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Canvas @ UAF

Canvas is the official Learning Management System (LMS) for the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Click the button below to log in. Check out all of our Canvas resources listed below.

Canvas Support at UAF

UAF faculty can access technical Canvas support from Nanook Technology Services (NTS) , while the CTL Design Team is available for pedagogy and course design support. To get started, check out the resources below or request support if you can’t find what you need.

Upcoming Workshops

Use the lists below to find upcoming workshops in our Canvas and (Canvas-integrated) Tech Tools for Teaching series. Click the ‘Reserve Seat’ button in the listing you would like to attend to get an email update and google calendar invite. 


Canvas Quickstart

Browse the videos in our Canvas Quickstart channel for quick and easy tutorials on how to use some of Canvas’s foundational tools.

Canvas FAQs

Use the Canvas tutorials below to help you get answers to our most frequently requested help.

  • Canvas – Extra Credit

    Canvas – Extra Credit

    You can give students extra credit in Canvas through a variety of options. Canvas does not have a default option, or a feature function to add extra credit. This tutorial shows four different options that can be used alone or together in a course.

  • Creating Course Links in Canvas

    Creating Course Links in Canvas

    Create clickable text in your Canvas course that link to other places in your course.

  • Cross-listing Courses in Canvas

    Cross-listing Courses in Canvas

    Step-by-step instructions for cross-listing courses in Canvas.