Case Study: University of Tampa streamlines curriculum rollout with Instructure Canvas LMS

University of Tampa boosts Canvas adoption with 86% faculty support

The University of Tampa, a private university with over 11,000 students, faced a critical challenge when its long-time LMS provider, Blackboard, announced it would no longer support the Learn platform. This coincided with the university's need to roll out a newly approved core curriculum, creating an urgent need to select and implement a new, suitable learning management system. The university saw this as an opportunity to find a modern LMS solution that would support its cloud-first strategy and enhance the teaching and learning experience.

The university selected Instructure's Canvas LMS after a thorough evaluation process that heavily incorporated faculty and student feedback. The implementation was supported by extensive training and resources, leading to widespread adoption. The results included significant improvements in usability and student engagement, with over 1,900 courses created in Canvas for its Fall 2023 launch. The vendor, Instructure, provided a solution that was met with excitement and satisfaction from faculty, successfully consolidating two of the university's largest efforts into one streamlined migration.

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