Canvas: Empowering Learning and Teaching at Illinois Tech
Canvas, the Learning Management System (LMS) at Illinois Tech, provides an innovative and user-friendly platform designed to enhance education for both students and faculty.
Benefits of Canvas
Canvas offers a suite of powerful features tailored to make teaching and learning more effective and efficient. Key advantages include:
- Intuitive and Modern Design: Canvas makes it easy to navigate courses and manage learning materials, offering a seamless experience for both instructors and students.
- Streamlined Course Management: Faculty can quickly organize and update course content, ensuring students have the most current materials at their fingertips.
- Advanced Grading and Feedback Tools: Instructors benefit from robust grading options, enabling them to track student progress and provide meaningful feedback through detailed analytics.
- Mobile-Friendly Access: The responsive design and Canvas mobile app ensure that students can access their coursework and engage with materials anytime, from anywhere.
- Enhanced Collaboration: Built-in tools allow students to collaborate effortlessly on assignments, participate in discussions, and engage with peers.
- Accessibility for All: Canvas adheres to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA, ensuring that all students, regardless of ability, can access and interact with course content without barriers.
How Canvas is Used at Illinois Tech?
- Course Organization: Instructors can easily upload syllabi, lectures, and other course materials, creating a well-structured learning environment.
- Engaging Students: Through discussion boards, quizzes, and interactive tools, Canvas fosters active learning and helps students stay engaged.
- Collaboration on Group Projects: Canvas supports real-time collaboration, allowing students to work together on projects via shared documents and discussion threads.
- Automated Grading: With Canvas, quizzes and exams can be automatically graded, helping instructors save time and focus on providing personalized feedback.
- Inclusive Learning Environment: Canvas's accessibility features ensure that all students, including those with disabilities, can fully participate and succeed in their courses.
Support and Training
We are committed to providing our faculty and students with the support and training they need to be successful with Canvas. We will offer a variety of resources, including:
- Online and in-person workshops
- Documentation and tutorials
- Support staff who are available to answer questions and provide assistance (email SupportDesk@iit.edu)
Canvas Maintenance Window
Canvas maintenance windows are reserved on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month in the event of scheduled Canvas maintenance. You may not be able to access Canvas while the event is underway. You can review local maintenance window times in either the settings of your Canvas instance under 'Default Time Zone' or within your personal user time zone settings.
Please contact your customer success manager if you have any questions or concerns. For more information regarding maintenance windows please visit the 2021 community blog post.