Module Settings

kucougars85

A professor recently reached out in regards to 2 different time stamps showing under their module assignment settings and they are wondering why one is showing 9AM and the other shows 11 AM and wants only one (the 9 AM) to reflect since it's confusing them

Chris_Hofer

@kucougars85 ...

Are the professor's time zones set correctly for him/her in his/her own Canvas account settings and for the course in question?

• How do I set a time zone in my user account as an ... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• How do I set a time zone for a course? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Typically, these time zones would be set to the same time zone.  However, I could see a situation where a professor was teaching for a college in California, but yet the professor worked remotely from his/her home in South Carolina.  So, the course might be set for the Pacific time zone, but the professor might have his/her user account time zone set for Eastern because of where he/she lives.  That's probably an extreme (but possible) example.

Canvas administrators also have the ability to set a time zone for the entire account, but that would not be something the professor could set.

• How do I set details for an account? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

I hope this helps a bit.  Sing out if you have questions...thanks!