USAonline Faculty & Staff

USAonline powered by Canvas is the LMS (Learning Management System) for USA. USAonline Fundamentals is USA’s basic, five-part certification program that represents the minimum competencies required for using USAonline effectively for courses and collaborative projects.

All full-time/part-time faculty are required to be certified in all five parts of USAonline Fundamentals. The University Policy for LMS Certification of Faculty Members is located on the Academic Affairs website.

Need Help Duplicating Your Canvas Course?

USAonline (Canvas) Fundamentals for Faculty Fully Online Course

Please register using the form below and select which month you would like to begin training. Completion of the final module of training should be completed ***no later than the last day of the month you choose***. Upon signing up here, you will be enrolled in the course (within three business days) and an email with instructions for getting started will be sent to you. Once registered the training course can be found by visiting Canvas LMS. Please login using your complete Jag # (J00123456) and email password. 

If you need help completing a module task, please contact the ILC.

I finished the course, where is my certificate?

24/7 Canvas Support

Click here to access Canvas resources and how-to guides.

I need a proctoring solution for my course

Please visit the USA Proctoring Services page for more information. Restrictions apply to which courses are eligible.

Request a Personalized Course Site

The Canvas LMS does not allow instructors or students to create Personalized Course Site/s. These type of sites will require the manual addition of participants by the requestor (the site is not linked to Paws/Banner). In order for this request to be fulfilled, please explain the purpose and intended use that goes beyond a simple file repository. If you intend to use this for file storage and sharing, please consider other tools the University provides, such as Google Drive.