What is Canvas LMS?
Canvas is the 21st Century LMS. Adaptable. Reliable. Customizable. Easy to use. Mobile. Time-saving. And, perhaps most importantly, it gets used. That鈥檚 because it鈥檚 designed to get out of your way, to let you do your thing. Every last feature, every last interface is crafted to save you time and effort and to make teaching and learning easier.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
93 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+88 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Canvas LMS?
Pros
- Fair
- Respectful
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Mobile app builder
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AI Assistant
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Instructor Led Training
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Ease of Customization
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Canvas LMS Reviews
Nathan B.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2022
Easy to Use, Lots of useful functionalities.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Canvas LMS from other similar products?
It is very easy to use for both staff and students.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its simplicity and wide range of features.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Some quizzes I use for surveys or for fun. But if you have canvas synced to PowerSchool, then they automatically upload.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would definitely recommend it. It is very easy to use and allows you to grade quickly using the speed grader function for uploaded documents.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2022
Modern LMS with Powerful Features
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
Leah D.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2022
Comprehensive learning management solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Canvas LMS from other similar products?
Canvas is a premium LMS provider that has a lot of superior functionalities especially assessments, course feedback, etc. I have used Canvas both as a student, and our organization has explored collaborations with them as well. It is easy to post messages, chat and collaborate with peers, communicate with instructors, and submit assignments. The infrastructure is intuitive and well designed for scaling.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is extremely easy to use with minimal training required. There is a wide breadth of features and it is easy to switch between courses, download past assignments, access videos and other content, etc. It is an industry leader and well respected by university institutions.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It could benefit from more data integrations with university infrastructure, like recruiting software or LinkedIn, so students could showcase their work to prospective employers.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would highly recommend this technology for anyone trying to upgrade their learning and development technology. It has a strong reputation and widely used in educational circles.
Pros
- Saves Time
- Efficient Service
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
