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CSUEB CANVAS MIGRATION

Our campus is adopting Canvas by Instructure as our new Learning Management System (LMS). East Bay, along with six other CSU campuses are making this migration to fulfill the Chancellor’s Office directive for one common CSU Learning Management System. Online Campus is committed to assisting faculty and students with the transition. We recognize that a change to a new LMS is not a trivial undertaking, especially coming out of a pandemic. Please return to this page for continued updates of our progress, and for resources that will facilitate the move to Canvas.

 

 

Why Canvas?

In conformance with the Governor's higher education budget proposal of 2020, and the final budget revision, all CSUs, UCs, and CCCs are required to use one common learning management system. The Chancellor's office has informed the campuses that funding has been provided and all CSU campuses are committed to move to Canvas by 2023-24.

 

 

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TIMELINE

Summer 2022

First group of faculty to pilot Canvas for our system configuration, tools integration, and other processes. 

Includes Department courses:  CRJ, EPSY, OTL, SPED

 

Fall 2022

Migration

Fall group of faculty/departments to migrate to Canvas

Includes Department Coures: ANTH, BIOL, BSTA, CHEM, CS, EDLD, ENGR, ENSC, ENVT, GEOG, GEOL, HOS, HSC, INFO, MATH, MUS, NURS, PH, PHYS, PSYC, REC, SCI, STAT

(Updated July 14, 2022)

Spring 2023

Migration

Second group of faculty/departments to migrate to Canvas.

Includes Department Courses: EXTX, KIN

(Updated July 14, 2022)

Summer 2023

Migration

Third group of faculty/departments to migrate to Canvas

No new declared Departments as of July 14, 2022.

Fall 2023

Migration

All remaining departments and courses will use Canvas.

Includes all of College of Business and Economics: ACCT, BAN, ECON, FIN, ITM, MGMT, MKTG

Other Departments Confirmed: SW

CSUEB Canvas Course Features

How to Customize Canvas Course Elements

CSUEB Canvas Course Template Overview

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FAQ


Content Creation

Canvas is a dynamic LMS similar to Blackboard in its capabilities. Yes, we will have access to the tools that we use now that are integrated into Blackboard via an external link (LTI integration).

Activities using the tools that are native to Blackboard like Wikis, Journals, and Blogs will be migrated to Canvas in the form of an Assignment.

Other Assignments and Discussion Forums come to Canvas configured very closely to its Blackboard predecessor.

All active faculty have access to a Sandbox course with helpful sample content for getting started in Canvas. If you do not see one on your login dashboard please contact Online Campus (canvas@csueastbay.edu) to set one up for you.

So far, pictures and links that are migrated with BB course content are coming over reliably.  If video settings are set to “anyone with the link can view,” these should also display and play.

Migration

ORG’s and Master courses will complete their migration by the middle of July.

Org's are on the roadmap for 'reconfiguration' in Canvas by the beginning of the Fall 2022 term.

All the courses that you currently see in your "Courses" area in Blackboard will be converted and migrated to Canvas with the assistance of a contractor/vendor (K16). Earlier courses that have been archived can be restored and migrated on demand.

Yes, you will see your courses until Blackboard shuts down (until end 2023).

Absolutely! As long as the course maintains its alignment and quality essentials. See QM certification policy.

We can’t confirm this yet, but we will be looking into it.

Tests & Assignments

Our initial testing from course migration shows BB “Tests” (aka quizzes, exams) move to Canvas “Quizzes” with questions intact. There are several BB question types not available in Quizzes. (Still testing for these)

Accessibility

There are extensive help documents and videos available for students, and we are checking the accessibility ratings of them.

Faculty Training

You are reading our minds. Hands-on training begins May 6 with full day Canvas Course Building sessions. Sessions are filling up. Please visit out "Upcoming Workshops" listing for updated information.

Yes! As soon as the course configurations are set up in Canvas the OC team will be providing customized CSUEB training. In the meantime you can refer to the Canvas Instructor Guides- but keep in mind all the features might not be the same!

Dossiers will be visible on the Blackboard platform until the end of 2023. Watch for communications from Academic Affairs and Faculty Development offices.

Contact Keri.ONeal@csueastbay.edu for information.

Yes- Canvas technical Support is available 24/7. Faculty and students will have access to both Blackboard and Canvas support channels until Blackboard shuts down in Spring 2024. Then there will only be Canvas Support.

Here are the Canvas support channels:

New Support email: Canvas@csueastbay.edu  (Same team as BB Help service)

CSUEB Canvas Help Line:  510-885-2700

24/7 Support Hotline After Hours:  866-325-0853

You will also be able to use Live Chat and an extensive library of Canvas Guides.