In Fall 2024, Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) is transitioning to Canvas, a new learning management system (LMS) that has a user-friendly interface that includes an intuitive dashboard, streamlined courses design and accessible layout. Below are answers to your questions:

What is Canvas?

Canvas is the top-ranked web-based LMS in the world right now. It is used by many learning institutions, educators and students everywhere. With Canvas, you can easily access and manage online course learning materials and develop a community about skill development and learning achievement. Tip: install the Canvas mobile app for students!

What are the benefits of Canvas?

Canvas has a variety of customizable course creation and management tools, course and user analytics and statistics and internal communication tools.

Why is CVCC transitioning from Blackboard to Canvas?

CVCC and all institutions in the Alabama Community College System will use Canvas. It is a part of a major statewide initiative to evolve our learning experience and increase student success.

How do I transition to the new  Anumber@alabama.edu login?

Go to your PERSONAL email and open an email from RapidIdentity.com. This will allow you to claim your new Anumber@labama.edu email and activate your new single sign-on account. This means that you will use this one account to log in to Canvas, your email, the CVCC Pirate Portal, and so on. You will use the same account to register for classes, view your grades, log into Canvas to complete an assignment, and so on.

What if CVCC does not have my personal email address?

Please email information.systems@cv.edu and tell them you need to change your personal email information. They will help you.

What if I deleted the RapidIdentity email or if I didn’t receive it?

Reach out to information.systems@cv.edu and they will help you.

Why are Anumber@labama.edu emails being implemented?

ACCS is moving to a unified identity for all applications including Banner, Canvas and Microsoft Office 365. The domain name of this environment is alabama.edu. The username for every user at CVCC will be the user’s Anumber@labama.edu.

Will I still be able to use my old CVCC email address?

Students will transition completely to Anumber@labama.edu.

How am I going to learn to use Canvas?

There is a Help & Support module for students in each Canvas class. Canvas Student Resources class.

Faculty members should go to Free Canvas Basics Course to enhance online teaching capabilities using Canvas. Instructors can also receive in-person training sometime in July. Dates and locations to be determined.

What products are included with Canvas?

• Canvas Studio and Canvas Impact along with Tier I support are included in the ACCS contract.
• Canvas Studio is an interactive video management platform that enhances student engagement and collaboration.
• Canvas Impact provides self-help content and easy access to support channels, empowering students and faculty to focus more on teaching and learning and less on traversing technologies.