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Canvas Guides

Note: these materials are intended to support instructors and staff in using the Canvas LMS. For other resources pertaining to course development within Canvas, such as templates, please visit the Canvas Resources Library.

Below are outlines for the UWC2 Trainings “Canvas: Getting Started” and “Canvas: Assignments & Grading.” We also offer an asynchronous/self-paced training on Canvas LMS on our Self Paced Training page.

Getting Started in Canvas LMS→

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Outline of the basic features all instructors should know in Canvas

Assignments & Grading Tools→

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Outline of the assignment features and grading tools in Canvas

Technical Guides

Accessibility best practices and instructions for Canvas accessibility tools:

Canvas A11y and Accessibility Tools

Other Canvas tools can be explored through the following Canvas Instructor Guides, which are kept up-to-date by the creators of Canvas:

Canvas Instructor Guide (external)

Canvas Video Tutorials (external)

Canvas Community Site (external)

For help regarding UW Canvas, visit UW-IT’s Canvas Help Resources:

UW Canvas Help for Instructors (external)


Updated 02/15/22