Dear faculty and staff,
I hope this message finds you well now that we find ourselves navigating the fall 2025 semester. I write today to share critical updates regarding the learning management system transition from Blackboard to Canvas, which was announced in April.
More specifically, I am pleased to share that this transition from Blackboard to Canvas is underway, and this August, early adopters successfully gained access to Canvas and began developing courses for the upcoming spring 2026 semester.
On Sept. 30, all faculty will be able to log into Canvas with their NetID and password, just as one would for any other UIC application. Once faculty join Canvas, they will have access to a Canvas sandbox to practice building a course and can opt into several "how to" courses developed by Learning Technology Solutions.
Learning Technology Solutions staff are ready to assist faculty in developing prep sites, copying courses from Blackboard to Canvas and providing any additional support as needed, and any faculty interested in becoming an early adopter, or who would like to build or restructure a course themselves, should submit a ticket to Learning Technology Solutions.
A transition webpage has been developed to serve as a central resource for information and materials related to the transition, where faculty and staff can find an updated transition timeline as well as self-paced faculty trainings, recordings of training sessions, town halls and other additional resources that will continue to be expanded upon throughout the transition process.
