Shifting from Blackboard to Canvas

So . . . have you heard about Canvas, USF’s new learning management system?

To get up to speed, quick, you’ll want to check out these top 3 resources:

Shifting from Blackboard to Canvas Blog: lms.blog.usf.edu (your guide to all things Canvas @ USF, including training)
Canvas Guides: Getting Started & Quickstart (for Instructors and Students)
Build a Simple Canvas Course (15 minutes or [...]

Why change?

As a result of USF’s need to upgrade from Blackboard 9.0 to 9.1, the USF System Learning Management Committee decided in 2011 to evaluate other options in learning management products. Faculty, students and staff reviewed three learning management solutions: Blackboard 9.1, Moodle and Canvas, during a system-wide evaluation process. After several months of review, [...]