CANVAS

Brief Description:

Canvas connects instructors and students and is used to monitor grades, manage active enrollments and assignment submissions, share course documents, facilitate message correspondence between students and instructors and contain course and institutional syllabus information for all to access.

Specifications:

Target group

Canvas includes the following six standard user roles: Admin, Instructional Designers, Students, and Observers.

Participants (ideal): 10-1500 per course

Objectives

Allow institutions to manage digital learning, educators to create and present online learning materials and assess student learning

Allow students to engage in courses and receive feedback about skill development and learning achievement

Formats 

Requirements

 Technical Requirements:

Supported Browsers:

Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari

 Computer Specifications:

Screen Size

A minimum of 1024x600. That is the average size of a netbook.

Operating Systems

Windows XP SP3 and newer

Mac OSX 10.6 and newer

Linux - chromeOS

Mobile OS Native App Support

iOS 5 and newer

Android 2.3 and newer versions

Internet Speed

Along with compatibility and web standards, Canvas has been carefully crafted to accommodate low bandwidth environments

Minimum of 512k

License / Cost

Several different license models

Link to Tool

Instructure Canvas

Additional format/references:

John, R. (2021). Canvas LMS course design. Packt Publishing Ltd.

Fernández, A. R., González, F. S., Merino, P. J. M., & Kloos, C. D. (2017). A Data Collection Experience with Canvas LMS as a Learning Platform. In LASI-SPAIN (pp. 109-123).

https://www.instructure.com/canvas/en-gb/resources/e-books

https://www.instructure.com/canvas/en-gb/resources

Canvas LMS YouTube Channel