Canvas: New Learning Management System

Project Leadership

Karsten Mündel - Co-Sponsor, Vice Provost (Learning Initiatives)

Jessica Butts Scott - Co-Sponsor, AVP (Online Learning & Continuing Education)

Shari Baraniuk - Co-Sponsor, AVP and CIO (Information Services & Technology - Finance & Administration)

Marvin Washington - Co-Sponsor, College Dean, College of Social Sciences & Humanities - Dean's Office

Robert Brennan - Project lead, Senior Project Manager (Office of the Provost)

Chris Brunelle - Executive Project Manager, Executive Director, Enrolment Systems & Service Innovation, RO Enrolment Systems and Service Innovation

LMS WORKING TEAMS

The complex design and support requirements for a university-wide transition to a new learning management system of the future are built on the power of partnership, including contributions from the working teams listed below.

LMS Operations Team

Team members from Information Services Technology (IST/eClass), Online & Continuing Education (OCE), and the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) are working together to bridge technical and pedagogical domains of expertise as part of Canvas system configuration and testing to provide an effective launch for all three waves by Fall 2025.

Jeff Rawlings - Director, Digital Learning Environment, Information Services & Technology - Teaching & Learning Services

Christopher Goetz - Team Lead, Support and Config, Information Services & Technology - Teaching & Learning Services

Dave Laurie - Senior eClass Support Analyst, Information Services & Technology - Teaching & Learning Services

Greg Gibeau - Sr. Cloud Software Developer, Information Services & Technology - Teaching & Learning Services

Trevor Jones - Sr. Cloud Software Developer, Information Services & Technology - Teaching & Learning Services

Anita Parker - Lead Educational Developer, Provost & Vice-President Academic - Centre for Teaching and Learning

Jessica Butts Scott - LMS Co-Sponsor + AVP, Online & CPE, Online & Continuing Education

Kristin Mulligan - Director, Online Learning, Online & Continuing Education - Online Learning

Tanya McPherson - Sr. Project Manager, Online & Continuing Education - Online Learning

Shereen Seoudi - Senior Instructional Designer, Online & Continuing Education - Online Learning

Robert Brennan - Senior Project Manager (Office of the Provost)

Erik Wynn - Customer Success Manager, Instructure

Danna Wilson - Project Consultant, Instructure

Kevin O'Hearn - Regional Director, Canada, Instructure

Woody Roper - Principal Learning Consultant, Training & Strategic Planning, Instructure

Anthony Marcasciano - Instructional Designer, Instructure

Callie Tate - Instructional Designer, Instructure

Tina Cassidy - Impact Learning Consultant, Instructure

STACK Advisors

A select group of instructors who currently use STACK question types in various courses are supporting the LMS project with expert knowledge regarding requirements and testing, well ahead of Canvas Wave 3 planned for Fall 2025.

Karsten Mündel - LMS Co-Sponsor + Vice Provost (Learning Initiatives), Provost & Vice-President Academic - Admin + Professor, Augustana - Social Sciences

Roger Moore - Chair, Faculty of Science - Physics + Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics

Chris Frei - Professor, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences + Department Chair, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences

Carlos 'Lobo' Cruz Noguez - Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept + Associate Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences - Office of Education

Jason Olfert - Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept

Vincent Bouchard - Professor, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences

Jeremy Sit - Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept

Clayton Pettit - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Kirk Kaminsky - Science Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Science - Physics

Benjamin Nakashima Paniagua - Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept

Benjamin Cheung - Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept

Ahmed Mowafy Saad - ATS Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Robert Brennan - Senior Project Manager (Office of the Provost)

Jeff Rawlings - Director, Digital Learning Environment, Information Services & Technology - Teaching & Learning Services

Chesceri Mason Gafuik - Senior Business Analyst

Kathleen McMillan - Organizational Change Management Consultant (Office of the Provost)

Migration Testing Team

This team works with IST and K16 to provide testing and feedback as part of a higher-fidelity approach for transferring courses from Moodle to Canvas. They focus on preserving course content and functionality, so instructors have less to do if they choose to activate a migrated course in Canvas for Wave 2 or 3 (Winter 2025 or Fall 2025 terms).

Maya Wheelock - Science Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Science - Physics

Igor Boettcher - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics

Christopher Coles - ATS Full Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept

John Cocchio - Full Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept

Robb Sombach - Associate Executive Professor, Alberta School of Business, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics

Albert Vette - Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Dept

Avery Letendre - Online Learning and Strategy Lead, Faculty of Native Studies

Corey Stroeder - Learning Technology Specialist, Faculty of Nursing, Deans Office

Yvonne Wong - ATS Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Psychology Science

Geri Ruissen - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs

Liane Jean - Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Teaching

Claire Tellier - Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Nursing

Dave Ludwick - Contract Instructor, Online and Continuing Education

Course Template Designers

This team designed the official U of A Canvas course template to offer a consistent teaching and learning experience, with built-in resource links that reinforce student success.

Deanna Davis - Executive Director (Interim), Centre for Teaching and Learning