1. I am new to UNM and not yet assigned to teach, but want to get familiar with Canvas.
You can request a Sandbox Course to practice using Canvas.
See the Training Opportunities page for upcoming CTL workshops and how to access the Canvas Training Portal.
Review the Canvas Basics page to learn about navigation and your course shell.
Visit the Instructor Guide to see a comprehensive list of tools you could utilize in your Canvas course.
2. I am not assigned to my Banner course or do not have access to it yet but would like to start developing my content.
Banner courses are available to instructors in Canvas around the time registration opens for a term
mid-April for Summer and Fall and
mid-November for Spring semesters
If you want to start developing a course for a term before Banner courses are available or are still waiting to be assigned to a course in Banner, you can Request a Temp course to begin development. Don’t forget that if you develop in your Temp course, you will need to copy the content into your Banner course when it is available.
Remember Temp courses can’t be accessed by students. Once you have access to your Banner course you will need to import the content from your Temp course into your Banner course. Don’t forget to publish the Banner course once it’s ready.
If you haven’t used Canvas before
See the Training Opportunities page for upcoming CTL workshops and how to access the Canvas Training Portal.
Review the Canvas Basics page to learn about navigation and your course shell.
Visit the Instructor Guide to see a comprehensive list of tools you could utilize in your Canvas course.
See the Start-of-Semester Checklist for ideas and guidance on things you may want to include in your course.
3. I am ready to develop in my Banner course in Canvas
For a course to be in Canvas, it must be scheduled as Online, Hybrid, or Accelerated Online Programs, or be web-enhanced. If you do not see your course, check the instructional method in the UNM Class Schedule for your course, or go into LoboWeb to web-enhance it. The web-enhancement page will show all your assigned courses for a term including their instructional method.
If you plan to combine multiple sections into one Canvas course (aka section group), do that as soon as possible or at the latest a week before the course starts. See Section Groups for more information.
If you have content in a Temp course or a previous semester Canvas course, import the content from your Temp course into your Banner course (or parent course if you plan to section group).
If you are building from scratch,
Visit the Instructor Guide to see a comprehensive list of tools you could utilize in your Canvas course.
See the Start-of-Semester Checklist for ideas and guidance on things you may want to include in your course.
