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Registration Reminders

October 13, 2023
The Spring 2024 Crimson Cart will open on October 16 and registration will open on November 1, 2023. To ensure your Canvas site is ready for students, please remember to do the following by October 25: (Read More)
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New 'Teaching Timeline' Resource Now Available in Canvas

January 9, 2023

The Teaching Timeline, a new resource from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, offers step-by-step guidance to navigate the term ahead, from pre-term planning to the final exam. The Timeline can be found on the left-hand menu in all FAS Canvas sites, visible only to instructors.

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Canvas Access for Spring Course Registration

November 29, 2022
Spring course registration begins on January 11. Please ensure that your syllabus is posted to your Canvas site and that your Canvas site is published so that prospective enrollees can access it as they decide on their classes for this semester (you can continue to work on your site after it is published).
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Spring 2023 Canvas sites are ready

November 3, 2022
Canvas sites have been created and are ready to be set up! Faculty and teaching staff will find their list of Spring courses in my.harvard.edu. Faculty are asked to have their sites ready with syllabi and published for students to preview by mid-January. More information about Canvas, including tutorials and documentation, is available on our Canvas page.
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Canvas Access for Course Registration

August 6, 2022
Fall course registration begins on August 17. Please ensure that your syllabus is posted to your Canvas site and that your Canvas site is published so that prospective enrollees can access it as they decide on their classes for this semester (you can continue to work on your site after it is published).
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Fall 2022 Canvas sites are ready

May 25, 2022
Canvas sites have been created and are ready to be set up! Faculty and teaching staff will find their list of Fall courses in my.harvard.edu. Faculty are asked to have their sites ready with syllabi and published for students to preview by mid-August. More information about Canvas, including tutorials and documentation, is available on our Canvas page.
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Update on Spring Canvas sites and combined sections

November 19, 2021

By Thurs. Dec 2, spring Canvas sites will be available for faculty to edit for all scheduled spring 2022 courses. By Wed. Nov 24, course needing combined section Canvas sites must have the correct primary section selected in my.harvard.edu so that only one site is generated. If your department needs assistance locating the Primary checkbox, they can contact The Registrar’s Office at courses@fas.harvard.edu. After that date you will need to contact Academic Technology directly at atg@fas.harvard.edu to combine any course sites.