Note: Much of this is discussed in a recent podcast I did with the Research in Action team at Oregon State University.

Like many at faculty retreat, I was inspired by Chris Gehrz’s call to blogging as a form of […]

Canvas works in a rich-text environment, meaning the course contents can be visible and dynamic in a way not offered in Blackboard.  This means the minimal features provide a great number of options.  However, t […]

If you have downloaded a home page template from the Commons, it will show up as your first course welcome page.  We encourage you also upload the About Templates page from the Commons, as it shares information […]

One of the ideal Canvas features is the way in which information interacts on the screen and how people can thus interact with material and within the course.  In Blackboard, a syllabus had to be attached as a […]

Unlike Blackboard, Canvas is a visual system, built to harness web-based strategies and opportunities. Because of this, the design of course can function less like a folder file system and more like a curated web […]

The course contents you developed in Blackboard are not lost because we have moved to Canvas.  Pulling them into Canvas is the first step in understanding how this system will handle your materials and what new […]

Today we launch the SPU DigitaLobby, a space for students, faculty and staff to engage the Open Web in their teaching, learning and scholarship.

SPU has a long history as a pioneer in understanding the […]