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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”

13Feb 202012 Feb 2020

Workshop: Using Canvas to Prepare Students for Class Time

Does it seem like there’s never enough class time? This session will provide instructors with ideas about how to use…

12Feb 202011 Feb 2020

Canvas Release Notes: February 15, 2020

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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New Program for Students: Level Up

Want to share the joy of robotics or sewing? Have a foolproof method for research poster design? Want to introduce…

New to Canvas?

Check out Canvas 101: Using Canvas at Penn for instructions, ideas, inspiration, and more!

Introducing the New Gradebook

6 Jan 20206 Jan 2020

As of January 6, 2020, the New Gradebook is enabled across all Canvas courses on the University of Pennsylvania Canvas instance. The New Gradebook has been designed to make grading more…

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Panopto Downtime 1/4 9pm-12am EST

28 Dec 201922 Oct 2019

Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday January 4th from 9pm-12am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time media content in Panopto and the "Class Recordings" area of Canvas…

Turnitin Maintenance 1/4: 11am-5pmEST

27 Dec 20195 Dec 2019

Turnitin will be unavailable on January 4th from 11am-5pm EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. Instructors are encouraged to set assignment due dates that avoid scheduled maintenance windows for Turnitin…

Canvas Production Release: December 21, 2019

18 Dec 201916 Dec 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 Downtime 12/2 3am-3:30am EST

29 Nov 201925 Nov 2019

Canvas will be unavailable on Monday December 2nd from 3am- 3:30am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. No changes or updates will be made to Canvas during this…

RESOLVED Turnitin Performance Issues 11/3

This issue has been resolved and students should be able to successfully submit Turnitin assignments in Canvas now. Please note that paper processing times in Turnitin will be longer than…

Turnitin Performance Issues 11/13

Students may be unable to make submissions to Turnitin assignments or experience slowness when uploading Turnitin assignments in Canvas. This issue has been reported to the vendor and they are…

Canvas Production Release: November 16, 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 Production Release: October 19, 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…

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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…