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Canvas

Canvas

Canvas is a cloud-based learning management system that integrates digital tools and opens up for more variation in education.

Are you prepared for the new semester? Remember to publish your courses. Students can only see courses, modules and pages if they are published. See our Canvas Checklist for the new semester.

  • Privacy Policy for Canvas data

    Information and communication that OsloMet's users generate within Canvas is not given to third parties. Read OsloMet's Privacy Policy for Canvas data (student.oslomet.no) in its entirety.

  • Access to Canvas

    All employees with an OsloMet user account automatically has access to log in to Canvas, but access to your courses is not necessarily automatic. If you lack access to your courses, see paragraph "Access to courses as a lecturer".

    Access to courses as a lecturer

    Access to courses in Canvas as a lecturer is given within the student information system, "FS", which is managed by the Student Administration at the Faculty. Each Faculty may have its own routines for who is responsible for giving these accesses. If you're uncertain as to whom to contact, ask the Canvas Super User at your faculty, by using one of the e-mail addresses below:

    Access to courses for students

    Students automatically gain access to their Canvas courses after semester registration is completed. It will take approximately 2 hours after registration before access is given. Students must never be enrolled in a Canvas course manually by the teacher. If a student asks you about missing access to a course, the student should enquire at the Faculty Student Administration.

    You will find a more detailed description on this topic in our Online Introductory Course to Canvas for Educators: Student Access: Semester-registration in Student Web (oslomet.instructure.com)

  • Important dates

    Creation of courses

    Credit-giving courses are automatically created by the Student Administration at each faculty before the next semester starts. If you lack access to a course your are teaching in, see paragraph "Access to courses as a lecturer".

    • Canvas-courses for the autumn semester is normally created before May 1st.

    • Canvas-courses for the spring semester is normally created before November 1st.

    Semester registration

    For students to get access to Canvas-courses, they must complete Semester registration in Student Web. Students can do this at the earliest when Student Web opens up for Semester Registration for the next semester. Registration open: 

    • For the spring semester: December 1st.

    • For the autumn semester: June 1st.

    Reading Lists (Leganto)

    For information about important dates and information regarding Reading Lists and the publication of them, see reading lists system (Leganto).

  • Courses and resources for educators

    Online introductory course to Canvas for educators

    OsloMet has developed its own Introductory Course to Canvas. It gives an introduction to our systems and to Canvas itself. The course is online-based and self-paced.

    Online introductory course to Canvas (oslomet.instructure.com)

    Video recordings of web courses

    A number of online web courses has been conducted and recorded. They are available to all employees here: 

    Video recordings of web courses (oslomet.instructure.com)

  • Related resources

Kontaktpunkter Canvas

Kontaktpunkter Canvas

Help at TKD

If you have any questions relating to Canvas, you must contact your faculty via e-mail.

Canvas TKD

E-mail :

Help at HV

If you have any questions relating to Canvas, you must contact your faculty via e-mail.

Canvas HF

E-mail :

Help at LUI

If you have any questions relating to Canvas, you must contact your faculty via e-mail.

Canvas LUI

E-mail :

Help at SAM

If you have any questions relating to Canvas, you must contact your faculty via e-mail.

Canvas SAM

E-mail :

Help outside of the faculty

If you have any questions relating to Canvas, you must contact your faculty via e-mail.

Canvas HiOA

E-mail :