About this Tool

The Canvas and Expand Provisioning app is an LTI tool with a simple interface for uploading provisioning data for Canvas or IU Expand, Indiana University's non-credit elearning portal. At IU, campus units and external partners can use the tool to create courses, sections, enrollments, and Canvas guest accounts in bulk, even if they lack the resources to fully automate the process. Access to this tool is available to authorized school and department IT staff upon request.

Key Features for Teaching and Learning

  • Create IU Guest and Canvas/Expand accounts. Create IU Guest and Canvas accounts in bulk for users external to the university.
  • Bulk create or update non-credit courses. Upload a CSV to create or update multiple non-credit courses and/or sections at once in Canvas and/or IU Expand.
  • Bulk create or delete non-credit enrollment. Upload a CSV to add or remove users from non-credit courses and sections in Canvas or IU Expand.
  • Send custom notifications to IU Guests. A custom message can be sent to recipients of new IU Guest accounts explaining why they were invited to create the account.