Canvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) MACC uses to deliver online and virtual instruction as well as provide other resources and training opportunities to students, faculty, and staff.
For the best experience, students should have regular, reliable access to a computer that meets or exceeds MACC’s Technology Recommendations. While Canvas is an online platform you doesn’t need to install to use, some learning tools used with Canvas may require software to be installed.
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Canvas Student Orientation
Join us to learn about Canvas in as little as 30 minutes, and get your questions answered in real time. Register for the date and time that fits your schedule with the links below.
Fall 2025 Virtual Sessions
- August 12 at 3:30pm – Register to get a personal invitation
- August 15 at 11:00am – Register to get a personal invitation
- August 18 at 11:00am – Register to get a personal invitation
- August 22 at 1:00pm – Register to get a personal invitation
- August 28 at 12:00pm – Register to get a personal invitation
Canvas Student Orientation
Live Sessions: each August we provide virtual Canvas Student Orientation sessions where students can learn about and get their Canvas questions answered in as little as 30 minutes. When available, registration links will be posted here.
On-demand: Enrolled students can log into Canvas, open Student Resources, and select Explore Canvas to learn about Canvas, setup their Canvas Account, and get some hands on practice before classes start. All students can learn more with the “Canvas Guide for Students” below.
Log into Canvas
Click the “Canvas” link at the top of this page to get to MACC Canvas Login Page. Log in with your MACC username and password.
New Students: It can take up to 24 hours after you enroll in your first semester before for your Canvas account is active. After that you can log into Canvas the same way you log into myMACC.
Need help logging in? Try resetting your password in myMACC or contact MACC’s Help Desk for assistance.
Canvas Guide for Students
Use the links below to general guides for common Canvas tasks.
- Add or change your Profile Picture
- Update Account and Course Notification Preferences
- Use the Canvas Inbox to communicate with your instructors
- Use the Course Homepage and Modules to navigate a course and find assignments.
- Access and view assignment, quiz, and discussion details in Modules.
- Learn how to reply to a discussion in Canvas
- Learn how to submit an Canvas online assignment or text entry assignment.
- Take a Canvas classic quiz
- Take a Canvas new quiz
- View my grades
- For all other Canvas questions, contact Instructional Technology.
Course-Specific Help: Contact your instructor if you have questions about a specific course or assignment.
Where can I find the course(s) I just enrolled in? Courses will be visible in Canvas starting on the first day of the semester. Please note, this “first” day may be different for different types of courses such as 2nd 8-week and Wintermester courses. To verify enrollment before courses are visible in Canvas, please go to “My Schedule” in myMACC and contact your Academic Advisor if you have questions.
What if my classes are on-campus? Log into Canvas to access the course syllabus, gradebook, eBooks & eResources (when available), and other electronic resources provided online by on-campus course instructors.
How do I access Canvas?
New faculty Canvas accounts are created during the onboarding process. Log into MACC’s Canvas with your MACC username and password. Contact MACC’s Help Desk for login assistance.
Faculty Resources & Training
All faculty are enrolled in Student Resources, Office 365, and MACC-U in Canvas. You may be (or request to be) enrolled in additional training courses, such as Canvas Academy and/or Zoom School, based on your teaching assignments and other job duties. These courses contain self-paced interactive tutorials, tips, tricks, information, and in some cases opportunities to collaborate and share like students.
Course Development
All new faculty are enrolled in and must complete MACC’s Canvas training course. You may request a sandbox (blank) course shell to develop content and practice using technology tools outside a live course. Requests to copy content from a master course shell and/or another instructor’s course shell must be submitted to Instructional Technology and are approved on a case-by-case basis.
Teaching Assignments
Instructional Technology notifies faculty each semester when course shells are available. You can import content from you previous courses, sandbox/development shells, or master courses (upon request and approval).
Professional Development (PD)
MACC provides internal Professional Development Workshops each year and individual sessions throughout each semester as needed. Look in your MACC email for meeting invitations and on MACC’s Professional Development Calendar for upcoming sessions. You can also request specific sessions or one-on-one training by contacting Instructional Technology and/or MACC-U administration.
How do I access Canvas?
New staff Canvas accounts are created during the onboarding process. Log into MACC’s Canvas with your MACC username and password. Contact MACC’s Help Desk for login assistance.
Resources & Training
Staff may be enrolled in Student Resources, Office 365 training, and other resource or training courses as need. Contact Instructional Technology to request enrollment in MACC-U, Canvas, or Zoom training courses.
Professional Development (PD)
MACC provides internal Professional Development Workshops each year and individual sessions throughout each semester as needed. Look in your MACC email for meeting invitations and on MACC’s Professional Development Calendar for upcoming sessions. You can also request specific sessions or one-on-one training by contacting Instructional Technology and/or MACC-U administration.