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April 27, 2026 – Announcing Canvas Office Hours for Departments

We’ve heard from departments about the need for more targeted, discipline-specific support—especially for face-to-face coordinators and faculty as they build their Blueprint courses.

In response, eLearning is introducing Canvas Office Hours for Departments as an additional support opportunity available May 1 through June 30. These sessions expand support for all faculty across all modalities and are supplemental to (not a replacement for) the existing Preparing for Canvas sessions offered through CTL.

These sessions provide your department with dedicated, hands-on time to ask questions, work through challenges, and receive guidance tailored to your courses at a time chosen by you.

Faculty should plan to attend a Preparing for Canvas session through the CTL prior to participating.

Canvas Office Hours

Canvas Office Hours are one-hour sessions co-facilitated by a Sinclair Canvas Liaison and a Strategic Consultant from Instructure. Sessions are flexible and may be offered virtually or in a hybrid format based on your department’s preference.

  • Sinclair Canvas Liaison: Provides guidance on Sinclair-specific processes, expectations, and best practices
  • Instructure Strategic Consultant: Provides support on Canvas functionality, tools, and system-specific questions

What Canvas Office Hours Can Support

Faculty can use this time to get targeted help with:

  • Moving migrated content into Blueprint courses
  • Organizing modules, assignments, and overall course structure in Canvas
  • Syncing Blueprint courses and managing updates
  • Understanding Canvas tools and features within the context of their course
  • Troubleshooting specific issues encountered during course preparation

How to Prepare for Office Hours

To make the most of these sessions, faculty should:

  • Come prepared with specific courses (and links to those courses in Canvas), tasks, or challenges
  • Share questions with your Canvas Liaison in advance so facilitators can provide targeted support
  • Review existing eLearning resources ahead of time, all available in the Learning Lounge in Canvas

Scheduling Canvas Office Hours

Departments are invited to schedule one or more sessions between May 1 and June 30 based on their needs. We encourage scheduling early to help accommodate preferred days and times.

To schedule, contact Katie Kline. She will coordinate with Canvas Liaisons and Instructure.

We hope this new offering provides meaningful support as your faculty continue preparing courses for Canvas. Thank you for your ongoing partnership and feedback. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions about this opportunity.

Jessica Hodell and Melissa Hart
www.sinclair.edu/canvas