Instructors of Record can use "UCSB Tools" to build their Canvas courses.
If you need to merge two courses into a single Canvas course (for example, merge two sections of WRIT 2 into a single Canvas course), follow the steps in the Merge Courses section of this article. If you are having trouble with creating your course or have other questions, please see the Troubleshooting section at the bottom of this page.
Create a Canvas Course
1. Log in to Canvas.
2. Click on the "UCSB Tools" link on the left side of the screen in the Global Navigation menu.
3. Under the appropriate quarter, click +Create to right of the course you would like to create.
Note: Canvas course sites can only be created by instructors who are officially listed with the Registrar. If you do not see a course you expect to teach on the UCSB Tools menu, please submit a help ticket
4. You will then see a pop-up window to confirm you want to create the course in Canvas. Click Create to create the course site.
5. Your course will then see a confirmation that the course is being created. Click Close to exit the pop-up.
6. The course creation status will be displayed under the "Status" column. When the course status has changed to "In Canvas", you can then go back to your Dashboard to access the course.
Merge Courses
To merge two course enrollments click +Merge next to course that you want to merge another into. For example, in the screenshot below to merge the roster from Course B into Course A, click +Merge next to Course A.
You will then see a pop-up window showing the course you've selected to merge another course into (Course A) and a list of courses that you can merge into that course. Check the box for the course (Course B) you want to merge into (Course A). Then click Merge. This will merge the course enrollments and create the course site.
Troubleshooting
If you don't see the "UCSB tools" option in the Global Navigation menu:
- Please email help@collaborate.ucsb.edu.
If you are trying to create a non-academic/project site:
- Please email help@collaborate.ucsb.edu with the course name and the department the site is associated with.
If you are trying to work on a course for a future quarter before site creation is enabled (before Registrar data is available):
- You may develop the course in the sandbox site on your dashboard or email help@collaborate.ucsb.edu to request a new one. When site creation for that quarter is available (typically after Pass 2), you can create the academic course and import the sandbox site materials into it.
If you are using Safari and see an error message after clicking on "UCSB Tools" in the Global Navigation menu:
- In order for the page to load, you will want to select "Preferences" from the "Safari" menu at the top of the screen. Click the "Privacy" tab. Then, uncheck the box for "Prevent cross-site tracking". You should now be able to reload the UCSB Tools page.
If you are trying to merge your roster with another instructor’s course or vice-versa:
- Please email help@collaborate.ucsb.edu and CC the other instructor.
If you have other questions:
- Please email help@collaborate.ucsb.edu.