What’s Canvas and what is it for?
Canvas is the online learning management system (LMS) used at Temple. In addition to serving as a central repository for course materials, Canvas provides a broad palette of tools for collaboration, communication, assessment, and feedback that help instructors and students meet their learning goals. Canvas can enhance student engagement with course content, streamline the grading process, enrich teacher-student and student-student interaction, and promote positive learning experiences and outcomes in both face-to-face and online learning environments.
In Canvas instructors can create and share course content using Assignments, Discussions, Modules, Quizzes, Pages, and Files. They can also foster a collaborative learning experience using Collaborations and Groups. Canvas allows instructors to provide students with comprehensive feedback on assignment, discussion, and quiz submissions using SpeedGrader and manage grade reporting in the Gradebook. The use of the Canvas LMS with its wide array of tools can enhance student engagement and success.
A Basic Introduction to Canvas
Enter the Ready, Set, Canvas! course to learn how to get the most out of using Canvas for teaching and learning.
Help support
For teaching support
- The CAT is here to help. For drop-in consultations, visit one of our Educational Technology Labs, or schedule a one-on-one consultation with an educational technology specialist.
For technical support
- Temple’s Help Desk
- Request Help
- Phone: 215-204-8000
- E-mail: help@temple.edu
- Visit the ITS Zoom website
- Canvas Support
- Hotline for Faculty, call 833-330-8387
- Chat with Canvas Support (Faculty)
- Canvas Guides (Instructors)