Canvas

Welcome to the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Please use the resources provided below to become familiar with Canvas technical requirements, common terms, features, and other information you may need to have a successful online learning/teaching experience. If you experience any issues or have any requests regarding Canvas, VoiceThread, Respondus LockDown Browser, PeerWise, or Mediasite, please fill out the request for help form or email canvas@unthsc.edu. All other technology support needs should be sent to UNTHSC Helpdesk. Need a Canvas Course copied? Use this form. Need Mediasite Videos transferred between courses? Use this form.

Canvas Helpdesk Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm.

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NOTICE: Enrolling Users in Canvas

Student, faculty, and teaching assistant (TA) user enrollments in Canvas are automated with information uploaded from the Registrar’s Office to Canvas. These automation processes take place a few times per day, but new enrollments may take up to 24 hours to be processed.

All requests to add students, faculty, and teaching assistants to a credit-bearing course must be sent to the Registrar’s Office first at registrar@unthsc.edu. This ensures that all the relevant parties on campus have the appropriate information about student and faculty enrollment in credit-bearing courses.

To add Teaching Assistants to a course, please follow the steps on the Teaching Assistants at UNTHSC page.

Throughout the semester you may see users added to your course in the Tutor role. These requests come from the Center for Academic Performance and are sent to the Center for Innovative Learning through the canvas@unthsc.edu email address.

At times you may need to enroll a person to your course as an Observer. In these cases, email canvas@unthsc.edu with the observer’s name, EUID, employee or student ID number, and email address.

Am I Ready to Use Canvas?

Canvas runs on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, or any other device with a modern Web browser. More information, including using mobile devices, can be found in the below links. For information on accessibility, read the Canvas Accessibility Statement.

• Which browsers does Canvas support?
• What are the basic computer specifications for Canvas?*

*Your instructor may require additional hardware or software for your course.

 

Learning and Teaching Support

 

Student Resources

• Canvas Orientation, Student Quickstart Guide, How to Customize Course List
• UNTHSC Library Homepage
• Database Tutorials and Help
• Research Guides
• Student Services
  • Center for Academic Performance
  • Tutoring
  • Writing and Presentation Support
  • Disability Accommodations

Faculty Resources

• Center for Innovative Learning
• Canvas Training
• Requesting Access to Canvas Courses – please review the attached document for information on requesting access
• Canvas Roles and Permissions
• Canvas Instructor Guides, Faculty Quickstart Guide
• Instructional Design
• Assessment Services
• Multimedia Services
• Help with Video
• Online Course Design and Development
  

Common Resources

• Canvas Announcements Archive
• Canvas Technical Requirements
• Search Canvas Guides
• Canvas Video Guide
• State Authorization

 

This page was last modified on August 22, 2019