What To Expect When You'Re Expecting An Implementation: Mitch Macfarlane

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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING AN IMPLEMENTATION

Mitch Macfarlane
Senior Director of Client Services

SOMEONE TO GUIDE YOU


Your Very Own Dedicated Implementation Manager
- Kick-off call - Guide you through the implementation process - Share best practices - Answer questions - Provide access to Instructure resources

Ryan Hawley

Travis Cornes

Matt Goodwin

Dave Collins

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?


Implementation timeline depends largely on the institutions resources and objectives
- 2 weeks to 6 months or more - Integrations - Training - Content migration - Phased adoption

REALLY? CANVAS TODAY?


Welcome to the Canvas Cloud
- Your instance of Canvas will be up and running immediately - No hardware to purchase - No software to install - Dedicated test cluster available for 60 days as required for SIS integration - Always available test environment with weekly refresh

TRAINING
Training included with your implementation
- 2 hour User Training train the trainer model - 1 hour Admin Training - 1 hour Support Training

BRANDING
Make Canvas your very own
- Simple CSS and Javascript modifications - Vanity domain available

INTEGRATIONS
Canvas supports integrations with other systems
- Student Information Systems - Identity Providers (LDAP, CAS, SAML) - Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) - Additional supported integrations (Equella, Turnitin, Respondus, WizIQ, and more all the time)

Instructure will provide the documentation and tools necessary, institution needs to provide technical resources familiar with external systems

CONTENT MIGRATION
Content from other systems
- Import Files - Import Quizzes - Import Courses

PHASED ADOPTION
Big bang vs phased approach
- Mary Washington and Pacific Union College were very fast - Many others have chosen to go very slow - Slow approach has some benefits but too slow can create new problems

CONCLUSION
Dedicated resources to make your implementation a success
- Implementation Manager - Account Manager - Training Team - Support Team - Documentation - Professional Services

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