Canvas is the new Learning Management System (LMS) chosen to replace ANGEL at Penn State. This quick start guide will get you started with Canvas and also offer resources to more in-depth topics. Use the navigation links on the bottom of each page to go through the training in order, or use the navigation links on the right to skip to a topic.
Getting to Know Canvas
Before starting to build your course in Canvas, it is important to understand how Canvas is different than ANGEL. For all intents and purposes, ANGEL was a file management system. Canvas is a more modern and more sophisticated Learning Management System.
We have prepared two short videos to help you understand Canvas (Introduction to Canvas) and to provide some key recommendations on how to organize your course in Canvas (Building your Course in Canvas). Please view them before proceeding with the training.
To compare specific components of Canvas and ANGEL, review the ANGEL to Canvas Comparison Sheet for Faculty.
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