Canvas User Interface Overview/Timeline

CANVAS USER INTERFACE CHANGE 

Project Plan Overview 

Why is it Changing?
Instructure is changing the interface of its flagship product on July 9, 2016 to conform to its mobile version. This provides both a responsive design (device agnostic) and a consistency in usability. This is a mandatory change that ESU has postponed for nearly a year.

What to Expect in the Interface Change?
The main menu will move from the top of the page (horizontal) to the left side of the page (vertical). There will be a sub menu that appears from the left. The Canvas Dashboard will adopt a “mobile” look. Current courses will appear as tiles in the main window. The tiles will allow access by clicking or by touch (on platforms with touch capability.)

Timeline for Change

• First Email Announcement to be sent the week of March 7th.(Already developed and approved.) 
• Bi-weekly Email announcements following Spring Break. 
• Training sessions starting in late March through May (After Spring Break). 
• UI Changeover: Tuesday, May 16th following grade submission. 

Training Plan 

• Links to video tutorials on blog and website 
• Open learning sessions in VH 
• Demonstrations during embedded ID sessions/Department meetings. 
• Component/Third-Party Testing Preliminary tests shows no issues with third-party integrations, such as Panopto, Adobe Connect, and Kaltura. 
• The login page and photo roster will need to be fixed. Brian Morgan will work with Mark Summey to make those corrections. 

Communication Strategy

• Students: Direct Email. 
• Faculty: Embedded ID Sessions; Departmental Meetings; Open Sessions; 3 week Email updates; and direct Email. 
• Memorial Union Mainstreet sessions. 
• WAW Library ELC/Learning Commons.