VU Canvas Student Guide

Welcome to the VU Canvas Student Guide!

This Student Guide provides you with all the information you need to be able to use Canvas and the other tools used in the education of the VU in the best possible way. . As you can see in the navigation bar, this Student Guide is divided in 4 parts:

Getting Started with Canvas: information regarding logging in, mobile, browsers, your dashboard and your personal profile and settings.
Online Education: information regarding privacy regulations for online education at the VU, and applications which are used to support online education such as: Online Proctoring; Zoom and Mentimeter.
Canvas Fundamentals: information regarding the Canvas functionalities you will be using the most.
And when you are in trouble, we have: Where to go for help; a page with FAQ's and information about resetting your password.

To get a quick overview of how Canvas works for you take a look at this video.

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, all education is moved online. We know that this is quite a transition for most of us. Therefore, you will find here some references to help you and to inform you about in this transition:

General and latest information is to be found on vu.nl.
On VUweb is more specific information for students.
And on Canvas lecturers will inform you about the measures they have taken regarding the courses you are enrolled in.

Video

To hear what other students and a teacher from the VU Amsterdam think about Canvas, check out this video.

Feedback

Problems using Canvas? Send an email to the Studentenbalie, give them a call (020-5985020) or drop by - Hoofdgebouw VU.