Introducing Canvas!

CMCC is excited to announce that we are beginning the academic year with Canvas, a new, versatile online platform to better host our online learning.

CMCC is excited to announce that we are beginning the academic year with Canvas, a new, versatile online platform to better host our online learning.

Things that will appear differently this year:

  • A customizable Dashboard landing page where you can organize your favorites and display your current courses.  It will also display announcements from all courses.
  • Your Calendar will now display due dates for all courses in one location.  This was a huge ask from our students and we are pleased to be able to provide this.
  • A Discussions tab will be present, with interactive discussion forums taking place in most classes
  • All content for a course is organized week by week under the Modules tab.  This is where you will find all the recorded lectures, assignments and quizzes
  • Your Timetable will appear as a tab within every course site for your convenience
  • Additional tools may be used by course coordinators based on need

Some of the things that remain the same as before on your course sites:

  • Contact information for your instructor and teaching faculty within each course
  • Announcements will be posted by your instructor on your course site, and also relayed to your email
  • Assignments tool remains where you will submit required assignments.
  • Quizzes tool will serve a similar purpose to Tests and Quizzes in KIRO
  • Course syllabus will be found within each course site outlining the expectations for students and faculty
  • Grades tool replaces Gradebook in a more user-friendly format