MSUB Converison to Canvas Learning Management System
The Montana Board of Regents choose in 2021, that all Montana public institutions of Higher Education would utilize a singular Learning Management System (LMS). In September, the Montana University System (MUS) selected Canvas as the single LMS. On this page you'll find helpful information and be able to keep track of the current progress of MSUB's transition to Canvas.
After an extensive vetting process, the Montana University System selected Canvas by Instructure as its single Learning Management System. In particular, Canvas impressed the evaluation team with its:
- Ease of use and intuitiveness
- Mobile friendliness
- Strong analytics that are easily accessible to faculty
- Canvas Commons, which enables easy sharing of content within and across institutions
- Flexible interoperability with outside tools
Moving to a single vendor across Montana’s public colleges and universities will help lower ongoing licensing costs, provide smaller institutions access to new tools, like 24X7 support, and provide students an improved and more consistent experience across the Montana University System.
Above information from MUS
MSUB's LMS Implementation Committee
| Sue Balter-Reitz,Professor of Communication, Director of Online Initiatives for OCHE - Campus Co-Lead | susan.balterreitz@msubillings.edu |
| Andrea Aebersold, Executive Director, CTL - Campus Co-Lead | andrea.aebersold@msubillings.edu |
| Brett Weisz, CIO | brett.weisz@msubillings.edu |
| Zach Delger, Data/Research Analyst | zach.delger@msubillings.edu |
| Nicholas Drzycimski, Instructional Technologist, CTL | nicholas.drzycimski@msubillings.edu |
| Tyr Hawkaluk, Instructional Design Manager, CTL | Tyr.Hawkaluk@msubillings.edu |
| Scott Gorman, University Lecturer | scott.gorman@msubillings.edu |
| Eric Gilbertsen, CTL Faculty Co-Director | egilbertsen@msubillings.edu |
| Joy Honea, President, MSU-Billings Faculty Association; CTL Faculty Co-Director | jhonea@msubillings.edu |
| Vern Gagnon, Vice President, Montana Two-Year Faculty Assocation | VGagnon@msubillings.edu |
| Cheri Johannes, Registrar |