Canvas Course Tool

Canvas is George Mason’s Learning Management System that allows instructors to moderate a course, post course materials, view course data, and direct daily course communications. To get started in Canvas, review the resources at the following link: Getting Started – Instructors – Canvas Login. You can also view short training videos here: Canvas Video Shorts - Instructure Community. 

At the start of each semester, you will need to “publish” your Canvas course so students can access the materials. This can be done from the Dashboard page. Your courses will be listed under "Unpublished courses" - each one has a “Publish” button you can click to make it live on the students’ end.