ARC has joined 90+ other California Community Colleges in the process of adopting Canvas as our new CMS (Course Management System).

The flexible timeline allows individual instructors to begin using Canvas for students in the Spring 2017 semester and all courses will be offered on Canvas in the Spring 2018 semester. D2L will no longer be available after the Fall 2017 semester ends.

The ITC is prepping for Fall semester workshops and the schedule will be announced in a weekly email and posted on the ITC Canvas page.

You can start playing with Canvas now in your own Canvas sandbox! Request your course by sending an email to Shannon Mendez, Adjunct Distance Ed Coordinator at ARC.

Keep watching for more Canvas information

CANVAS Kick-Off event for ITC Flex –Thursday, August 18^th, opening session with Steve Klein, the Statewide Program Director for the Online Education Initiative (OEI) and Pat James, the Executive Director of the Online Education Initiative (OEI) to get us started with the next phase of the OEI and Canvas.

There will be a presentation followed by Questions & Answers. Register at the ITC website.

We are happy to announce the news that we will join other California Community Colleges in the transition process to the Canvas course management system. We will continue to use D2L as we move through the adoption process. ITC will keep you updated on the news, learning opportunities, and support. Keep an eye out for emails and visit our ITC Canvas page.

Watch for our August Flex activities! More to come….

Here is the official announcement from Deputy Chancellor Lorimar:

Greetings, Academic Senate Presidents, LMS Work Group, and Ed Tech Committee Members.

I am very pleased to report that Chancellor King has approved the recommendation of the District Academic Senate for the Los Rios colleges to join the statewide Online Education Initiative (OEI) and adopt Canvas.  The DAS, in making its recommendation, accepted the recommendation of the LMS Work Group.

Based on Chancellor’s King decision, DOIT is immediately requesting the required OEI and Canvas application forms and asking to reserve a place for our colleges in the Fall 2017 Canvas Cohort (Cohort #3) to begin the transition process.  I will inform you of the cohort decision as soon as I have that information.  Of course, there are many details to be decided over the next few months and I look forward to working with Academic Senate, LRCFT, and administration leaders to develop the appropriate processes within our governance system to implement this important decision.

You are welcome to share this information with your colleagues.  Many thanks to all of you for your hard working in making this outcome possible!

Sue Lorimer, Ed.D.

Deputy Chancellor

Los Rios Community College District

1919 Spanos Court

Sacramento, CA 95825

916-568-3031

Email: lorimes@losrios.edu

www.losrios.edu

Canvas at the Instructional Technology Center

Meet for lunch on Flex Thursday at the big table in the back of the ITC for sharing!

District IT has created a trial installation of Canvas for testing by those who want to learn more about this LMS. If you are interested, Send an email to Ken Cooper at the District Office to request your Canvas sanbox!

With a Canvas account, you will have access to a Canvas Instructor Orientation and the Canvas Commons area for sharing information and downloading prepared resources.

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