
About CANVAS
Canvas’ ability to seamlessly plug into existing technology tools and it’s unparalleled up-time, reliability, and security all ensure a solid foundation for your learning ecosystem. Canvas ease of course design, Speed Grader’s anytime anywhere access, and our powerful Teacher and Student Apps for mobile devices, ensure Canvas gets used deeper than any other LMS.
Learn more about us at https://www.instructure.com/en-au/canvas
Key benefits of CANVAS
Native Mobile Apps
Engage students in learning anytime, anywhere and support 1:1 and other technology initiatives both in and outside the classroom.
SpeedGrader
Grading is a breeze and takes half the time. With SpeedGrader for iPad, even grading on-the-go is easy.
Student View
Teachers can preview assignments and other course elements as students see them.
Selective Release
Defines course, curriculum and certification paths, including pre-test and post-test assessment tracks.
Parent App
Connect parents to students’ courses automatically—giving them the insight to help their students be successful.
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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The Last LMS You Will Ever Purchase
Reviewed on 28/02/2022
As a staple in higher education, online and hybrid learning have played a central role in offering...
As a staple in higher education, online and hybrid learning have played a central role in offering courses to a geographically dispersed demographic of students. Canvas provides this ability with a solid product and reliable up time to help us meet these goals.
Pros
A very powerful platform with a low threshold for adoption and ease of use. Our instructors rave about the intuitiveness of the course builder features and functionality. Since the pandemic, nearly all of the institution's thousands of courses have content online in Canvas - including the traditional in-person classes.
Cons
Integration with our student information system required some additional outside services to that students, courses, and grades could be synced in real time in order to give students immediate access once enrolled for the class.
Reasons for Choosing CANVAS
After Blackboard's acquisition of MoodleRooms, the support, service, and development declined while prices increased. After a complete RFP of the alternatives, Canvas became the clear leader in the learning management system space.Reasons for Switching to CANVAS
Best product, best support, best pre-and post-sales support
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
CANVAS - Easy e-learning Setup
Reviewed on 17/03/2021
It is easy and quick to set up even for no technical people. It is a reasonable cost depending on...
It is easy and quick to set up even for no technical people. It is a reasonable cost depending on usage.
Pros
The first thing I noted about Canvas is that when creating content, the page looks like an MS Word document. This makes creating pages with content easy as the learning curse is very gentle. There is very little need to be technical. It is more a matter of formatting rather than getting to know the software platform itself.
The dashboard is clean and modern with easy navigation on the left sidebar for courses, account information, calendar, inbox and help. Your default home is your published and unpublished courses. On the courses tabs, are announcement and conversation icons that notify if a course has issues you need to attend to in a specific course.
The settings menu is straightforward with nothing cryptic even for non-technical people.
Setting up courses is a breeze with a 'Course Setup Checklist' button available inside each course shell you create. There is a walkthrough for each element of a course from content to publishing your course. If you have an existing course you can simply import the course with several formats supported including but not limited to Blackboard, Moodle and zip. For educators at various institutions, they can just import and customize where the need arises for the different institutions.
Assessment types include quizzes and assignments. It also integrates easily with other services like Google Drive, Office/Docs and others.
Cons
Video elements management needs improvement, the thumbnails are poor quality and very small. There is no option to edit them. To get a good visual of Office elements needs embedding the content hosted somewhere else. Natively on the platform PDF and PPT display poorly with just vertical scrolling. Exporting An exported courses from Canvas is in a custom format that is not compatible with other LMS platforms. This makes it hard to move between platforms. There not much customization of learning elements compared to other LMS available. Some of the support documentation is dated and needs updating.
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Accord LMSReasons for Choosing CANVAS
A different vendor with different needs that best fit Canvas than Accord LMS.Switched From
Accord LMSReasons for Switching to CANVAS
There was a need for something quick and easy to use for instructors without the need for having technical support on call all the time.- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
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Reviewed on 18/10/2023
Pros
In my view the Screen Sharing is a very important feature for illustration. Canvas in general is easy to use . I have impacted a lot of learners in my company with canvas classes.
Cons
Its a bit expensive as compared to it's competitors .
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Easy to use
Reviewed on 21/11/2023
Pros
Creating my own canvas page easy to upload documents
Cons
Trying to publish the page was a little tricky
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The best portal for higher education
Reviewed on 03/10/2023
I really enjoy it. I can grade quickly and communicate more efficiently with my students.
I really enjoy it. I can grade quickly and communicate more efficiently with my students.
Pros
I like the ease of use and it feels very intuitive. I've used others including Blackboard and I find that Canvas is easier to grade and communicate with students.
Cons
It doesn't have some built-in features that Blackboard has like the ability to conduct an online class. I'm not sure if it's the version we have.
CANVAS FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for CANVAS.Q. What type of pricing plans does CANVAS offer?
CANVAS offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from:
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Available
To learn more about pricing, please reach out to us directly.
Q. Who are the typical users of CANVAS?
CANVAS has the following typical customers:
201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does CANVAS support?
CANVAS supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does CANVAS support mobile devices?
CANVAS supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does CANVAS integrate with?
CANVAS integrates with the following applications:
Adobe Connect, Blackboard Learn, Canva, Diigo, Google Calendar, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Drive, Kaltura Video Platform, McGraw-Hill Connect, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, Sentral Education, Skype for Business, Twitter/X
Q. What level of support does CANVAS offer?
CANVAS offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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