Canvas Support
Understanding Canvas Term Dates
Beginning in Fall 2025, we're implementing changes to the Canvas term dates to improve your Canvas experience and align with educational best practices. These updates will provide more control over your course content and a better structure for course creation.
Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) used at IWU. Canvas simplifies teaching and learning by connecting the most frequently used digital tools in one place. It provides a great place to create, organize, and implement course content, assignments, quizzes, discussions, files, and more. On this webpage, you will find support on the following:
Accessing the Canvas Platform
Faculty and students can login to Canvas through the MyIWU Portal.
Mobile apps are also available for iOS and Android for both student and teacher versions. Use the following links to download the appropriate app for your needs.
Instructor Guides
Use the resources below to troubleshoot the most common questions with Canvas course design.
- What assignment types can I create in a course?
- How do I create an online assignment?
- How do I create a discussion?
- What is New Quizzes?
- What options can I set in a quiz?
- How do I add time/attempts in New Quizzes (for accommodation purposes)?
- How do I add time/attempts in Classic Quizzes (for accomodation purposes)?
- How do I use the Canvas Gradebook?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I enter or edit grades?
- How do I hide grades?
- How do I post grades?
- How do I download all student submissions for an assignment in the gradebook?
- How do I download grades from the gradebook?
- How do I password protect my gradebook export?
- How do I view course content offline as an ePub?
Canvas Training Workshops
The Thorpe Center offers a variety of training throughout the year to support you in your Canvas journey. Some of the trainings we have offered in the past include:
- IWU Designing and Teaching for Impact in Online Courses
- The Design and Practice of Online Teaching
For a full schedule of current offerings, please visit Events and Trainings.
Request Training or Support
Group, one-on-one, or virtual training sessions are available to faculty through our Canvas Pop-Ups and by scheduling a meeting with our Instructional Design Team.