Canvas – Email 5-7 – Canvas Quick Clicks: Explore a Course in Canvas (3 minutes) | Information Technology

From: Teaching and Learning Technologies
Date: Thu 5/7/2026 2:18 PM
To: announcements <announcements@elon.edu>
Subject: Canvas Quick Clicks: Explore a Course in Canvas (3 minutes)

Stay informed throughout the Canvas transition with ongoing updates, resources, and support designed to guide you each step of the way.

If you’ve had a chance to log in to Canvas, a great next step is to open one of your courses or a sandbox and take a look around. In the future, we’ll share a few best practices and ideas to support student success, but for now, the goal is simply to explore and become familiar with how things are organized.

From your dashboard (once you log in to Canvas):

Open a sandbox or sample course
Click through the navigation menu on the left
Explore pages, modules, or assignments

Exploring the dashboard and a course will help you build familiarity with Canvas.

To get started, you can open a sandbox to explore freely, or take a look at a sample course to see how your course is structured.

This is a space to get familiar with how things are organized.

Hear From Elon Faculty

A woman wearing glasses stands in a classroom or learning space, facing the camera. A play button overlay indicates this is a video about the Canvas transition.

Hear from Adi Wiezel, Assistant Professor of Psychology, as she reflects on her experience transitioning to Canvas. She shares what stood out to her when working in Canvas, including how she approached organizing her course and integrating tools like Google Drive and OneDrive.

Watch the video

Stay Connected & Supported

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If you have a few extra minutes, you can also explore the Canvas Transition Hub, where you’ll find guidance, help, and upcoming training opportunities, including:

Migrate Your Moodle Course Drop-In Hours – May 12, 9 -11 a.m.
Canvas Fundamentals Workshop – May 12, 3-4 p.m.
Canvas Day – May 26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Teaching and Learning Technologies is ready to support you as you get started, whether that’s now, after graduation, or later this summer.