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*Canvas courses are not created automatically but by faculty request through Presence.
 
*Canvas courses are not created automatically but by faculty request through Presence.
*Courses may be requested by faculty up to 6 months in advance of the offering's start date.
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*A course may be requested by faculty once the offering has been made available in Banner.
 
*Your Canvas site should be available within 24 hours following request.
 
*Your Canvas site should be available within 24 hours following request.
  

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FAQs for Faculty and Staff

What is Canvas?

  • Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) by Instructure which features:
    • A clean, user-friendly interface
    • A dashboard page that quickly summarizes assignments, announcements and other relevant information across course sites
    • Customizable notifications – students can get alerts via email, text message or social media at the frequency they desire
    • A working calendar that can be added to Google Calendar, iCal or other popular calendar tools
    • Support for media content
    • The power of the cloud


When is my course available? Can I create my course in Canvas in advance?

  • Canvas courses are not created automatically but by faculty request through Presence.
  • A course may be requested by faculty once the offering has been made available in Banner.
  • Your Canvas site should be available within 24 hours following request.

I have requested a site, but I don't see my course in Canvas

  • In Canvas, please click on Help in the upper right corner and select Report a Problem to submit a help ticket.

How enrollment works in Canvas

  • Students registered for your course or students you've made a signature override for will be automatically enrolled in your offering.
  • Students with signature override who have not officially registered will be concluded at the end of the first two weeks of class.
  • Students that un-enroll from the class will have their enrollment in the Canvas course concluded automatically.
  • If you want to add students to your class that aren't already enrolled, please review the information regarding Sections provided here.

Adding or removing students in Canvas

  • ( coming soon )

Use Content from a Previous Course

  • (coming soon) Import course content from Moodle