Canvas: learning management that empowers faculty with flexibility
March 14, 2021

Canvas: learning management that empowers faculty with flexibility

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Canvas

We use Canvas across our organization - it is the standard learning management system and the only one supported at our institution. It is used by every academic department and is critical for achieving our goal of providing a modern, accessible, and flexible educational environment for our students, faculty, and staff.

Pros

  • Learning management - Even as the educational landscape rapidly shifts due to current events, Canvas is a great LMS for providing a consistent learning environment for students.
  • Mobile accessibility - Students can access their courses on Canvas from a variety of devices, including their smartphones.
  • Rich content - Instructors have the ability to create dynamic and engaging content for their courses.

Cons

  • Support - Response times for tickets and other support requests have increased over the last year.
  • Canvas has helped us provide a more robust online component to our courses.
  • Canvas has helped us better adapt to a rapidly changing educational landscape.
  • Canvas has reduced the time that we have to spend training faculty on how to use our learning management system.

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?

Yes

Would you buy Canvas again?

Yes

Canvas is a great tool for any educational institution. If faculty members at your institution are interested in improving the online component of their courses or expanding remote learning opportunities, Canvas is a worthwhile investment. However, it is important to have faculty support before making a decision on which learning management system to use.

Canvas Feature Ratings

Learning Management
8.9
Course authoring
10
Course catalog or library
Not Rated
Player/Portal
8
Learning content
8
Mobile friendly
10
Progress tracking & certifications
9
Assignments
10
Compliance management
10
Learning administration
9
Learning reporting & analytics
7
Social learning
8

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