February 14, 2018
This is a short update on the LMS migration to Canvas and another invitation for those who are interested in having their courses in the new platform.
The migration is progressing according to plan with very little issues and almost no difficulties. The most frequent feedback that we hear is that users find Canvas easy to navigate and manage. The process is still partially manual which requires an extra work from ETS and IT, but we are collaborating well and have great support from CTLT and IT.
This term, there are about 70 fully online sections and about 30 classroom sections running in Canvas. We are already migrating courses for summer and working individually with those who are teaching fully online.
Credit Courses
This is an invitation for those of you who are teaching classroom courses in summer to fill out our form for your course(s) to be migrated to Canvas. Only the courses offered as part of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) will NOT be migrated now. TEP will move to Canvas in September 2018, starting a new academic year in a new environment.
Non-credit Courses
If you need a non-credit course shell, please submit your request online.
Canvas Training
Canvas training will be provided in different formats as in previous terms. We will start advertising our orientation sessions, drop-ins and consultations at the beginning of March. Please let us know about your courses as soon as possible. That will help us a lot with the workload of our small team. If you have any questions regarding the process, please don’t hesitate to contact ETS.
If you have any questions about Canvas and/or Canvas migration, please contact ETS by email at ets.educ@ubc.ca or by phone at 604-822-6333.
