On Monday, April 10, members of the LMS Transition Project Team led a Town Hall for Duke University; the recording, transcript and highlights of the town hall are available here.
The town hall covered why Duke is moving to Canvas, the current status of the transition, information about instructor training and support, project sites, the migration process, and integrations.
A separate town hall focused on DKU was held Tuesday, April 11; the recording of that event will be shared by DKU’s Center for Teaching and Learning when it is available.
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According to the project timeline, the project team is currently working on “configuring Duke's instance of Canvas.” Here’s what that means, plus a few other activities:
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Developing Sakai2Canvas, our custom migration tool that enables us to transfer most content from Sakai to Canvas. This tool was developed with input from peer institutions who have made the switch. Learn more about what will and won’t transfer between the two platforms.
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Tailoring how Canvas is configured for Duke - such as what external tools will integrate with Canvas, and connecting Canvas to DukeHub so that course and enrollments are created correctly.
- Training Learning Innovation, a select group of Summer 2023 instructors, and other instructional support staff on how to use Canvas.
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Developing a flexible training and support plan for over 300 Duke and DKU instructors who will be teaching with Canvas in Fall 2023.
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Caitlin Donovan is the assistant director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program. She will be among the first instructors at Duke to use Canvas to teach “MAT 745S: Students, Schools, and Communities in Documentary Film” this summer. Having had previous experience with Canvas at another institution, Caitlin was excited to hear that Duke is moving to Canvas:
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“From an instructor lens, Canvas has the most easy-to-use and glitch free Speedgrader tool for quick yet substantive feedback on student assignments. It also integrates well with other edtech platforms and supports engaging assessments. Students have also reported its mobile functionality is the most streamlined and easiest to use. Aesthetically, course sites are more polished and reflect contemporary design trends, so it feels nicer to use.”
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