Understand how to use Canvas – our cloud-based online study platform, supporting both our on-campus teaching and online distance learning courses.


More Canvas resources

  • Canvas Essentials a self-study course, allowing you to learn the basics of Canvas Online at your own pace
  • view our events page for information about workshops related to Canvas.

Need a standalone site?

We need to use Canvas in a consistent way to avoid repeating information and overwhelming students with too many messages.

 To ensure we do this, Educational Enhancement will only create standalone sites for the following reasons related to teaching and learning:

  • a site which is a taught module where it does not have or is not able to have a module code and can't be provisioned through the information system
  • a course or programme level site on which you will enrol a cohort for activity directly related to their course, but which is not necessary to duplicate across modules
  • a bespoke online, in-person or self-serve module or course. For example something as part of a funded time limited activity, or a large mandatory module for all students. 

If your request falls under one of the three categories, fill in the form below. Reach out to your School's Learning Technologist or Academic Developer for advice as needed. There are usually many other ways to achieve what you need without creating more standalone sites. 

Where sites are requested for comms purposes or information giving, these queries should be directed to the Digital and Creative Media team, DCM@sussex.ac.uk who will be best placed to advise on the best approach to take based on your requirements.  

Request a standalone Canvas site (MS Form).

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