CourseWorks

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Course management system for faculty and students, offering tools and features in support of teaching, learning, and collaboration.

Also known as Canvas or CW. Formerly known as Sakai.

CourseWorks is Columbia University's Learning Management System (LMS), providing comprehensive course management for faculty and students, including tools for posting a course syllabus, collaboration and discussion boards, online assignments and tests. The Academic Services team has recently transitioned CourseWorks to use a new LMS with additional functionality, called Canvas.

If you are interested in using CourseWorks or learning more about Canvas, please contact us at [email protected].

CourseWorks provides state-of-the-art online learning and information sharing tools, while creating a highly interactive educational experience. This robust system offers user-friendly information sharing between instructors and students through collaboration tools, such as direct and group messaging; discussion boards and video conferences; online assignment and test creation; an online grade book; calendaring; and other tools.

Service is available 24x7 at https://courseworks.columbia.edu/ except during pre-announced maintenance periods.

Features:

Instructors may:

  • Upload textbook information, syllabus, lecture content, and assignments as text or files
  • Conduct online tests, quizzes and discussions
  • Communicate with students via email and announcements
  • Grade student assignments and upload student grades
  • Conduct group work

Students may:

  • View and download content posted by instructors
  • Participate in online discussions, tests and quizzes
  • Submit assignments and participate in group work
  • View their grades and submit online evaluations

Accessing Course Sites

Course sites are created and populated with instructors and students based on data from the Columbia Registrar. When an instructor or student is listed by the Registrar as being in the course, they will be automatically added to the course site in CourseWorks.

Documentation

Support documentation for students (from the Canvas community)
Support documentation for instructors (from the Canvas community)

Service is available 24x7 at https://courseworks.columbia.edu/ except during pre-announced maintenance periods.

FAQ

Yes. You may access and modify your courses any time. Normally, classes for subsequent semesters are available a couple of months before the beginning of classes.

Students enrolled in the course will automatically have access to your site.

Detailed directions on adding additional members (Columbia affiliates) are available on the CourseWorks support website.

Detailed directions on creating and posting your syllabus are available on the CourseWorks support website.