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Performance Overview
Overall Rating 59%
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It was very easy to learn but hard to find support

Jun 12, 2020

Overall Rating 69%
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What do you like best? It was easy to maneuver because the assignments and materials were really organized in a certain area for users to see
What do you dislike? Getting support was hard when attempting to get a real chat to speak to a technician which cause a little confusion
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Industry : Education - Primary | Company size : 10,000+ | Level : Consultant | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User

Intuitive and designed to meet the needs of all users

May 15, 2019

Overall Rating 99%
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What do you like best? 1. 24/7 support for users 2. The flat and clean design 3. Intuitive and ease to use 4. Canvas Community of users 5. The Commons 6. Frequent updates 7. The mobile applications
What do you dislike? So far there is not much I do not like about Canvas as an admin, instructor, or student user.
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Senior | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User, Administrator, Member of the deployment/customization team

Canvas is a great platform for educators/learning professionals.

Mar 10, 2019

Overall Rating 80%
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What do you like best? The user interface was simple and well designed. Students found it easy to navigate and locate essential materials.
What do you dislike? I would recommend Canvas for anyone in the instructional design, education and e-learning professions.
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Industry : Education - Secondary | Company size : 11-50 | Level : Senior | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : Free Trial as Administrator

I think it is very user friendly and provides flexibility to be designed in various ways.

Jan 29, 2019

Overall Rating 95%
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What do you like best? I like that the flexibility in designing learning experiences allows instructors and students to be creative, depending on how student permissions are set up. It feels like the possibilities are limitless.
What do you dislike? I honestly can say I have been the administrator and trainer for almost a full year and I am finding it difficult to think of something I don’t like about it. The only thing that really comes to mind is the look of the rubrics that it creates when using the rubric feature.
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 51-200 | Level : Director | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : 6-12 months as Administrator

Great LMS; it's easy to use and it offers extensive third-party integrations.

Oct 29, 2018

Overall Rating 82%
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What do you like best? The LMS is simple to use and easy to interoperate with third-party tools and services, using LTI. The Canvas' UI offers users easy access to all educational content and learning acticities. It also provides a nice overview of course statistics.
What do you dislike? Translation of interface into other languages is not very good. Most of the time institutions choose for the English language settings, because the lack of good option in their preferred language (in Europe).
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Senior | Focus : Information Technology | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as Administrator, Member of the deployment/customization team

Good

Mar 29, 2018

Overall Rating 57%
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What do you like best? Good
What do you dislike? Good
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Industry : Information Services | Company size : 51-200 | Level : Manager | Focus : Engineering | Experience using the software : Less than 6 months as Member of the deployment/customization team

Overly technical and didn't feel user friendly. Too complicated.

Mar 25, 2018

Overall Rating 45%
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What do you like best? The different apps that can be used with it.
What do you dislike? Far too technical for the average user to easily understand.
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Industry : Elearning | Company size : 11-50 | Level : Manager | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : Less than 6 months as User

Well designed interface for both students and faculty.

Jan 30, 2018

Overall Rating 80%
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What do you like best? LTI integrations with many familiar apps that promote collaboration and interactive learning.
What do you dislike? The grading features are not as flexible as our current student management system's grade book. Syncing grades between the two is possible, but not always reliable.
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Nancy W. — Instructional Technology Coach

Industry : Education - Secondary | Company size : 51-200 | Level : Consultant | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as Administrator

Solid foundation

Jan 15, 2018

Overall Rating 72%
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What do you like best? Fairly small overhead for a new course setup
What do you dislike? Cannot duplicate assignments, quizzes. Group calendars not visible for course director levels. Not a lot of customization available in the standard package on course level without involving tech teams.
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Entry | Focus : Administrative | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User, Administrator, Member of the deployment/customization team

It is a good serviceable LMS. Does most of it's work easily and logicly.

Jan 8, 2018

Overall Rating 79%
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What do you like best? mostly intuitive for users students and teachers. Have had very little down time over the last 7 years or so. Programing is solid and has most all the features that are needed or wanted.
What do you dislike? so much contextual controls. meaning that you have to click on some things to see the complete list of options. many users will never realize the number of options that they have.
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 501-1,000 | Level : Senior | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User, Administrator