Overview
Canvas is a learning management system (LMS), which is used by faculty and students in fully on-line classes as well as for supplemental materials in face-to-face or hybrid classes. It may contain assignments, readings, course content, grades, and access to publisher websites.
Steps to Access Canvas
Student Access to Canvas
To log on to Canvas:
- Go to https://www.middlesexcollege.edu
- Click on myMiddlesex from the top of the page.
- Select 'Current Students, Faculty, Staff" form dropdown menu
- Click on myMiddlesex Dashboard
- Login with your NETID
- From the Launchpad you can select Canvas
If you have not claimed your NetID go to https://netid.middlesexcc.edu.
To view all your courses in Canvas:
- Click on Courses from the menu on the left side of the page
- Click on All Courses
You will see courses that you have taken at Middlesex College. You will also be able to see if the course is published.
Only current semester published courses will appear on the dashboard.
Faculty/Staff Access to Canvas
To log on to Canvas:
- Go to https://www.middlesexcollege.edu
- Click on myMiddlesex from the top of the page.
- Select 'Current Students, Faculty, Staff" form drop-down menu
- Click on myMiddlesex Dashboard
- Login with your NETID
- From the Launchpad you can select Canvas
Faculty, staff and students use their Middlesex College NetID to access Canvas. This is the same ID that you use to access Outlook Email, Office 365, and the "mccstaff" wireless network. It has the format of first initial, last name such as JSmith@middlesexcc.edu
If you do not know your Middlesex College NetID or password, please call the Help Desk at 732-906-4251.
After you have created your course be sure to publish it. If a course is NOT published, instructors cannot send messages (may see an invalid recipient’s error). Once a course is published, messages can be sent through the Inbox and Announcements. Also, students will not see assignments or course work until the course is published.
Note: Canvas allows messaging between members of a course.(not to anyone outside of the course) It does not contain an email system. The official email of Middlesex College is Outlook email.
Request Assistance
If you need assistance with logging in to Canvas please contact the IT Help Desk at (732) 906-4251 or visit us in Johnson Learning Center room 201 on the Edison campus.
If you need assistance with a feature in a particular course in Canvas please contact your professor directly.
For other assistance with Canvas, contact the eLearning department at 732-906-2514 or elearning@middlesexcc.edu