CourseWorks (Canvas) Help
CourseWorks (Canvas) [courseworks.columbia.edu] is Columbia University's learning management system that offers a variety of tools and features in support of teaching, learning and collaboration. IMATS can help you use Canvas to enhance your course.
For Faculty
For an overview of CourseWorks (Canvas) features, please see our faculty guide.
Clinic Hours
We’re offering virtual faculty clinic hours the first week of courses, where faculty can drop-in to ask questions about academic technologies such as CourseWorks (Canvas). Here are the dates and times:
- Tuesday, Sept. 7: 2pm to 3pm (join link for Tuesday clinic hours)
- Wednesday, Sept. 8: 10am to 1am (join link for Wednesday clinic hours)
- Thursday, Sept. 9: 2pm to 3pm (join link for Thursday clinic hours)
- Friday, Sept. 10: 10am to 11am (join link for Friday clinic hours)
Additional Online Resources
- Search the Columbia Knowledgebase (FAQs)
- Canvas Instruction Guide
- CUIT's Canvas Tips & Tricks
- CTL's Teaching with CourseWorks
Guest Access
If you need access to CourseWorks and don't have a UNI, or you would like to add someone to your CourseWorks site who does not have a UNI (such as an alum auditing the course or a guest instructor), please fill out our Guest Access Request Form. Once it has been submitted, we'll add them to the class, or reach out if we need more information,
Contact Us
Barnard faculty and students: Contact Instructional Media and Technology Services (IMATS) for in-person, phone, or email consultations at courseworks@barnard.edu or 212.854.2418. Assistance is also available from your personal librarian.
Barnard students: For questions about courses appearing in your plan and schedule on MyBarnard, please contact the registrar's office at registrar@barnard.edu.
Columbia: The Center for Teaching and Learning supports faculty University-wide. Contact them at ColumbiaCTL@columbia.edu or 212.854.1692 or stop by in person at 212 Butler Library.