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Canvas is the exclusive LMS (Learning Management System) for the UH main campus.
- Attend a Workshop
Live training opportunities are available, including several hands-on introductory workshops to prepare you to build your first Canvas course. You will learn about Canvas communications tools, course organization, and creating assignments and quizzes. The training calendar will be updated as more opportunities become available.
- NSM-IT Instructional Design Consultations:
Contact the NSM Instructional Designers for 1-on-1 or group consultations:
Andrea Arias-Rodriguez:
aariasr2@central.uh.edu - 713.743.6175
- On-Demand training resources
Access the Training Services Portal in the Canvas Help Menu at the bottom of the Global Navigation Bar. Once the Help button is selected, click the Training Services Portal link in the list. Take this tour of the Training Portal with Dr. Panda.
Explore Canvas
Explore Canvas
Request a Canvas developmental (DEV) shell to create a course demo shell (sometimes also called a "sandbox" course. Use this shell to develop and design courses and content that will later be copied into a live semester course shell. Development shells are not strictly necessary, but they allow instructors to learn the system. Whether your development shell was created from scratch or imported Blackboard course content, visit the Building Content from Scratch and Integrating Automatically Imported Content for step-by-step instructions on configuring your course. Work completed in Canvas DEV shells may be copied into a Canvas shell for an academic semester with student enrollment.
If you wish to begin working with your automatically imported content from Blackboard, you can use the Course Request System (CRS) to request courses on Canvas. You can follow the Integrating Automatically Imported Content guide to start working with your course content in Canvas.
You can also manually import Blackboard content that you've already backed up. Check out our guide on manually integrating Blackboard content for more information.
It is also possible for you to create a free Canvas account at Instructure.com if you wish to test Canvas outside of UH (or while your UH account is being created).
Course Development Checklists
- Canvas Getting Started Guides:
To login to Canvas: Go to https://uh.instructure.com/
Content Tools
Communication Tools
Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and Grades Tools
Groups and Users management Tools
People Overview - How to view users
Reports
- Help and support
For questions about how to use Canvas or any issues , you can get help with Canvas by using the Canvas Help menu, which generates a list of resources to help you.
If you have any questions about Canvas or need assistance while building your course, all faculty, students, and staff have access to the Canvas support hotline (+1 (855) 597-3394) and live chat with Canvas support through our contract for students and faculty.
Visit the Canvas Instructor Guide for guides and answers to specific Canvas tools and features.
If you have any questions, please contact us, drop in our virtual weekly office hours 10:30am -11:30am Tu-W-Fr to chat or drop by Fleming Room 127.
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