonstrates selecting the assignments tab. The drop-down menu shows vText, Resources, eBook, and My Vocabulary.

Alert! Not all programs have the same resources or items in the drop-down menus.