Good Morning, Faculty Colleagues –
I hope your Fall semester is off to a great start.
I’m writing with general updates on the coming LMS transition, along with important dates and resources for faculty. Please know that faculty training, resources, and support remain our top priorities as we prepare to migrate courses to Canvas. As you will see, much of what I describe below reflects these priorities.
- As you may already know, I will serve as the primary point of contact for faculty throughout the Canvas implementation. Dr. Trey Martindale (Associate Vice Provost for Online Learning) will also play an important leadership role throughout this work, and you may exchange messages with other implementation team members at one point or another. But I encourage you to please contact me or Trey if you have questions or other discussion items. We’re happy to help, listen, and/or learn.
- Please take a few minutes to review the Canvas transition website, including timelines,ÌýFAQs, and valuable training resources. In short, Canvas will support all Summer and Fall 2026 courses at MTSU, and our team will work with a small group of early adopters for Spring 2026. If you have other questions that you’d like to suggest for the FAQs, please !
- I’m finalizing a list of Canvas Champions for each academic college. These colleagues will serve as college points of contact for Canvas questions, support, and training. I’ll include that list of colleagues as part of my next e-mail update, and they will be ready to assist soon.
- The Center for Teaching & Mentoring will serve as the Canvas training hub throughout and following our LMS implementation, and I’m happy to announce multiple upcoming training dates in early October!!! These blended (on-ground and remote) sessions will provide faculty with a first look at Canvas, along with an introduction to basic Canvas functionality. Visit the for more information.
- I’ve scheduled a Canvas Update & Discussion Session for Monday, 9/29, from 2-3 PM for faculty who would like to hear more about the Canvas implementation. This will include a general update of where we’ve been and where we are going, followed by some time dedicated to Q&A. We’ll conduct this via Zoom, which you can access . If you have a question that you’d like to pose for this session, feel free to Ìý³Ù´Ç»å²¹²â!
- Finally, what can faculty do today to prepare for Canvas? Well, a lot, actually. I encourage you to access the Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý sites for a variety of faculty resources. You can also complete this self-paced  (with badge), or this  from LinkedIn Learning. There is also this  on YouTube, which covers a range of topics, features, and operations.
Canvas is a collaborative project involving Academic Affairs and the MTSU Information Technology Division. Special thanks to Yvette Clark and the ITD team, especially the Center for Technologies & Training, for all their work so far, and much more to come.
I am committed to keeping you updated on our Canvas transition, so please keep an eye out for subsequent e-mails with additional information and upcoming key dates for faculty. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to contact me and/or Trey if you have questions.
Have a great week!