Learning Management System Transition at CSUN

Background• CSUN on Moodle since 2009

• New LMSs are modern, intuitive, open (to world and OER)

• Spring 2016

• Systemwide evaluation of four LMSs

• Provost invited CSUN Faculty Affinity Group to evaluate and makerecommendation

• Majority of CSUN faculty said campus should consider alternative toMoodle

• Preferred LMS was Canvas

Why Canvas?

1. Modern, intuitive, and embraces openness

2. Enhanced teaching and learning experience

3. Rated highest by CSUN faculty and CSU

4. Adopted by all California Community Colleges

LMS Evaluation Criteria• Elegance •Migration• Ease of Use •Mobile• Reliability •OER• Robustness •Personalized Learning• Accessibility •Peer Grading• Course Management •Reports• File Management •Rubrics• Gradebook and Grading •Video• Integrations

Other Canvas Users• Other Institutions: University of Michigan,

University of Florida, Indiana University, OhioState, Penn State, Stanford, Harvard, UC Davis,UC Irvine

• CSU: San Jose since 2012

• Other CIOs implementing in similar timeframe inCSUN

Intuitive Interface

Mobile App Interface

100’s of Plugins Available

Import

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Messaging Students With a Specific Score

Customizable Rubrics

Gradebook View

Student Mastery View

Courses Can Be Public or Copyrighted

Syllabus and Course Visibility FlexibilityOption to Make Syllabi Public

Calendar and Syllabus Linked

When you change the calendar (drag and drop), the syllabus

changes automatically

Commons for Sharing Instructional Material

Moodle to Canvas Timeline

Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring2016 2017 2017 2017 2018

Moodle Moodle Moodle Moodle CanvasOnly Canvas Canvas Canvas Only

• Early Fall 2016: Procurement and CSUN Canvas setup • Mid-Fall 2016: CSUN Canvas, workshops, and support available • Spring 2017: First semester Canvas available for teaching • Moodle support ends December 2017

Faculty Technology Center LMS Transition Support

Workshops and training

In-person and onlinetraining

On-demand videos and guides

Course Migration Support

• We will help migrate or…

• Faculty can migrate courses themselves

• Faculty will need to review and update courses

Next Steps• Finalize procurement

• Set up CSUN Canvas environment to allow:

• Login with User ID and Password

• Integrations (e.g., Turnitin, Respondus)

• Workshops and training available mid-Fall semester

• Communication plan