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Canvas is the University’s Learning Management System (LMS).

Canvas support

Drop-in sessions
In-person support
24-hour hotline
Staff Service Centre

Get started with Canvas

Canvas Essentials video tour
Profile and preferences
Notifications settings
Course menu
Rich Content Editor

Course content

Homepage
Syllabus
Modules and pages
Files and multimedia
Readings
Import from another course

Canvas Baseline Practices

A foundation for consistent, accessible, student-friendly course design.

Design Blocks

Create visually appealing Canvas page designs without knowing HTML.

Check and fix before publishing

Ensure your links are working correctly and course content is accessible.

Course types and templates

Credit-bearing, cross-listed, or manually created courses.

People in your course: Roles and permissions

Various levels of course access and associated permissions for authorising, teaching, and observing courses.

Sections and groups

Managing groups of students within Canvas.

Quizzes, Assignments, and rubrics

Assignments vs quizzes
Question banks
Rubrics, criteria, outcomes (mastery)
Assignment groups (weighting)
Group and peer review assignments

SpeedGrader

Canvas Marking and Grading video tour
Hide and release grades to students
Split Assignment submissions between multiple markers

Gradebook

Track students’ progress
Message those who need support
Prepare to submit final grades

Events and appointments

Calendar
Appointment scheduler
To-do list

Communication tools

Announcements
Discussions
Inbox
Chat

Collaboration tools

Google Workspace
Microsoft OneDrive
Collaborations
FeedbackFruits
Perusall

Apps, LTI tools, and plugins

Discover which LTIs, apps and plugins are supported by the University and how to request a new one.

UoA Toolbox
Assignment cover sheets
Booklets for offline assignments

Course Analytics

Insights on student engagement
Message students based on their grade, assessment submission or participation

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Canvas.

Support

Check out our learning technology support page to find out what options are available for Canvas.