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LITS has made the decision to restrict access to only those currently participating in the Canvas Pilot to allow them to successfully complete finals and grading of their courses. This measure is being taken out of an abundance of caution while we continue to monitor the vendor’s security investigation.

How this affects you:

*Pilot faculty and students: Access remains open to ensure the successful completion of final exams and grading.

*All faculty and staff not in the pilot: Canvas access for fall course building and general exploration has been temporarily paused. We anticipate restoring full access once further information and security assurances are available from Instructure.

Please see System Updates

👩🏾‍🏫 Get Started

Explore your Sandbox: Use your private site to practice and build courses; report any access issues to EdTech.
Complete "Growing with Canvas": Log in and finish the "You’re in!" module to get comfortable with the platform.

🏗️ How to Build your Canvas Course

Don't start from scratch! We've already moved your previous Moodle courses into Canvas "Archives". Log into Canvas, move your content from an Archive Course into your Fall 2026 shells in four easy steps.

Audit: Open your "Archive" site. See how your Moodle content looks in its new home.
Import: In your Fall 2026 shell, select "Import Existing Content" > "Copy a Canvas Course."
1. - EdTech Tip: Choose "Select Specific Content" to keep your new course clean and organized.
Rebuild: Some features need manual touch-ups. Dedicate time to rebuild:
1. - Moodle Lessons & Feedback Modules
  - Complex Quizzes
  - Links to Zoom, Gradescope, and Kaltura
Polish: Use the new MHC Canvas Template to give your course a professional, student-friendly, and accessible look.

👉 Course Building Resources

⏰ How much time will each course take?

Syncing your data: 15-30 minutes.
Rebuilding a complex quiz: 1-2 hours.
Re-linking third-party tools: 20 minutes.

🛠️ Training Schedule

We know learning a new system takes time. EdTech is here to help.

1. Construction Zone "Build Your Course with EdTech"
  1. 1. Thu 5/7/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418
    2. Fri 5/8/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418
    3. POSTPONED Thu 5/14/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418
    4. POSTPONED Fri 5/15/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418
    5. POSTPONED Thu 5/21/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418
    6. POSTPONED Fri 5/22/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

Support

24/7 Help: Canvas offers 24/7 chat and phone support for all MHC faculty and staff. This is accessible by clicking the "Help" icon at the bottom of the global navigation menu in Canvas.
Book 1-on-1 Support: https://mtholyoke.libcal.com/appointments/edtech
Resources: Check out our LibGuide for detailed information about using Canvas.

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