Blackboard instructors,
For those of switching to Canvas for Spring 2018, the District has again contracted with Canvas to not only migrate your courses from Blackboard to Canvas, but also to perform any necessary post-migration cleanup work. If you are interested in having Canvas do the cleanup for you, please fill out this form by Oct. 15 so we can get the process underway.
Some important points:
1. Having Canvas do the migration/cleanup work for you is OPTIONAL. In fact, you have 3 choices:
a. Do the migration/cleanup yourself when your Spring 2018 courses are set up in Canvas (you will be notified later this semester when to begin requesting them). Here’s a document that will help you.
b. Do the cleanup yourself whenever you want. Spring 2016 through Summer 2017 Blackboard courses have already been migrated for you. You can access them now in Canvas and begin cleaning them up. When your spring 2018 courses are set up in Canvas, simply export them from your cleaned-up course, and import them into your new course.
c. Have Canvas do the cleanup for you in any of your already migrated Spring 2016 through Summer 2017 courses. You would then do the above export/import task into your new course.
2. If requests exceed our limits, not all requests will be granted. Priority will be given to Spring 2018 Distance Ed courses.
3. An FYI to those utilizing the Canvas cleanup service: In order for the cleanup person to do his job thoroughly, he needs instructor access to your corresponding courses in Blackboard. The District has given me permission to grant him that access. Once he is finished, I will remove him.
4. Instructors utilizing the cleanup service will have a chance to communicate with the cleanup person. At least one webinar will be scheduled and announced.
5. As a reminder to those teaching online courses, the Course Design Rubric for the Online Education Initiative is available to guide you through designing or redesigning your course for quality. There is also an Online Course Design Guide to use with the above rubric.
Scott
