New to Canvas? Start here!

Step 1: Log in to Canvas

You can access Canvas using your Elon credentials at https://www.elon.edu/canvas

  • Log in using your Elon username and password (SSO)
  • Once logged in, you’ll land on your Canvas Dashboard

Before you continue:
After logging in for the first time, verify your email address as part of setting up your Canvas account. Your account will not be fully functional until you do.

Step 2: Explore your Dashboard

Your Dashboard is your home base in Canvas.

Here, you’ll see:

  • Courses you’ve been assigned to teach (unpublished)
  • One sandbox or practice course

Take a few minutes to explore your dashboard and become familiar with how your courses appear in Canvas.

Step 3: Explore a sandbox or course

Open a course from your Dashboard and take a few minutes to explore:

  • Course navigation
  • Modules
  • Assignments
  • Pages

If you’re using a sandbox, you can explore freely without affecting an active course. If you’re ready to begin preparing a course, visit Prepare Your Course for migration guidance and next steps.

(If you need additional sandboxes, you can request one from TLT.)

Step 4: Understand your courses

In Canvas:

  • Courses you are assigned will appear on your Dashboard
  • You may need to accept invitations to join some courses

Need help accepting a course invitation? Explore this guide
Learn more about viewing all your courses

Working with a non-academic Moodle course?

If you’re using Moodle for departmental resources, committee work, or other non-academic purposes, visit Non-Academic Course Migration (coming soon) to learn about your options and determine the best next step.

Submit a Non-Academic Course Request

What to expect next

Once you’ve logged in and become familiar with your Dashboard, your next step is to begin preparing the courses you’ll teach in Canvas.

You can:

  • Move course content from Moodle to Canvas
  • Review how your content transferred
  • Begin organizing and preparing your course
  • Use a workshop or consultation session when you have questions

Visit Prepare Your Course for migration guidance and next steps.

Instructure-based resources

Explore further with resources from Instructure:

Explore more Canvas help resources (Instructure Community)

Need help?

Support is available as you prepare your courses and begin teaching in Canvas.

Visit Training & Support
Visit Help & Troubleshooting

Ready to begin preparing your course? Visit Prepare Your Course.