UBC’s first courses are now running in Canvas. Nearly 1,000 course sections are being offered in the new system this fall, with more scheduled to be added each term throughout the 2017/18 academic year.
To help keep students and faculty informed about Canvas and about UBC’s transition from Connect, the Learning Technology Environment Renewal Team has launched Canvas at UBC (this website!) for instructors, as well as a website for students, A UBC Student’s Guide to Canvas. We encourage you to share these resources with your students and colleagues.
We’re happy to report that all of the following tools were added to Canvas for the first day of classes: Kaltura, iClicker, Piazza, ComPAIR, and Library Online Course Reserves (LOCR). Please note that when accessing LOCR in Canvas, users will be redirected to courses.library.ubc.ca and will need to log in again with their CWL. Our team is working to resolve this technical issue. If you have questions about using Kaltura, iClicker, Piazza, ComPAIR, or LOCR with Canvas, Canvas-specific tool guides have been added to the Canvas Tools page.
If you need help with Canvas, please check out the training and support that’s available to you. We also invite you to send us your thoughts about Canvas at any time using our feedback form.
Finally, thank you to everyone who has participated in the Canvas soft launch. UBC first selected Canvas in June, and our steady progress wouldn’t have been possible without your knowledge, input, persistence, and dedication.