New to Canvas?
You don’t need to start from scratch! Use these resources to begin building your Canvas course.
Getting Started Module: Get help with creating a syllabus, introduce yourself and your course, and help students learn to use Canvas.
UW Canvas Course template: Quickly create courses that are easy for students to navigate.
More help using Canvas
Get started
Set up your course or migrate content from a previous course
Design your Canvas course
Learn about course home page, syllabus, navigation, links,
audio and video content, publishing your course
Assignments
Create and manage assignments
Grading
Grade and respond to work
Communicating
Add people to your course, discussion boards, chat, conferences
- Canvas overview videos from Instructure (Canvas vendor)
- When is my Canvas course available?
- Register for Canvas workshops and teaching technologies office hours
- Resources for Canvas administrators
- Canvas is a signatory of the Student Privacy Pledge
Need help with Canvas?
- Email: help@uw.edu
- Phone: 206-221-5000 (also for emergencies)
- Hours: https://itconnect.uw.edu/help/