Timeline

The timeline below represents the current plan for evaluation and implementation of a new LMS at Duke. It is subject to change.

Fall 2022

Determined that a replacement for Sakai is needed.
Assembled the Learning Management System (LMS) Transition Project Team.
Selected Canvas by Instructure as Duke University’s next LMS platform.
Recruited representatives from the Duke community to the Functional Stakeholder Group.
Announced to the campus community that Canvas is replacing Sakai.

Learning Innovation and other instructional support staff received training from a Canvas representative on using Canvas.
Identified instructors teaching in Summer 2023 to serve as “First Adopters” of Canvas at Duke and trained them to use Canvas.
Invited instructors teaching in Fall 2023 to express advance interest (received over 300 responses from Duke and 29 DKU to be “Early Adopters” of Canvas).
Hosted virtual Town Hall events for the Duke & DKU communities to learn more and ask questions about the transition to Canvas. Watch the recording of the Duke University-focused town hall here.
Supported the First Adopters as they prepare to use Canvas to teach in Summer 2023.
Developed a plan to train and support the Early Adopters to use Canvas in Fall 2023.

Supported the First Adopters using Canvas to teach Summer 2023 courses.
Prepared the Early Adopters to use Canvas in Fall 2023.
Developed a plan to train and support all Canvas users throughout Fall 2023 so they are prepared to use Canvas in Spring 2024.
Finalized the configuration of Duke’s Canvas instance.
Finalized the development of a custom migration tool used to migrate content from Sakai sites to Canvas.
Published canvas.duke.edu, the new landing page for the Duke community to access Canvas and Duke-specific support materials.

Supported the Early Adopters using Canvas to teach this semester.
Delivered training to instructors and staff who plan to use Canvas starting in Spring 2024.
Accepted requests for Collaboration Sites and for site content to be migrated from Sakai to Canvas in preparation for Spring 2024 courses.
Investigated 3rd party integrations, such as Panopto.
Regularly met with the Functional Stakeholders Group to provide them with project updates and receive feedback on the transition.

Canvas available for all to use at Duke and DKU (though select schools and programs have opted to wait until Summer/Fall 2024).
Provided support to the Duke community as Canvas was widely implemented, including migrating content from Sakai to Canvas and creating Collaboration Sites (the alternative to Project Sites in Sakai).
Investigated third-party tools that integrate with Canvas.
Delivered training to instructors and staff who plan to use Canvas starting in Summer and Fall 2024.

All courses taught using Canvas.
Ability to create sites in Sakai disabled.
Sakai changed to “reference-only” mode. Users can continue to access old Sakai courses and instructors can request to have course content migrated from Sakai into Canvas.