Canvas: Getting Started for New Instructors

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This article provides getting started and support information to ease on-boarding to Canvas, Middlebury's primary learning management system.

Canvas allows instructors to:

  • Conduct online, asynchronous discussions with students;
  • Collect assignments, provide feedback, and post grades;
  • Post links; upload documents, videos, audio files, and more;
  • Post deadlines and reminders through the calendar and announcements;
  • Manage group work assignments;
  • Integrate video conferencing with individual students, a whole class, or guest speakers;
  • Communicate easily with the whole class, specific groups, or individual students.

Setting up a Canvas site for a new term

The following list directs you to resources that support instructors and students in getting acquainted with using Canvas.

Logging into your Canvas account 

All active Middlebury faculty, students, and staff can log into Canvas using their Middlebury credentials.

Logging in to your account:

  1. Go to middlebury.instructure.com.
  2. Enter your Middlebury e-mail and password credentials.

Canvas can also be accessed from a mobile devices via the Canvas app:

Creating a Canvas Site for a Course listed in the Course Catalog

Here are some key resources to get you started with Canvas and setting up a Canvas site:

Additional Canvas Getting Started Resources

Working with External tools in Canvas

Digital Teaching Resources

The Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry (DLINQ) provides guidance on pedagogical practices and strategies related to teaching/learning with tech on-ground, online, or in a hybrid mode. Instructors getting started may schedule a consultation with a DLINQ team member.

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