1. Course Design with Canvas: Introductory Resources
Presented by the Academic Technology Center, Center for Teaching and Learning

2. Academic Technology Center
Created as a joint venture between Academic Affairs and IRT
Goal: Provide seamless academic technology services and act as your LMS transition partner.
Contact - AIRC 2005, ,
In-person, phone and support for SacCT, Canvas and other academic technologies
Reservations - Schedule one-on-one appointments online at your convenience (

3. Center for Teaching and Learning
Goal: Provide activities and services that help individuals, departments, and programs to identify and achieve their desired level of teaching excellence.
Contact – AIRC 3005, ,
Faculty development, Quality Matters support, instructional design
Website (

4. Transition Experience
24,000+ students had at least one course in Canvas during spring 2018
42% of all LMS courses in Canvas, spring 2018
Access Canvas through My Sac State, canvas.csus.edu, Canvas Student app, Canvas Teacher app

5. Transition Experience: Faculty
Three “development” courses for each instructor for testing and building course content
Fall Summer 2017 Blackboard courses already migrated to Canvas
Fall 2017, Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 courses to be migrated by the end of July (estimated)
Other Blackboard courses can be migrated upon request (or if your content needed sooner)
Migrate your own content

6. Where to Find Migration Resources
Canvas support website
Plan
Prepare
Teach
Show Canvas support website

7. Plan: Course Building Strategies
Build from Scratch
Start fresh with a blank shell and build your Canvas course.
Re-build a Migrated Course
Import all content from a migrated course into your Canvas course shell and clean up/re-organize content.
Hybrid Approach
Start from scratch in Canvas and import some migrated content (e.g., assignments, files, quizzes).

8. Transition Support
CANVAS WEEK workshop presentations available online  
Faculty & Student resources available on project website (
Help button within Canvas
Support contacts
Instructor Guide
Instructor Video Guides
Guides for your students too!

9. Questions? Contact ATC for support: Contact CTL for support:
Schedule a one-on-one consultation at
Contact - AIRC 2005, ,
Contact CTL for support:
Faculty mentors, Instructional Designers
Contact – AIRC 3005, ,