Item: Canvas
Rating: 9
Author: Nicolas Hanhan

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Canvas is used to offer online and hybrid courses for students. It is used across the whole organization.

Pros and Cons

Creating different course sections with effective course design.
Creating assessments and learning measures tools.

Work on third-party application integration especially browsers compatibility.
Make more cost affordable for schools and Universities especially for those interested to switch from higher-cost LMS

Return on Investment

Cost-effective LMS will eventually lower cost for students and increase enrollment.
A stable LMS with less technical issues will lower cost of technology and increase ROI,

Canvas is more cost-effective when compared to Blackboard Learn. Canvas has lately worked on features improvement especially in the grade center, for example, moving columns around like an Excel sheet, a feature not found in Blackboard Learn.

Support Rating

Canvas has an extensive database of tutorials and support. Also, training, including live webinars, are available for users.

Key Insights

Do you think Canvas delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Canvas's feature set?

Yes

Did Canvas live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Canvas go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Canvas again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Blackboard Learn, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat DC

Likelihood to Recommend

Canvas essential tool to create courses for both instructor-led and self-paced. In the self-paced model, students complete the required reading and media materials available from within Canvas. After completing the required assessments with a passing grade, a certificate is automatically created.

Canvas Makes Learning Effective

Overall Satisfaction with Canvas