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# Viewing your course as a student

Switch to Student Preview to see Coursework, assignments and feedback the way your students do.

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*New · October 2026*

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Student Preview shows a student’s view of the course. Use Try as Student for oral activities and Preview for apprenticeship steps.
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## Before you start

* The course is open in the sidebar.
* The work you want to check is published. Drafts are invisible to students, so they do not appear in the preview either.

## Steps

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### Turn on Student Preview

Click Show Student Preview. The sidebar switches to what a student sees, with Coursework and My Work instead of your instructor pages.

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Screenshot: student-course.png
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### Check Coursework

Coursework lists everything assigned, in the order it comes due, with status and points. Open an item to see the description and rubric exactly as students read them.

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Screenshot: student-lobby.png
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### Check oral activities and apprenticeships

For an oral assessment, use Try as Student on the activity page; nothing is saved or graded. For an apprenticeship, use Preview on each step card.
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### Return to your view

Click Show Instructor View, or Exit student preview, to go back.
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## Troubleshooting

<details>

<summary>An assignment is missing from the preview.</summary>

It is still a draft. Publish it and it appears.

</details>

## FAQ

<details>

<summary>Do students see AI suggestions or evidence?</summary>

No. Students see released feedback and grades only.

</details>

## Related articles

* [What students see](/user-guides-get-started-here/students-see.md)
* [Trying an oral activity as a student](/canvas-support-articles/tutorials-oral-assessments-canvas/try-as-student.md)
* [What students see in their feedback](/for-students/student-feedback.md)