Instructional Technology @ GSE IT

Canvas & Tech Tools for Teaching

Welcome! This site houses support for Canvas and instructional technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This site is for degree program students and their instructional teams.

A good place to start for visitors is our FAQ bank, which is easily sortable and searchable!

Please also check out our announcements below for the latest updates.

For Degree Program Students

This site houses many articles that may assist you with Canvas and tech tools at GSE. Please go to the Students section for more! If you cannot find a solution to your issue, or you have a suggestion or comment, please contact us via canvas@gse.harvard.edu

For some Canvas issues, you can also contact Instructure, the creators of the Canvas LMS, through their 24/7 support that can be accessed via the Help icon on the furthest left navigation bar in your Canvas environment.

For Faculty and Teaching Staff

If you're faculty, a TA/TF, or other staff member, please visit our section for Instructional Teams. We are always available for consultations and for any issues that arise, please do not hesitate to contact us at canvas@gse.harvard.edu. Here are some other helpful links:

You can also reach out to 24/7 Canvas Support via the Help icon on the furthest left navigation bar in your Canvas environment.

For Professional Education, Exed Canvas, or Research Labs

This site does not house information for professional education, exed Canvas, or for research labs. If you're a participant in a professional education class at GSE and are having difficulty with Canvas, please submit a case with the professional education team

If you are faculty or staff at GSE and require assistance or a consultation regarding Canvas or instructional technology for professional education or research lab purposes, please contact us directly at canvas@gse.harvard.edu

Announcements

New UDOIT accessibility scoring system

After discussion within the digital accessibility working group, we have arrived at new scoring settings for the accessibility tool UDOIT on residential Canvas. The UDOIT tool provides Canvas sites with a percentage score rating digital accessibility...

Updated Canvas Course Conclusion Policy

The Canvas Course Conclusion Policy has been updated! FAQs have been added to address some common questions we have received since releasing the policy in April. This should hopefully help clarify the effect of the policy. The conclusion date for an...

New Canvas Feature: Differentiation Tags

A powerful new Canvas feature is available as an alternative means of creating sets of students: Differentiation Tags. This new feature sits alongside Sections and Groups with its most unique feature being that the created sets are hidden from students...

Feedback Form

Submit suggestions or feedback on the HGSE Canvas environment and associated tools.