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    Potential change to your name in Canvas and other services coming July 27

    We are simplifying and streamlining how learning technology systems at UBC determine what name to display for you. These changes will make it easier for you to ensure your name is displayed properly in systems like Canvas and Webwork and to make changes yourself if it’s not correct. After the change on July 27, 2022, […] Read More

  • Set New Course-Level Notification Preferences in Canvas

    Starting October 17, the General Notifications interface has been updated to match the design of Course-Level Notifications. You will also have the ability to include or hide scores in your email notifications.  This builds on the course level notifications that rolled out from July 18, which gave you the ability to customize notifications for individual Canvas courses. This feature will allow you to customize course […] Read More

  • How to Update Your Canvas Time Zone

      We’re all doing our best to adapt to the challenges of the current situation. With UBC students currently studying from all over the globe, it can be tricky for course instructors to know which times for scheduled activities work for as many students as possible. If you’ll be participating in classes outside regular B.C. […] Read More

  • View Canvas course material offline with the ePub Export feature

    Starting July 8, instructors will have the ability to enable the ePub export feature in their Canvas courses. Once enabled, this feature allows you to export course content into an ePub file for viewing offline, using any eReader software. This ePub export feature allows you to download course content in an easy-to-read format for viewing […] Read More

  • Which browsers does Canvas support?

    The most current version of a Canvas supported browser should be used. In April 2019, Canvas announced that they would no longer support Internet Explorer. This means that using Internet Explorer or any other unsupported browser may result in features that do not work as intended. See a list of web browsers supported by Canvas. Read More

Your Guide to Canvas

Canvas is UBC’s new mobile-friendly online learning platform. If you’re taking a course in Canvas, you can log in with your CWL at canvas.ubc.ca.

Visit the Canvas blog for tips on things like acing Canvas quizzes and using the “What-if?” Grade tool to figure out what your hypothetical final mark in a class could be, depending on different grade scenarios.

If you have questions about Canvas, check out this list of helpful Canvas resources or the Canvas FAQ.

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