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Canvas & Online Student Resources
This document goes over all of the support resources available to students, including but not limited to: Canvas support, the Technology Help Desk, library resources, and accessibility.
Canvas Support
Canvas is Parkside's learning management system.
Canvas has Tier 1 Support: Canvas Help is available 24/7, 365 days a year. This support is located under the Help button on the far left navigation bar (shown below):
Click on the help button on the sidebar in Canvas to reach Canvas support
Canvas Service Level Agreement
Support Response Time (80% within time shown)
- Email: 1 hour
- Phone call: 60 seconds
- Live chat: 120 seconds
Additional Canvas resources include:
- Canvas Guides
- Canvas Student Training Course - all students can self-enroll in the Canvas Student Training Course, which will appear on your Course Dashboard on the homepage of Canvas once you enroll. This course will walk you through all of the different features of Canvas. You can self-enroll into the course by clicking here.
New to Canvas?
Enroll in the Self-Paced Training Course.
You can also view the Canvas Student Interactive Tutorial here: https://www.uwp.edu/systemmedia/storyline/Interactive-Canvas-Student-Guide/story_html5.html
NetTutor / PARC
The Parkside Academic Resource Center (PARC) offers one-on-one assistance to students in need of tutoring. The PARC covers a variety of disciplines and offers support for students on campus. NetTutor is the online tutoring service available within Canvas to all currently enrolled UW-Parkside students. Click on the following link for information on how to access NetTutor through Canvas: https://kb.uwp.edu/51485
Tech Bar
The TechBar is available Monday - Friday, 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM. During the Fall and Spring semesters, the TechBar is open 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Thursday, 7:45 AM - 8:00 PM. The TechBar can be reached at servicedesk@uwp.edu, or by phone at (262) 595-2444.
Links:
- Campus Technology Services
- Password Self Service
- Microsoft Office 365: UW-Parkside offers Office 365 to all Parkside students for free! These applications include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more. They are available for download or can be used online.
- Linkedinlearning.com: Students have access to LinkedInLearning for free using their student accounts. Subscribers have access to over 125,000 videos and tutorials on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Adobe Creative Suite to Microsoft Office and more.
Note: Please do your part to keep your data private. Canvas uses an authenticated login meaning you will need to use your UWP credentials to gain access to your course(s). If you are using a public computer, remember to log out when you are finished. Please visit the Campus Technology Services website for more information on Network Security.
Library Research Help
The Parkside Library offers thousands of books, articles and more for research and we are always happy to assist through chat or email: askus@uwp.edu / phone: (262) 595-2238.
Accessibility Resources
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside seeks to ensure that courses offered at the university are fully accessible for all students. If you are a student with a disability and would like to register with the UW-Parkside Office of Disability Services to receive academic accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services via phone at 262-595-2372.