Countdown to Canvas - LMS Implementation Update #6

05/11/21

Contributed by Jenna Linskens

We are approximately 90 days away from launching the new IC Canvas learning management system, scheduled to go live after August 9, 2021.

What we have done

Prepared documentation and sent communications to Sakai Project Site creators/maintainers for moving content out of Sakai and into an alternative platform (transfer must be completed by September 2021)

What we are doing

Working with our vendor to complete a bulk migration of Sakai courses to Canvas; including Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 academic course sites (scheduled to begin on Monday, May 17 and continue through August)
Preparing documentation to help faculty use migrated course(s)/content to design Fall 2021 courses, and help faculty use the pre-made course template/blueprint in their Fall courses.
Continuing to modify IC’s Canvas platform and prepare for official launch in August 2021. Please continue to teach all summer courses in Sakai.

Your next steps

To get timely updates on the transition and a full project timeline, see https://ithaca.edu/lmsproject  

Faculty can log in to Canvas for a sneak peek at the new LMS and begin to familiarize themselves with Canvas. Please check your email for log in information and the "Hello Canvas! Faculty Quick Guide" to get started.

Coming Soon

After May 19, faculty will be able to see their Fall 2021 courses in Canvas with a default course template applied.
After May 24, the LMS Team will provide faculty with a form to request the automatic migration of courses, from outside the window of semesters, to be moved to Canvas in a second wave of migrations which will take place in August.

If you have any questions, please contact the LMS Implementation Governance Committee co-chairs (Matt Clauhs, Assistant Professor of Music Education mclauhs@ithaca.edu, or Jenna Linskens, Director, Learning & Innovative Technologies jlinskens@ithaca.edu). You can also submit feedback/questions through the LMS Campus Inquiry form: http://tinyurl.com/ICCanvasFeedback

The LMS Implementation Committee

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