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Request a New Canvas Site

All Canvas sites are created upon request by faculty teaching courses at the University of Pennsylvania or by their TAs or support staff. PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that Canvas sites be requested two months before the start of the semester, but sites can be requested at any time near…Continue reading “Request a New Canvas Site”

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Fall 2019 Start-of-Term Checklist for Faculty & TAS

The following are a few tips to help faculty and TAs get started with Canvas for the Fall 2019 term…

3Aug 20199 Jul 2019

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Panopto Maintenance: 8/10, 9pm-12am EST

Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday, August 10th from 9pm-12am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time…

10Jul 201917 Sep 2019

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Canvas Production Release: July 13, 2019

Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s…

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We’re Hiring: Open Courseware Support Librarian Position!

7 Oct 201915 Oct 2019

The Penn Libraries is hiring a Courseware Support Librarian to support Canvas! Reporting to the Courseware Services Manager, the Courseware Support Librarian will provide end-user support for the University’s Canvas…

Canvas Production Release September 21, 2019

18 Sep 201917 Sep 2019

Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…

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Canvas Downtime 9/1 12am-4am EST

25 Aug 201923 Aug 2019

Canvas may be unavailable from 12am-4am EST on Sunday September 1st due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. No updates or changes to Canvas will be made during this maintenance. We apologize…

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New Course Request Form Available!

23 Aug 201923 Aug 2019

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Course Request Form: https://courserequest.library.upenn.edu/ Documentation for the new form is available here (and also linked in the form itself). Please…

Canvas Production Release: August 17, 2019

14 Aug 201913 Aug 2019

Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…

Canvas Media Comment Maintenance 7/27 12am-6am EST

20 Jul 201911 Jul 2019

From 12am- 6am EST on Saturday July 27th, users will be unable to upload new media and subtitles to the Canvas Media Comment Tool due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. This…

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RESOLVED: Problem Inserting Panopto Videos In Canvas Pages

This issue has been resolved and users should be able to successfully add Panopto content to Canvas pages that include other content in the Rich Text Editor. If you experienced…

We’re Hiring: Open Instructional Designer Position!

16 Jul 201915 Jul 2019

The Penn Libraries is hiring an Instructional Designer to support Canvas! Penn Libraries seek a highly motivated, creative Instructional Designer to serve as a member of the Courseware Support Team…

Problem Inserting Panopto Videos in Canvas Pages

Due to a change in the 7/13 Canvas Release, we are currently encountering problems inserting Panopto content into Canvas pages. Attempting to insert a Panopto video into a Canvas page…

Panopto Downtime: 7/6, 12-12:30am EST

Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday, July 6th from 12am-12:30am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time media content in Panopto and the "Class Recordings" area…