Welcome to the USF Canvas Orientation Course!

Introduction

If you have never used Canvas before, this is a great place to start! Progress through the module lessons below to create and configure your Canvas course.
You can stop at any point based on your own comfort level.
You don't have to do everything at once!
Jump into any lesson using the Modules link in the left navigation area if you want to learn about a specific feature or need a refresher!

Live Help

If you need to talk to someone live to get help, click the Help button in the far left menu to talk or chat with an actual Canvas support person!
If you need help organizing your course or have general course design questions, email canvas@usfca.edu

Lesson Summaries

Lesson 1: Get A Canvas Overview!
Lesson 2: Start configuring a basic course that will act as a static repository of your files (syllabus, etc) and notification and communication portal to your students
Lesson 3: Keep going! Add the ability to grade students, collect work and give feedback.
Lesson 4: If you have a lot of content in your course, you want to consider using modules and pages to organize your content and course. In this lesson you will learn how to.
Lesson 5: Extend student engagement with Quizzes, Groups, Collaborations and Peer Reviews

Lesson 1	Lesson 2	Lesson 3
Introduction What is Canvas? What can I expect from this course? Find your courses Update your profile Set your Canvas notifications Access the Canvas calendar Click here to start Lesson 1	Create Repository Course Upload your Syllabus and well as other static files Configure your Canvas Syllabus page and link a Syllabus file Provide a Repository of File resources for your students Email your students and send Announcements Publish your course so students can see it Click here to start Lesson 2	Add Interactivity Translate elements of your Syllabus to Canvas Assignments and grade columns Use Assignments to collect student submission and give assessment and feedback Create a Rubric to assess your students Provide a Discussion Forum for all-class discussion Click here to start Lesson 3
Lesson 4	Lesson 5	Example Courses
Course Organization Present your content and assets using modules Control student access to Modules Use pages to link to your Modules Create a Custom home page Showing your Modules Click here to start Lesson 4	Extend Student Engagement Create Quizzes Peer Reviews Create Student Groups Create Collaborations with Google Docs Click here to start Lesson 5	Freshman Writing Seminar Course Design 101 Cohort Example Course
Workshop Recordings Rather than watching short videos and readings you might prefer to watch a two-hour video presentation that covers all the main features of canvas? Click here to access the two hour recorded training video. (Links to an external site.)	FAQs How do I use Turnitin in Canvas to check for plagiarism? (Links to an external site.) How do I combine multiple course sections into one section? (Links to an external site.) How do I copy an entire course or parts a course from one course to another? (Links to an external site.) How do I add another teacher or TA to my course? (Links to an external site.) I don't see all the courses that are assigned to me, what do I do now? (Links to an external site.) My students can't see my course, how do I publish it so they can set it? (Links to an external site.) Create a Simple Canvas Course