Canvas Learning Management System
Canvas is the official learning management system of the University of Washington. Canvas simplifies course management tasks: publishing course materials, grading, communicating with students, and more. Canvas is FERPA-compliant and has no service fee for eligible users.
Canvas Help for Instructors and Staff
This section is intended for those with the Instructor role in their Canvas course.
Getting Started
Set up your coures, become familiar with Canvas interface, designing your Canvas course
Assignments & Grading
Create and manage assignments, grade and respond to work
Communicating
Add people to your course, discussion boards, chat, conferences
Design your Canvas course
Learn about course home page, syllabus, navigation, links, audio and video content, publishing your course
Help & How-To's for Students
This section is intended for students enrolled in a Canvas course.
Getting Started with Canvas
Learn to use key features within Canvas to get the most out of this learning management system
Communications
Set your preferences for notifications, learn about discussion boards and chat
Assignments & quizzes
Submit assignments, download files, see instructor feedback
Settings
Add a profile picture, customize your landing page
Getting Help
Need more help with Canvas? Get help here