Learn Canvas
The following learning resources will help you quickly get up and running with Canvas. For more help with teaching online, check out our page Online Teaching Training.
Canvas Instructor Guides
These are the master documents and learning resources for Canvas. They are created by the software developer and cover every aspect of the platform.
Video Guides
Video guides are available from Instructure and our friends at the Online Network of Educators:
Greg's YouTube Playlists
These are recordings of workshop presentations and short, focused videos:
Canvas Community
Connect with your peers and collaborate on new methods of teaching online using Canvas. The Canvas Community is a treasure trove of great info and resources!
Preparing Your Students to Use Canvas
In addition to preparing ourselves to use Canvas, we also need to ensure our students can use the tools and materials we have created in Canvas. Here are a few resources to help your students learn how to use Canvas:
Important Canvas Resources (for Instructors)
CRC Online Course Template
The Distance Education Team has created anOnline Course Template that includes a few basic modules, pages and resources already included. This course template will serve as a quick entry point for faculty who need to get their Canvas Shell up and running. Import this Canvas Shell into your course to start using the materials.
Introduction to Teaching With Canvas
This self-paced course will introduce you to the beauties of using Canvas in online, hybrid, and face-to-face classes. These simple, hands-on lessons give you the chance to master Canvas in your own practice course to build a home page, content page, discussion, and quiz, while also exploring how to use Canvas communication tools.
Advanced Techniques with Canvas
Advanced Techniques with Canvas is a guided course designed to help faculty make more sophisticated use of the Canvas environment to enhance student success. In the course we explore advanced techniques in assessment, participation, formatting in the Rich Content Editor, and explore things like user scripts and the Canvas Commons.
This course is regularly offered in conjunction with the Better-Prepared Online Teacher program.