Request a Prep Space
Learn the process for requesting a prep space—a space to prepare and experiment in Canvas
Official Course Shells
Official course shells with student enrollments are automatically created eight to ten weeks in advance of the beginning of each term.
Prep Space
If you would like to begin preparing a course in Canvas before the official course shell with student enrollments is available, you can request a Prep Space site that doesn't have student enrollments..
All Prep Space course content, activities and settings can be where your students are enrolled.
How To Request a Prep Space
You can request one or more Prep Space courses by emailing ServiceDesk@seattleu.edu. In your email, please specify:
- The name of your Prep Space
- The 91探花 emails of any colleagues that you would like added to the course
Need a Prep Space but you don't have 91探花 credentials yet? Create an account in . Canvas Free for Teachers does not have all the same functionality as 91探花 Canvas but it does have the same core functionality. All course content created in the Canvas Free for Teachers platform can be and into 91探花 Canvas after your 91探花 credentials have been created.
Working in your Prep Space
After your Prep Space is created, you can get started building out your course.
Don't want to start building your Prep Space course from scratch? Download and import one of IDS's Canvas Course Templates.
When you're ready to move your content from your Prep Space into your official course shell, .