USAonline Faculty & Staff

USAonline powered by Canvas is the LMS (Learning Management System) for USA. Sailing the Canvas Seas is USA’s certification program that represents the minimum competencies required for using USAonline effectively for courses and collaborative projects.

All full-time/part-time faculty are required to be certified in the first part of the course, Launch into Canvas, plus one additional course based on your teaching format. The University Policy for LMS Certification of Faculty Members is located on the Academic Affairs website.

Sailing the Canvas Seas: Canvas Training Courses

Sailing the Canvas Seas is your gateway to mastering Canvas, our learning management system. All new instructors are required to complete Launch into Canvas and one additional course based on your teaching format.
Here’s your training course lineup:

1. Launch into Canvas (Required for all)—A quick 2-hour course to get you started.
2. Navigating Canvas (For in-person/web blended teaching)—About 6 hours to help you support face-to-face instruction with Canvas.
3. Charting Canvas (For online instructors)—A 10-hour deep dive for designing and managing online courses.

To begin, register using the link below. You'll be enrolled in your first course within three business days and receive an email with instructions to get started. Once enrolled, your training will appear on your Canvas dashboard.
Log in using your full Jag # (e.g., J00123456) and your email password.
Earn a badge at the end of each course to celebrate your progress!

If you need help completing a module task, please contact the ILC.

24/7 Canvas Support

Click here to access Canvas resources and how-to guides.

Need help importing your course content?

I need a proctoring solution for my course

Please visit the USA Proctoring Services page for more information. Restrictions apply to which courses are eligible.

Request a Personalized Course Site

The Canvas LMS does not allow instructors or students to create Personalized Course Site/s. These type of sites will require the manual addition of participants by the requestor (the site is not linked to Paws/Banner). In order for this request to be fulfilled, please explain the purpose and intended use that goes beyond a simple file repository. If you intend to use this for file storage and sharing, please consider other tools the University provides, such as Google Drive.