Canvas introduction for students
More help for students
Canvas is the new Learning Management System (LMS) used at Imperial and is replacing Blackboard. Staff and students automatically have access. You can use Canvas to:
- Deliver courses online
- Communicate to staff and students through online discussion
- Set and receive assignments, tests and surveys
- Track progress and manage grades
Help for Students
Teaching materials are delivered to students in Canvas through courses. To participate in a course you will need to be enrolled; this is administered by your Faculty or Department. If you are not enrolled on a course that you believe you should be, then contact your Departmental Office or Course Leader and they will be able to help. If there is a technical issue, then they can raise this with ICT on your behalf.
If there is incorrect or missing information on a course, then this should also be reported to either your Course Leader or Departmental Office.
If you do not see a course in Canvas you are expecting to be enrolled on, please contact your department to check your module registrations.
Help guides
Questions about Canvas? Try our FAQ's
Setting up your Canvas profile
You are able to add an amount of additional information to your Canvas account including:
Please use a clear photo of yourself for your Canvas profile. AI-generated images, photos with sunglasses, and images of other people or objects are not permitted. Non-compliant photos may be removed, and upload privileges may be restricted. Photos must be uploaded as Gravatar images cannot be used.
Adding your Canvas Calendar to Outlook
At Imperial there are a number of important calendars for students, your personal Outlook calendar, your Celcat timetable and your Canvas calendar.
Your Celcat timetable is automatically included in your Outlook calendar, it is possible to combine all three by also adding your Canvas calendar.
To add your Canvas calendar to Outlook you can follow the steps in the how to guide on subscribing to your Canvas calendar.
Accessibility features in Canvas
Navigating courses
- How do I use the Course Home Page as a student?
- How do I use the Course Activity Stream as a student?
- How do I use the Syllabus as a student?
- How do I use the Microsoft Immersive Reader in a course?
- How do I use the Course Navigation Menu as a student?
- How do I view Modules as a student?
- How do I mark a module item as done for a module requirement?
Using the Notebook in Canvas
Using assignments and viewing grades
Using quizzes
- How do i view quizzes as a student?
- How do I take a quiz?
- How do I take a quiz set to only view one question at a time?
- How do I answer each type of question in a Quiz?
- How do I resume a quiz that I already started taking?
- How do I submit a quiz?
- How do I know if I can retake a quiz?
- How do I submit a survey?
Using people and groups
Using the Canvas App on mobile devices
