he MSVCC is committed to the continuity of instruction in the event of an emergency, such as COVID-19. In preparation for such events, we have created a page on the MSVCC website to list the services offered through the MSVCC. Please review these services on the Instructional Continuity page and share with faculty and staff as needed.

Canvas and they are scaling up technological resources. Their primary focus is on ensuring Canvas is stable, available, and prepared to support users as schools are moving rapidly to an online learning environment. They have been communicating with Amazon Web Services in anticipation of increased usage. In addition, even though our contract is for the entire FTE, Canvas is increasing our user capacity by 15,000 so that the Canvas support team can prepare for additional (new) users in our instances.

For them to be best prepared, when/if the decision is made to move fully online, we will need to let Canvas know 1: When the move will start and 2: How long we anticipate being fully online so that they can best be prepared to support us.

Here are some helpful links provided that directly relates to class continuity using Canvas:

https://www.instructure.com/canvas/blog/scaling-online-learning-when-classroom-closes

https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/admins/pages/contingency

https://www.instructure.com/canvas/pdf/higher-ed-using-canvas-during-school-closure.pdf

https://www.instructure.com/canvas/tools-for-online-learning

As new users move to Canvas, additional training may necessary. In additional to the MSVCC Academy’s free training, each of our colleges can attend Canvas OnDemand training using the following steps: Log into CanvasàClick on Help TabàAuthorizeà Select the training pathway. All Canvas recorded training is FREE and available to all faculty and staff under the Help Tab in your Canvas instance.