Canvas to Replace Blackboard Fall 2021

Email dated August 11, 2021

Information Technology Services (ITS), Academic Outreach and Innovation (AOI), and WSU Faculty Senate would like to remind the WSU community that Canvas will be WSU’s sole Learning Management System (LMS) beginning Fall 2021.

Action Needed:

WSU’s current Blackboard access will expire on Aug 21. In preparation for this, users who want to export Blackboard course data for non-Global courses should contact migrationhelp@wsu.edu to begin the migration before Blackboard becomes unavailable.  Alternatively, users are also able to manually transfer content by using the Transferring a Course from Blackboard to Canvas article.

Next Steps

• Get a Canvas Course Space: Please contact your department course scheduler or campus course scheduler to create a Canvas course for Summer 2021 through myWSU.
  • Your scheduler can assist with merging multiple sections of the same course into a single Canvas course space.
• Migrate Content: For assistance exporting an existing Blackboard course to Canvas, please contact migrationhelp@wsu.edu.
  • Be sure to include the Blackboard Course ID as well as the Canvas ID destination.
  • Course migrations can take up to three weeks.
  • For courses not delivered in Fall 2021, we suggest creating a sandbox to house content.
• Get a Sandbox: Faculty and staff can create sandbox course spaces by completing the “sandbox course” request form.

Additional Information

• Incompletes: Any incompletes (and subsequent grade submissions) in Blackboard must be completed prior to August 21, or transition to Canvas. For more information review the communication sent to instructors from summer and fall 2020 Global Campus with pending incompletes.
  • Incompletes in Canvas will be completed by contacting crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu.
• Student Work: Student assignments and submissions cannot be recovered from Blackboard after August 21, users will need to download content from Blackboard before August 21.
• myWSU Grades: Canvas grades can by synced directly with myWSU.

Resources & Support 

• Access canvas at canvas.wsu.edu.
• Progress through the Canvas Learning Path to build your Canvas course.
• Review the Canvas Knowledge Base.
• Review current Canvas Integrations.
• Transfer a course from Blackboard to Canvas.
• Use the Campus-Based Course Template in Canvas Commons.
• Attend trainings and workshops from AOI.
• Request course design assistance.
• Adding “Course Materials” Link to Canvas Course.

Crimson Service Desk is available for assistance via email, by phone at (509) 335-4357, and online. You can also follow @itswsu on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for timely service updates.

Information Technology Services
Washington State University
PO Box 641222, Pullman, WA 99164-1222