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Migration from Bb to Canvas

This guide will assist in the transition from Blackboard LMS to Canvas LMS.

Saving Time Later

Designing or redesigning your courses before putting them into Canvas will save you time later. 
Consider:
  • Does my course meet QM standards?
  • Does my course meet accessibility standards?
  • Does my course implement different modes of learning?
  • Does my course layout fit within the layout of Canvas?

Transition Considerations

In your early exploration of Canvas, you will notice that your course will be organized and presented differently in Canvas.

Start with the End in Mind

Migration Cleanup Checklist

5 Tips for Considerations to Prepare Your Blackboard Course for the Canvas Migration

Migration Cleanup Checklist-TTLC

Learning from the Experience of Others

A 3-Unit Canvas Course Template for Integrating Digital Collections in the Curriculum (escholarship.org)

Gilman, & Zeleny, C.-L. L. (2022). A 3-Unit Canvas Course Template for Integrating Digital Collections in the Curriculum. eScholarship, University of California.

Designing Interpretive Communication Activities in Canvas. - Document - Gale Academic OneFile

Martel. (2021). Designing Interpretive Communication Activities in Canvas. The French Review, 94(3), 63–67.

Moving from Blackboard to Canvas: What the Research Says, Plus Two Professors’ Experiences - Learning & Technology Library (LearnTechLib)

Paynter, & Barnes, J. (2021). Moving from Blackboard to Canvas: What the Research Says, plus Two Professors’ Experiences. International Journal on e-Learning, 20(1), 5–.

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