Summary

This article explains what Canvas Extend USNH is and provides important information about this unique "instance" within the USNH Canvas environment.

Content

What is Canvas Extend USNH?

Canvas Extend USNH is another "instance" of Canvas within USNH.  Each campus (UNH/Durham, PSU or Keene) has Canvas courses (myCourses) that are semester-based courses and available to enrolled students at their respective campus.  Canvas Extend is a separate LMS environment that allows courses to be offered to non-USNH students and/or USNH students from any campus.

Canvas Extend courses can be used for community based education or cross-campus courses.

Important Information

• The Extend USNH instance of Canvas is a “no-frills” instance.
  • Canvas Extend USNH does not contain any LTIs (Learning Tools Interoperability, e.g. Kaltura) that you may be familiar with in other instances of Canvas.
  • Canvas Extend USNH does not support New Quizzes.
  • Student enrollment is handled by the department offering the courses or in some case, for large course enrollment the TLT admin team may be able to assist with bulk enrollment
• There is a cost for Canvas Extend. For FY25, the cost is $12.40 per non-USNH user per year.
  1. Expect an approximate increase in cost of 3% per year.
  2. Pro-rated payment is due up-front at the establishment of a course and then annually every June 1^st.

What do I need to know to get started if I want to use Canvas Extend?

• How do I get a Canvas Extend course?
  • The TLT Admin team create the courses.  Submit a USNH support request for a new course to be created
• How do I enroll students?
  • Canvas Extend USNH: Adding & Managing Users in a Course 
• How do I learn how to use Canvas?
  • Use the Canvas help guides for specific support questions
  • Check the AT-Support training calendar for scheduled Canvas trainings
• How do I track student enrollment?
• Are there reports in Canvas that will track student activity and enrollment?
  • How do I view Course Analytics?
• How do students log-in to the Canvas Extend course?
  • Canvas Extend USNH: Logging into your Course

How do I get started if I want to use Canvas Extend?

To request a Canvas Extend course and to setup an initial conversation with the Admin team please submit a Canvas (myCourses) Support Request with your request. A member of the team will get back to you.

Further Readings

How to add and manage users in your Extend USNH Course

• Canvas Extend USNH: Adding & Managing Users in a Course

How to Log into an Extend USNH course

• Canvas Extend USNH: Logging into your Course

How to request help getting started

• Canvas (myCourses) Support Request 

Need additional help?

Visit the Technology Help Desk Support page to locate your local campus contact information or to submit an online technology support request.  For password issues you must call or visit the Help Desk in person.