Description
Canvas is OHIO's new Learning Management System, designed to create a more streamlined and engaging learning experience by allowing students to easily access course materials and communicate with their instructors and peers. For information on OHIO's transition to Canvas, visit the Canvas Learning Management System Implementation
website.
Access
Who Can Access
All active OHIO faculty, staff, and students can access Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu
.
Access to Courses
- Faculty and staff
- Academic courses: Canvas courses are created automatically eight weeks prior to the course’s start date based on the course information in OHIO's student information system
, PeopleSoft.
- Instructors of record can access their course(s) and add or delete content any time after the course has been created.
- Instructors can publish the courses
for students to see as early as two weeks before the term start date.
- Students
- Students enrolled in a course can access the course if:
- The instructor has made the course available to students, AND
- The course start date is no more than two weeks in the future.
Note: It may take up to 12 hours for students to see their course in Canvas if the course was added after the semester start date.
How to Request Access
Manually created courses (test courses) can be used to explore Canvas features, build content for future "real" courses, or to create an organization.
All instructors have one test course automatically created in their Canvas account. The test course should appear on the Canvas Dashboard and in the Courses tab in the left navigation menu. The course name will include “Instructor Test Course” and the instructor's OHIO ID.
To request additional test courses or non-term-based courses, submit a request for a manually created course
.
Features
Instructors & Organizational Leaders
- Apply OHIO course templates
designed by the Office of Instructional Design (OID)
- Create tests and assignments in one central location
- Organize articles, documents, videos, and other media files for your course
- Provide grades and feedback for assessments and assignments
- Communicate with students via announcements, discussion boards, and groups
- Import shared modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, or files from Commons to your Canvas course
- Review reports to see what students/participants are accessing
- View all upcoming due dates and to-do items across multiple courses in one calendar
- Create accessible course content based on automatic feedback from the accessibility checker
- Access 24/7 support for faculty
- Use the Canvas Instructor mobile app
to view and edit content, grade assignments, and communicate with students
Students & Participants
- Access content for your courses
- Take tests and submit assignments in one central location
- View and add course due dates and to-do list items in one calendar
- Review assignment feedback and grades
- Update preferred name and pronouns
- Access 24/7 support for faculty and students
- Use the Canvas Student mobile app
to view courses, participate in discussions, and interact with your instructor
Connect with Other Applications
Additional Resources
Join the Teaching and Learning Advisory Community
Get Help from Canvas
- Live chat with Canvas support (Faculty)
- Get 24-hours/7-days a week Canvas support
- Dial the Canvas Support Hotline number located under "Get Help" in the Canvas
Global Navigation Menu
- Contact OIT at 740-593-1222 for questions related to logging in, test courses/manually created courses, or third-party tools (Panopto, VoiceThread, Inclusive Access, etc.)
Get Help from OIT
Accessibility
Ohio University strives to make its digital resources and services accessible to all visitors, including those with disabilities who may also be using assistive technology. If special steps are necessary in order to improve the accessibility of experiences for end-users, those steps must be taken.
If you experience a barrier that affects your ability to access OHIO websites, videos, online forums, documents, or other information technology, please let us know
.
For further information about OHIO's digital accessibility resources, see:
Security
The Ohio University Information Security Office
strives to educate and empower the University community to appropriately manage risks and protect OHIO’s information and systems. This effort is facilitated through policies, standards, and information security risk management program, as well as other tools and guidance that are provided to the University community. This modern approach creates a safe computing environment in which the University community can teach, learn, and conduct research.
For additional information about OHIO’s security resources, see:
