GRCC is excited to introduce Canvas, our new Learning Management System, replacing Blackboard beginning at the start of the Fall 2025 semester. The Canvas Transition Hub is your one-stop resource for all things Canvas. From exploring new features to accessing comprehensive support and training. Our goal is to ensure that faculty, staff, and students have the assistance they need during this transition.
Get Help with Canvas
Canvas Peer Support Faculty Liaisons and TLDE staff will provide scheduled drop-in support hours and training sessions, both virtual and in-person, to assist with the transition.
- View the Canvas Support Calendar or Add to your GRCC Calendar.
- Faculty Liaison Rachel Morairty is available by appointment between 8 a.m .and 7 p.m. on select days throughout the semester. Visit her Calendly link to schedule an individual meeting or group consultation or email rachelmorairty@grcc.edu to schedule an in-person meeting.
- Email TLDE@grcc.edu or call (616) 234-2198 to meet with a TLDE staff member.
Canvas Migration Schedule
Canvas Migration Schedule
Courses are being migrated from Blackboard on a rolling basis to allow faculty and staff time to prepare. Teaching in Canvas will begin at the start of the Fall 2025 semester.
Completed Migrations
- Summer 2024 credit courses – Migrated on Oct. 30, 2024
- Workforce and Job Training 2023/2024 courses – Migrated on Oct. 30, 2024
- Non-semester course templates, portfolios, & organizations – Migrated in Nov. 2024
- Fall 2024 credit courses – Migrated at the end of Jan. 2025
Upcoming Migrations
- Workforce and Job Training 2024/2025 courses – Migrate by end of April 2025
- Winter 2025 credit courses – Migrate by end of May 2025
- Summer 2025 credit courses – Migrate by end of Sept. 2025
Full Transition to Canvas
- Starting in the Fall 2025 semester, Blackboard will be discontinued at GRCC. All GRCC courses will be hosted in Canvas.
Preparing Courses for Fall Semester
TLDE has prepared the GRCC Generic Template to support faculty building and preparing courses for teaching in Canvas in Fall 2025. The template offers a pre-built branded course homepage and course orientation module as well as an example module layout. To get started using the template, consider building in a USERNAME.TEMPLATE course or importing to an existing semester course in Canvas.
Build in a Template Course
The template is already applied to your USERNAME.TEMPLATE course. Use this structure to organize your existing content and add new materials using the example pages and module structure.
To request additional templates for more courses, email TLDE@grcc.edu. Additional templates will follow the same naming convention (USERNAME.TEMPLATE2, USERNAME.TEMPLATE3, etc.). We recommend changing the course “nickname” to distinguish your different courses.
Build in an Existing Semester Course
Summer 24, Fall 24, and Winter 25 courses are available in Canvas. Import the branded template resources from Canvas Commons.
- Access Canvas Commons through the link on your Canvas Global Navigation menu.
- Click on GRCC Generic Template in the list of resources.
- Click "Import/Download" and use the checkboxes to select the courses to which you’d like to apply the template.
Additional Information
- Course materials from Blackboard are available in courses marked “BBM” (Blackboard Migration). Consider these BBM courses as archives of content from Blackboard. Copy these migrated materials to your template to reorganize, edit, and supplement as you build in Canvas.
- As you build, it’s not necessary to copy entire courses! We recommend selecting specific content to import to your template; you may also copy selected modules or content from a BBM or another course to work with in your template.