The Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) program conducted a thorough evaluation of the Spring 2014 Canvas pilot, with great feedback (positive and constructive) from faculty and students—the full report is on the TLT website.

Students tell us:

• "The Canvas platform is easy to use and has a simple, easy-to-use interface."

• "Overall was great. Easy to navigate and find what I am looking for."

• "Being able to see and keep with your grades was awesome. I really liked the way the Assignment submission worked. You can see if you did it and when, if you are late."

Faculty tell us:

• "We LOVE Canvas....It really is such a HUGE step forward." (Eric Mazur)

• "We are doing quite well on Canvas! It is such a user-friendly program! I am glad that we are using it."

• "Ease of use is awesome. Thinking through how to organize a course so that students know what to do and don't have to hunt around for information is difficult, though. ...What would be awesome would be some templates/examples/guidelines that show good ways to employ Canvas features to create a good student experience. This is an information design issue as much as anything."

• "I like the look and feel and especially like the Modules feature where all pertinent information for a particular section of the syllabus can be grouped together. Though I didn't use all the features, I am impressed with the number and variety of features available."

• "It's great to have everything under one roof. The fact that Canvas eliminates the need for separate platforms like Piazza or Web Assign is great."

• "Clean interface, and nice functionality."

• "Fairly easy to use and organize. Also, I really enjoy the opportunity to keep and manage grades online."