Canvas is U-M's main learning management system (LMS) used by U-M educators, staff, and students to access and manage online course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement.
Canvas Training
For a live Canvas training schedule, as well as on-demand Canvas training resources, visit the training page.
Canvas@Michigan
Are you enrolled in the Canvas@Michigan site? All U-M instructors are encouraged to join Canvas@Michigan. The site is designed for U-M instructors with information on teaching remotely, making course sites accessible and additional training. Enroll in Canvas@Michigan to begin your journey.
Canvas Resources
- Canvas Course Set Up
A collection of resources for the steps involved in setting up a Canvas course. - Canvas Release Review
Recordings/slides to learn what is new/updated in Canvas. - ITS Teaching & Learning 2023 Canvas Summit
The Summit was held August 16-17, 2023. Visit the Canvas Summit site to view session recordings on several Canvas external tools, what's new in Canvas, Generative AI tools, and other relevant teaching and learning updates. - Canvas Course Templates
A collection of templates from academic units and programs at the University of Michigan, as well as other institutions. The collection has been curated to support faculty, units, and programs that seek guidance and inspiration for designing a Canvas course. - Canvas Video Guides & Canvas Instructor Guide
Videos and step-by-step guides from Canvas' Vendor, Instructure - Canvas Commons
Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources. A digital library full of educational content, Commons allows Canvas users to share learning resources with other users as well as import learning resources into a Canvas course. - Canvas External Tools
An overview of Canvas external tools at U-M. External tools extend and enhance the functionality of Canvas courses. - Canvas Public Announcements (Touts)
Need a message to appear in Canvas for all faculty, staff, and students? Canvas announcements can be placed on the Canvas Dashboard. Announcements should be directly related to Canvas, digital learning systems, or of broad academic interest to the university community.
Additional U-M Learning Management Systems
Michigan Online
Michigan Online connects U-M's global community of learners and helps people decide which type of learning experience meets their needs, while also enabling efficient navigation of U-M learning opportunities hosted via online learning platforms such as Coursera and edX.
GradeCraft
A U-M created learning management system that helps instructors build gameful courses & encourages students to focus on the craft of learning. GradeCraft helps instructors utilize gameful methodologies and apply them to the design of your learning environment. While some instructors use Gradecraft as a stand-alone system, it can also be added to a Canvas course as an external tool.