Getting Started with Canvas

• Log in: canvas.suffolk.edu  

• Check out Suffolk’s Getting Started with Canvas for Educators course.  
  This will introduce you to essential information about how to use Canvas in your classes. You can complete it as a course or navigate to content that speaks to your current questions or interests related to Canvas. Choose whichever option works best for you–and remember that you can return to this course anytime.  
  

Canvas Workshops and Webinars

• Visit the CTSE Events page for information on upcoming Canvas workshops and webinars.
  

Need Help? Check out these Help Resources 

• Contact Canvas 24/7 Support available within Canvas: Select the “Help” button on the Global Navigation menu to start a chat with Chat with Canvas Support (Faculty) or call the Canvas Support Hotline, 1 (833) 286-2856.  

• For non-urgent or one-on-one Canvas support requests: Please contact the Service Desk by email or ask for help through the Service Portal for support from the CTSE’s Learning Innovation with Technology team. 

• Course Design Support: For support with course design in Canvas, please contact ctse@suffolk.edu.  

Course Management Support

• The Canvas Course Readiness Checklist guides you through the steps to prepare a Canvas course for students and shares Canvas Support information.  It covers everything from posting your syllabus, organizing course content, setting up your Gradebook, to publishing your course. Start the term with confidence knowing your course is ready to go!  

• Starting two weeks before the term ends, the Canvas Course End of Term Checklist helps you close out your course smoothly. This guide assists you with sending final communications to your students, entering and reviewing grades, submitting final grades to Workday and more.

Suffolk Knowledge Base Articles & Canvas Guides 

• Visit the Suffolk Employee Intranet to check out our Knowledge Base Library and type in Canvas Teacher in the search bar.   

• Canvas offers comprehensive guides for both faculty and students.  You can access these resources directly within Canvas by selecting the “Help” button located on the Global Navigation menu, then choosing either the Canvas Instructor Guide or the Canvas Student Guide.  

Request Forms 

• CAS/SBS Teaching Assistant Request and Sandbox Request forms are available on the Suffolk Employee Intranet.