Glossary of Terms - New Terms in Canvas

Access - Ability to interact with course contents
Concluded Course - Status at end of term (set by Banner) or manually set. Faculty can still get into it; students can see submissions and grades, but can not see quizzes . . . no “access.”
Deleted Course - Faculty and student “access” is removed; no longer appears on course lists. But it is not erased; admin can get to it.
Publish - Allow students “access” to course.
Assignment - Anything that can be graded: homework, quiz, test, discussion, etc.
Announcement - Messages; what kind = notification preferences. Default is AU email address.
Syllabus - List of assignments – but you can add a description in the RTE.
Rich Text Editor (RTE) – the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) available to teachers and students.

Glossary of Terms - Migrating from Blackboard to Canvas

Vista 8	Instructure Canvas
Tools
Announcements	Announcements
Assessments	Quizzes
Assignments	Assignments
Calendar	Calendar
Chat	Chat
Discussions, Topic, Message	Discussions, Topic, Entry
Goals	Outcomes
Learning Modules	Modules
Mail	Inbox
Media Library	---
Roster	People
SCORM	---
Search	---
Syllabus	(Dynamic) Syllabus
Web Links	(No dedicated tool)
Wimba Liveclassroom	Big Blue Button
Designer / Instructor / Student Tools
Manage Course	Settings
File Manager	Files
Folders	Pages
Selective Release	Limited to Modules Only
Assessment Manager	Speed Grader (?)
Assignment Dropbox	Speed Grader
Calculated Columns	Weighted Grades
Grade Book	Grades
Grading Forms	Rubrics
Group Manager	Groups
Tracking	Statistics
Notes	---
My Grades	Grades
My Progress	Grades
Miscellaneous
Auditor	Student
Color/Layout Customization	Only in HTML areas
Custom Icons	Only in HTML areas
Header/Footer	None
Browser Checker	Browser Checker
Hide/Show	Lock/Unlock
Build/Teach/Student tab	All one view
Notifications	Notifications
PowerLinks	PowerLinks
Cross-Listing	Cross-Listing

Last Updated: August 25th, 2011