Canvas Training for Faculty and Staff

As the University transitions to Canvas for all instructional use by Fall 2026, we’re providing flexible, hands-on support to help you confidently prepare your courses.

This page is your central hub for training, resources, schedules, and next steps—designed to fit your schedule and teaching needs.

GET CANVAS-READY NOW!
Summer is the last window to get your courses ready before Fall 2026

Your courses are ready to be reviewed, imported, refined, and published in Canvas—now is the time to finish strong. Taking action now ensures a smooth start for you and your students in Fall.

Access step-by-step guidance to review, import, and publish your Canvas course.

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Start Here!

We’ve outlined an evolving pathway for your transition to Canvas. These steps will give you a strong foundation before you begin building your course.

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Review Your Migrated Courses

Review your migrated Blackboard courses in Canvas to identify areas needing attention.

Tip - Access 'Courses' then 'All Courses' and click 'Term' to sort courses by Migrated 2024, Migrated 2025, and Migrated 2026.

What Migrates To Canvas

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Import Your Content

If you prefer not to start from scratch, import course materials into Fall 2026 course shell instead.

Tip - Type 'migrated-edit' to filter courses ready to migrate. Courses without ‘migrated-edit’ are empty or previously taught courses.

Copy Content

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Attend Training Sessions

Join 1-1 or group sessions on refining, preparing and teaching with Canvas courses.

Tip - Ensure you have logged into Canvas, and become familiar with organizing your course dashboard.

Access the Calendar

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Explore the Instructor Course

Prefer online resources? Use this self-paced course to build confidence in Canvas.

Tip - Click through each section or use the homepage to click through and get just-in-time resources. 

Access the Course

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Map Key Features

Map your Blackboard workflows to Canvas features to maintain your teaching style.

Tip - Consider ways to ensure your students can navigate to your content, assessments and activities. 

Map Your Style

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Publish Your Course

Use Student View, confirm content, settings, then publish your content items and course to make it available.

Tip - Publishing your course does not make your course activities and items available.

Publish Your Course

Training & Support Opportunities

We offer a variety of training formats and resources to meet diverse faculty needs. Whether you want a high-level overview, hands-on guidance, self-paced practice, or in-person support, there’s a pathway designed for you.

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TRAINING CALENDAR

Access the training calendar and register for sessions.
View Calendar

Faculty Canvas Champions

Meet instructors who already use Canvas and can share their insights.
Meet Your Champions

Virtual Sessions

Sign up for virtual session available all summer.
Register

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Need Help?

Support is available throughout the transition to Canvas.

Learning Platforms Helpdesk

For additional information or to request support related to the Canvas transition, course setup, training, or institutional processes, please contact the Learning Platforms helpdesk: lpt.it.miami.edu/contact

24/7 Canvas Support

Faculty and students have access to 24/7 Canvas support directly through Canvas, provided by Instructure. This support is ideal for immediate, tool-specific questions and troubleshooting outside of regular business hours. Access support from within Canvas by selecting Help in the global navigation menu.

  • Canvas Support includes:
    • Access the Training Services Portal: Access Canvas training videos and courses. 
    • Search the Canvas Guides: Find answers to common questions.
    • Live Chat with Canvas Support: Chat live with a Canvas agent now for real-time support. 
    • Call Canvas Support: Directly call Canvas Support.
    • Request Help from Canvas Support: Submit a question, or report a problem to Canvas Support.

Partner with Us!

Ideas and Partnerships

We’re also open to new ideas and partnerships. If you’re interested in co-creating something that doesn’t yet exist—such as a community of practice, faculty panel, pilot workshop, or innovative approach to Canvas engagement—we’d love to hear from you. Email us at academictechnologies@miami.edu to start a conversation, ask questions, or explore partnership opportunities.

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