Includes results from: Spring 2015, Summer 1 2015, Summer 2 2015, Summer 10-week 2015, Fall 2015, and Winter 2016. Last updated 3/31/2016.


 

How important is an LMS to supporting your teaching needs?

all-post-inst-q1

Responses %
Very important 183 74%
Somewhat important 51 21%
Not important 12 5%
Total 246

Please rate the overall ease of use of Canvas in meeting your teaching needs.

all-post-inst-q2

Responses %
Easy to use 127 50%
Somewhat easy to use 103 41%
Not easy to use 24 9%
Total 254

Please rate the overall effectiveness of Canvas in meeting your teaching needs

all-post-inst-q3

Responses %
Effective 145 57%
Somewhat effective 88 35%
Not effective 20 8%
Total 253

For each of the following tools or features in Canvas, please indicate if it is important to your teaching needs and, if so, whether or not you found it easy to use.

all-post-inst-q4

Important / Easy to use in Canvas Important / Not easy to use in Canvas Not important Unsure or didn’t use Total
Quizzes 78 25 13 134 250
Pages 132 29 13 77 251
Grades 117 84 8 42 251
Assignments 180 51 1 20 252
Discussions 130 38 10 75 253
Modules 130 21 14 86 251
Announcements 134 20 14 81 249
Group work 52 39 10 149 250
Collaborations 35 36 12 167 250
Web conferences 17 22 12 197 248

For each of the following tasks, please indicate if you prefer EEE or Canvas.

all-post-ta-q7

Prefer Canvas
Prefer EEE
Prefer equally
N/A – I don’t do this online
Total
Create and assign quizzes 88 32 22 83 235
Distribute files 143 40 32 22 237
Collect assignments 166 24 18 28 236
Store and distribute grades or assignment scores 97 84 38 17 263
Create a class website 145 30 21 39 235
Send messages to the class 74 85 52 22 233
Post announcements 99 39 50 45 233
Encourage discussion via forums or message boards 130 20 29 56 235

Overall, which system do you prefer?

all-post-inst-q8

Responses %
EEE 36 14%
Canvas 157 63%
Doesn’t matter to you 57 23%
Total 250