Canvas for Faculty
Our Learning Management System, Canvas, is widely used by faculty to facilitate both on campus and online instruction. Explore the instructor resources below to learn how to effectively use Canvas and related tools for teaching.
Canvas Training
Instructors can get started with Canvas by completing two self-paced courses available on all employee Canvas Dashboards:
- Intro to Canvas-LPC: provides a foundation for faculty using Canvas to enhance their on-campus courses
- Web Accessibility Course: helps instructors ensure content on Canvas meets web accessibility standards
Instructors can further their learning through:
- Workshops (on campus and online workshops offered throughout the year)
- Canvas Instructor Guides (a complete guide to all-things Canvas)
- CVC@ONE courses and webinars (offered free-of-cost to all California Community College employees)
Canvas-integrated Tools
LPC provides instructors with a suite of Canvas-integrated tools that support teaching and learning. Learn about our most popular instructional technologies:
- Hypothesis (social, digital annotation tool)
- Open Educational Resources (free resources)
- Nectir AI (custom AI course assistants; available as part of a pilot through the CCCCO)
- Pronto (instant messaging and collaboration tool)
- Proctorio and Respondus (secure, online exam proctoring tools)
- Studio (video recording and engagement tool)
- TechConnect Zoom (video-conference tool)
- Textbook Publisher Content
- Turnitin (AI and plagiarism detection tool)
Canvas Guidance
Check your LPC email for timely Canvas and instructional technology tips, sent throughout the year from the TLC team and DE Committee. Commonly shared resources include:
- Beginning-of-Term Canvas Checklist
- regularly updated with tips for preparing Canvas shells ahead of each new term
- End-of-Term Canvas and Tech Checklist
- regularly updated with tips for wrapping up at the end of each term
- Merging Sections in Canvas
- important requirements for faculty merging multiple sections into one Canvas shell
- Non-Instructional Uses
- guidance on how Canvas may be used to support other efforts at the college (e.g. department resources)
Additional Canvas Support
Have a question not answered here?
- Connect with LPC's Canvas Administrators:
- Kat King, Instructional Technology Coordinator
- Wanda Butterly, Instructional Technology Specialist
- Get 24-7 support through Canvas:
- Click Help in the global navigation menu in Canvas.
- Click Canvas Support - LPC (Faculty).
- Click Contact Support.
- Choose Chat for immediate help, or Email for non-urgent concerns.