To sign up to the Foundation Online course, you need to create a free Student account with a platform called Canvas – they provide our online classroom environment.
Need some help getting into the online classroom for our course? Here’s some help:
Step-by-step guide on accessing the classroom:
The following video shows how to get into the Canvas platform – this is a step-by-step guide for anyone who needs extra help getting started:
Not getting our emails?
If you’re not getting our emails? Check your spam folder or see www.essexham.co.uk/train/faq/not-getting-our-emails/
Forgotten your password?
If you have already created your Canvas, you can log in here: canvas.instructure.com
If you have forgotten your password, select “Forgot your password”, and you’ll be sent an email helping you to set a new password.
If you don’t get the email reminder, check the following:
- Are you entering the correct email address that you registered with?
- Have you checked your email spam folder?
Asked for a course code?
You don’t need a course code, as the link we sent contains a personal invitation to our course. If you’re being asked for a Course Code, you’ve not followed the instructions correctly – watch the above video. (Firefox user? Try a different browser)
We’ve also heard that Firefox users
Login problems?
Once you have registered with Canva, you can log on here: https://canvas.instructure.com
A common problem we hear is that people are using “auto-complete” and/or password managers on their browser, so the browser is automatically filling in old passwords. If you’re having repeated problems, try a different browser or a different computer, just in case.
We’ve also had reports that some very old web browsers, and some of the more basic mobile phones, can struggle with the security features of some websites – so try a different browser on a different device.
Other things to try:
Occasionally we hear of people having problems with basic mobile phone browsers. If you’re struggling to sign up or log in on a mobile device, the best advice is to try on a different device or a different web browser – basic browsers on older phones may not be compatible with sites like Canvas, so it’s worth trying with an up-to-date fully-featured web browser.
Need a tour of the classroom?
Watch this video for a short video tour, to learn how to use the course:
Still no joy?
Still having problems? Please contact us. If you need our help, we need to know the exact problem you’re having, what you’ve tried, the exact error message you’re seeing, the devices you’ve tried, and the type/version of web browsers that you have tried.
Just checking, by “here”, do you mean on the Essex Ham / HamTrain site, or on Schoology? They are different sites.
If you mean Schoology (for the online classroom), you need to go to http://www.schoology.com/register.php, and select “Student”. Make sure you’re entering the email address correctly (with no spaces). Note that Schoology won’t let you register using an email address that’s already linked to a Schoology account – could you already have an account? If you’re still having a problem, send us a screenshot showing the exact error message.
Hi Michael,
If you’re being asked for a school, that means you’re attempting to log on as a tutor, not a student. From what you’ve said, you are using an automatic login tool of some kind – you made mention of your browser auto-completing login details and jumping to a specific page. These auto-login tools can be a nightmare – if you log in incorrectly once, they will remember this and try to do it automatically for you. Best advice is to temporarily disable this auto-login software, delete the stored details for our site and/or use another web browser to log in.
Thank you, I hadn’t thought about trying a different browser but that worked.
I haven’t received an email from Canvas yet. It isn’t in junk, but I can’t whitelist either (using Apple mail on iPad). Any suggestions?
I registered for course but couldn’t get onto Canvas as I have no access code. I think I’ve been removed from the course for not logging in which is a shame but I couldn’t get in and the process has lots of instructions but can’t get past this stage.
You don’t need an access code – you just need to click on a link in an email. Please have a watch of this video for step-by-step instructions on how to click the link and create your account:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DVKFbfXi8k
Carnt log into canvas
Have you tried the advice above? Have you watched the video? Are you able to give us an error message, so we can try to help?