{"id":18024,"date":"2021-02-02T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=18024"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:36:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:36:50","slug":"whats-the-deal-with-canvas-this-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2021\/02\/02\/whats-the-deal-with-canvas-this-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the deal with Canvas this semester?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You may have heard students and\/or other instructors are using Canvas this semester. We\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are excited to announce that Canvas pilot groups across all colleges have started using Canvas. The 13 instructors in the pilot group are teaching a course in Canvas; with around 400 students. Feedback has been very positive regarding the ease of use.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.wcu.edu\/\">canvas.wcu.edu<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is the landing page for everything Canvas at WCU, this page has a link to login to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">anvas that you can bookmark and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">valuable\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">migration from Blackboard to Canvas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All courses will be in Canvas beginning May 17<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Minimester<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We have compiled information from our recent Departmental meetings and created an FAQ page. We will continue to add questions and answers as they come up. To visit the page, go to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1400336\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1400336<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to explore our FAQ.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canvas is also here to help during the migration. We encourage all instructors to use the help support link within Canvas if you have questions as you are building your courses in Canvas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is the overlap period between Blackboard and Canvas.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0All faculty have access to Canvas right now.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A self-paced training course(s) is available in your Canvas dashboard which is the best place to start. All instructors have also been given a development shell to create and copy content into as you are getting familiar with Canvas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canvas Commons is a public resource available from Canvas which offers support, training, ideas from other schools, etc. You can visit Canvas Commons at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/accounts\/1\/external_tools\/43?launch_type=global_navigation\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/accounts\/1\/external_tools\/43?launch_type=global_navigation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and it is also available in the Canvas menu.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Canvas Migration Timeline<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/02\/Canvas-Migration-Timeline_v2021.pdf\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18124 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/02\/Timeline_2021v2.png?fit=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/02\/Timeline_2021v2-980x319.png 980w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/02\/Timeline_2021v2-480x156.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have heard students and\/or other instructors are using Canvas this semester. 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