1. Msjc’s adoption of canvas

2. A Brief History OF MSJC’S ONLINE PROGRAM
MSJC Online Program began in 2001
Used Blackboard for 16 years
Two courses offered in Canvas as part of OEI Exchange in Spring of 2015
Educational Technology Committee reviewed Bb Ultra and Canvas
After review ETC recommended to Academic Senate to adopt Canvas
Started adoption process spring of 2016
Full adoption of Canvas in fall of 2017

3. Preparing for Change Develop a Process
Share Information with all stakeholders
Recruit stakeholders for evaluation of products
Develop metric to evaluate products
Make a recommendation
Create a plan for adoption
Implement plan
Evaluate and adjust plan

4. Recruit Stakeholders
Identify different constituent groups to be involved
Create ad-hoc committee to review different course management systems
Share information regarding impending evaluation of different course management systems

5. Develop a metric to evaluate CMS’s
Identify key components needed in a CMS
Draft a data collection instrument to collect feedback
Schedule presentations from CMS vendors
Request sandbox access
Build Consensus via review process

6. Make a recommendation Share data with stakeholders
Conduct a vote to ensure majority decision
Document process and findings
Share out through governance process

7. Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
Plan for ADOPTION
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
Utilize participatory governance committee to create an implementation plan
OEI recommends 17 month adoption plan for Canvas
Maintain Bb license for all Incompletes and Course Copying
Remind yourselves: The best plans won’t help with procrastinators

8. Four Phases of Adoption
Phase One Pilot Program: Identified all high enrollment, C-ID courses with multiple local and CSU/UC transfer applicability
Built a small community of practice (A-Listers) during spring of 2015
Provided intensive f2f workshops adopted facilitated and self-paced Introduction to Canvas courses
Stipends for courses that met OEI course design rubric standards
Offered initial course sections in Canvas Fall 2016

9. Evaluate and Adjust
Phase Two: Fully online courses with strong enrollments, but no C-ID
Enrollment in facilitated and self-paced Intro to Canvas online courses
Two-hour f2f workshops
Plan to offer Phase Two courses in spring 2017
Phase Three: All other online courses
Same process as Phase Two
Offer courses in fall 2017
Phase Four: All courses, e.g. hybrid, web-mediated, augmented
Two hour f2f workshops and enrollment in self-paced Intro to Canvas course

10. Don’t be too idealistic
Desire for all courses coming into Canvas to be pristine
Blackboard issues necessitated moving more courses into Canvas earlier than planned
New online instructors coming on board in Phases Three and Four (Bb or Canvas)
Offering courses in Bb and Canvas FA16 and SP17
Early adopters wanting access before their scheduled phase of adoption

11. CURRENT UPDATE
~50 online course sections of the roughly 300 online course sections were scheduled to be offered in Canvas in spring 2017
Over 200 faculty members have attended 2-3 hour f2f Introduction to Canvas workshops
Simultaneously enrolled in the Introduction to Canvas self-paced online course
Sandbox created for all workshop attendees

12. CONCLUSION
Create consensus with stakeholders regarding adoption and timeline for implementation
Encourage “Slow and steady wins the race.” (well… at least sometimes)
Anticipate challenges and resistance
Communicate timeline for migration repeatedly
Share resources and provide myriad options for professional development
Expect laggards will always be laggards