Canvas at UC San Diego
Canvas is the campus's official Learning Management System (LMS) for activities such as maintaining an online
All instructors have the option of conducting their course through this platform, through the use of their Active Directory (AD) credentials at canvas.ucsd.edu.
Get to Know Canvas
Take a Look
Prior to the beginning of the term, the instructor of record will have a course shell that is automatically provisioned for them. This means that they will have an empty course shell to design and structure their course content.
Get Training
To help instructors prepare for teaching using Canvas, multiple training sessions were recorded in March and April 2020. The training sessions linked below cover the Canvas features and functions you'll need to teach your course using Canvas.
Start Building
The EdTech Support Team has put together checklists to help you set up your course in Canvas, prepare to launch your course, and successfully close out your course at the end of each term.