As UBC’s transition from Connect to Canvas continues, we want to know what the UBC community thinks about our new online learning platform. If you’re a current Canvas user, you’ll have likely seen an announcement in Canvas inviting you to take UBC’s Canvas satisfaction survey. Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts. Students will be invited to share their feedback through a Canvas survey that will be made available via a global announcement in Canvas on April 10 (after the Student Evaluations of Teaching are complete).
The Canvas project team is continuing to add more external tools that can used with Canvas — last term, this included tools such as UBC Blogs and iPeer. If you’re currently using Canvas or will be next term, check out the full list of tools that have (or will) be added to Canvas.
We’re also excited to announce that we’ve launched a new website in support of Instructional Support Staff (ISS) who work with Canvas: iss.canvas.ubc.ca. This site provides technical and procedural information about Canvas, such as known technical issues and ISS-specific course setup information, and is intended to complement this website — UBC’s Canvas website for instructors — and our Canvas website for students.
UBC will have completed the transition from Connect to Canvas by the end of August 2018. as of September 2018, Connect will not be available for teaching courses. Instructors who have questions about Canvas or about how to make the transition from Connect are encouraged to contact their faculty’s Instructional Support Unit or the Learning Technology Hub.
Finally, whether you’re new to Canvas or are now an experienced user, Canvas training is available. Please see the full list of Canvas training and support for more information about all of the Canvas resources available.