{"id":153,"date":"2025-11-24T08:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-graduate-advising\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:25:52","slug":"canvas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-graduate-advising\/doctoral\/new-instructor-quick-start-guide\/canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Canvas is UWM\u2019s online course platform. Even if your course is not taught fully online, you must:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Post your <strong>syllabus<\/strong> on Canvas&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publish<\/strong> your course so students can access it prior to the start of the semester&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Canvas for <strong>announcements<\/strong> including but not limited to:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A welcome post letting students know materials they need for the course&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reminders for assignments&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any course changes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Input <\/strong>student grades into Canvas on a <strong>regular basis&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-notes-nbsp\"><strong>Important Notes<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Canvas rosters are NOT official<\/strong> \u2014 use <strong>PAWS<\/strong> for final rosters&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canvas rosters may include dropped students (marked &#8220;inactive&#8221;)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Late-adding students rely on Canvas for catching up&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do <strong>not<\/strong> email grades \u2014 post them in Canvas gradebook&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-access-canvas-nbsp\"><strong>Access Canvas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uwm.edu<\/a>, select &#8220;Canvas&#8221; under the Faculty\/Staff tab&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log in using <strong>ePanther ID<\/strong> (not full email) and the same password&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-training-amp-support-nbsp\"><strong>Training &amp; Support<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/watsonp_uwm_edu\/EfmmsbSo6HlMh2ewiQp1K78BEjmj_GpLQAK6esJBcqTSSg\" 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