{"id":1037,"date":"2025-09-23T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/canvas\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:29:44","slug":"september-23-2025-email-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/canvas\/2025\/09\/23\/september-23-2025-email-1\/","title":{"rendered":"September 23, 2025 – Email #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Good Morning, Faculty Colleagues –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope your Fall semester is off to a great start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 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\u2019re happy to help, listen, and\/or learn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Please take a few minutes to review the\u00a0Canvas transition website<\/a>, including\u00a0timelines<\/a>,\u00a0FAQs<\/a>, and valuable\u00a0training resources<\/a>. 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\u2019d like to suggest for the FAQs, please\u00a0let us know<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. I\u2019m 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\u2019ll include that list of colleagues as part of my next e-mail update, and they will be ready to assist soon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Center for Teaching & Mentoring will serve as the Canvas training hub throughout and following our LMS implementation, and I\u2019m 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 Canvas training page<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. I\u2019ve scheduled a\u00a0Canvas Update & Discussion Session for Monday, 9\/29, from 2-3 PM<\/strong>\u00a0for faculty who would like to hear more about the Canvas implementation. This will include a general update of where we\u2019ve been and where we are going, followed by some time dedicated to Q&A. We\u2019ll conduct this via Zoom, which you can access\u00a0here<\/a>. If you have a question that you\u2019d like to pose for this session, feel free to\u00a0submit it in advance<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Finally, what can faculty do\u00a0today<\/strong>\u00a0to prepare for Canvas?\u00a0Well, a lot, actually. I encourage you to access the\u00a0Canvas Instructor<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cGetting Started\u201d<\/a>\u00a0sites for a variety of faculty resources. You can also complete this self-paced\u00a0Canvas Basics course<\/a>\u00a0(with badge), or this\u00a0Learning Canvas course<\/a>\u00a0from LinkedIn Learning. There is also this\u00a0Canvas playlist<\/a>\u00a0on YouTube, which covers a range of topics, features, and operations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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\u2019t hesitate to contact me and\/or Trey if you have questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Have a great week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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