Hello Canvas! Faculty Quick Guide

Audience

This article is intended for faculty

Platform

Canvas LMS

Step 1: Getting to Canvas

Web address: canvas.ithaca.edu or click on Canvas from the apps.ithaca.edu page

For help getting into Canvas, contact IT Services:

Phone: (607) 274-1000

Chat:     ithaca.edu/itchat

Email:   servicedesk@ithaca.edu

Step 2: Getting Started in Canvas

You can explore on your own and/or use the following resources to get started.

You can explore Canvas on your own and/or use the following resources to get started.

• Open Canvas and follow the Welcome Tour  
  • From the Help menu, click on “Show Welcome Tour” and follow the navigation prompts.
• Visit the Canvas Resources @ IC course (also found in the Help menu of Canvas)
  • Visit the course: https://canvas.ithaca.edu/courses/3270/ or click on the Help menu in Canvas and select Canvas Resources @ IC
  • Suggested learning paths, Steps to building a course in canvas, Understanding the Sakai to Canvas migration, and more curated resources to support faculty with the transition to Canvas.

Step 3: Build your Courses

There are multiple methods for building your courses in Canvas.

• Start from Scratch
  • Spring 2022 course shells have been auto-created with the course roster and the IC Design Template and Course Blueprint applied. Sample modules are also provided, with instructions and a guide to using the blueprint.
• Copy from Course Migration
  • Fall 2020 and Winter, Spring, and Summer 2021 courses have been already been migrated to Canvas. Copy or import the content from your old Sakai course(s) into your Spring 2022 course shells with the IC Blueprint and Design Template. For more information about transitioning course content from Sakai to Canvas, as well as creating 2022 courses, visit this announcement with the latest on the Spring 2022 semester for instructors.

Step 4: Getting Help from Canvas Support

Start with the Canvas resources listed in the Canvas Resources @ IC course. If you need help, contact Canvas Support - available 24/7/365 for all Canvas-related questions or issues. 

• Visit the Canvas Help menu for access to Chat, Support Hotline (phone number), and Email Support