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Canvas is the web-based course management tool that is used by ODU faculty to adminster course content.
Within the Canvas environment, your instructors will make a wide variety of electronic media available to you: PowerPoint handouts, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, video and audio clips, PDFs and more. You'll find your syllabus, assignments, grades and feedback in this one convenient place.
Accessing Canvas
Integrated Course Tools
All Course Tools
Find information about all of the tools and integrations available in Canvas.
Additional Information
Canvas Quick Start Guide
Need to find instructions about basic Canvas tasks? This guide has all the essentials, condensed into just two pages.
Canvas Overview (Instructors)
In this video from Canvas, you will learn about the Canvas Dashboard, sidebar, Global Navigation menu, and course interface.
Display UINs in the Gradebook
Learn how to display additional student information (like student UINs) in the Canvas Gradebook.
Restrict Course Access by Date
To keep students from accessing content before a class starts or after it ends, you'll need to restrict course participation to specific dates.
Course Merging (Cross-Listing)
If cross-listing in Banner isn't possible, you can merge classes (also called "cross-listing" in Canvas) for easier course management.
Manage Incompletes
If you have students with incompletes from Blackboard, grant them access to their coursework in Canvas so they can finish the course.
Canvas Help
Canvas Community
Get 24/7 chat, phone, email and online support. Hit the "Help" button from inside Canvas, or browse Canvas guides online.
Online Appointments
Book a 30-minute virtual session with an ITS technician to go over any issues or questions you have about Canvas.
Canvas Training Portal
Complete the self-paced tutorials and webinars on the Training Portal. Log in into Canvas > Help > Training Portal.
Canvas Instructor Resources
Browse information provided by Canvas just for instructors.
Growing with Canvas (Teacher Training)
This self-directed course available within Canvas has some great information to get you started.
Canvas YouTube Channel
Browse an extensive collection of tutorials provided by Instructure.