Canvas Help for Instructors and Staff

Last updated: August 15, 2022

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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, migrate content from Catalyst, Moodle, or Blackboard

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

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