Welcome to Canvas

  Canvas Training & Resources

Start Here!

 Are you completely new to Canvas? Maybe you've used Canvas for years and still don't feel like you know exactly what you are doing. Fear not! These Canvas Network Links to an external site. courses are the fastest route to Canvas competence and confidence! Whether you are an absolute newcomer to Canvas or an experienced user looking to brush up on the fundamentals, the courses  below have something for you. They are self-paced courses that require an average of 1 to 2 hours to complete. Enroll using your name and email, by clicking the links below

Quick Canvas Overview for Students

We have included a series of tutorials that will guide you through finding your content in Canvas, how to interact with some key features, and how to get support if you need help.  Screen Reader Guides for Canvas are here.

To get started, click on the MODULES link in the left column.

Also, you can go directly to the Canvas Student Guides Links to an external site. on their website, or Canvas Instructor Guides Links to an external site..

Students:  If you have been using Canvas and you know how to interact with it, then you can skip the topics you already feel comfortable with and perhaps just focus on one or two topics that you have not done yet.  For example, you have submitted online work but you have never done a Peer Review.  

We are here to help you be a successful student.  If you have any questions at all, just contact us in person at the Information Commons in Building 16, or call us at 253-566-5176, or email us at support@tacomacc.edu.   We have included a page on how to get in touch with us in the Orientation Module.  

 If you use or want to use Canvas on a mobile device, here are the Canvas Mobile App guides Links to an external site. that will show you what to do.

Tips for New Online Learners

We recognize that many of you are first time online students. Many of your professors will also be first time online instructors. We are all going to have to learn together. In order to increase the odds of success for everyone, we recommend following these six tips, outlined in the video below:

1. Stay current.
2. Stay in contact.
3. Use the resources available to you.
4. Submit your coursework in a timely manner.
5. Allow time for technical problems.
6. Enjoy the experience.