For a feature-by-feature comparison, check out our What is Different in Canvas overview. Canvas offers many similar features to Blackboard, but as with all new technologies, will have some differences too. For more support navigating new features, consider scheduling a consultation or reviewing our help materials.
For a comparison of features between Blackboard and Canvas, please visit the What is Different in Canvas page. OIT's Using third-party integrations in Canvas page provides details about integrations (external tools applications) that are available in Canvas. Please note that the process to link an application/integration to your course is different from how the tools connected in Blackboard. Please read the installation instructions on the third-party integrations help page to access the desired tool.
Panopto is now available in Canvas with the same features that were available in Blackboard. The Panopto application for Canvas looks and operates differently because it is designed specifically for Canvas. All content you made previously within Panopto should be available within the Panopto for Canvas product, but will require some review or relinking to your new courses. Please visit the Sharing Panopto Content Between Blackboard and Canvas help article for more information.
There are differences between question pools, banks, and blocks, which are often used interchangeably. We expect most content types to transfer to Canvas. The Office of Instructional Design developed this great guide to walk through how to export and import pools, tests, and rubrics. If you have any difficulty with a specific file type during the import process, please seek help within Canvas. You can start a chat or call their hotline by logging into Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu and selecting "Get Help" from the left navigation menu. OIT can also support you through a consultation to discuss your individual needs for moving course content. You can schedule a consultation through the Canvas Training and Resources webpage.
Before requesting an integration, check the list of current third-party integrations to ensure it is not already available.
To request a feature or a new integration (external application or product) in Canvas, please submit a ticket through the Canvas Ticketing Page for feature and integration requests or leverage the vendor technology review form. In the "What kind of Canvas request are you making?" field, select "I am requesting an integration in Canvas".
Proctortrack, an online proctoring solution, is available within Canvas. Proctortrack does have a fee associated with use (either department-pay or student-pay). Turnitin can check submissions for plagiarism in Canvas, if enabled. To learn more about Turnitin in Canvas, review Creating a Turnitin Assignment in Canvas. OHIO does not offer Respondus lockdown browser at this time. You can see the full list of third-party tools available within Canvas on this webpage.
Turnitin will check submissions made through Turnitin assignments from both Blackboard and Canvas. In Canvas, we will have Turnitin available as the academic integrity product since SafeAssign is a Blackboard-specific feature. To learn more about Turnitin in Canvas, review Creating a Turnitin Assignment in Canvas.
In Canvas, course owners and faculty have the ability to add and remove Designers, Teaching Assistants (TA), and Instructors (which Canvas calls Teachers), and the ability to add but not remove Students from their courses. The reason behind not allowing students to be removed is to prevent students from being accidentally removed from a course that they should be enrolled in and to prevent the potential loss of their submitted data. If a manually added student needs to be removed from a course, that can be done through a request to the OIT Service Desk.
We do not have plans to push grades from Canvas to the Faculty Advising Center.