The University's multi-year transition to Canvas offers multiple opportunities for course migration requests through the end of the 2024 academic year, when all remaining courses will be migrated.
Through the 2024-2025 academic year, limited support will be offered for Moodle. Blackboard is retired. By Summer 2025, both legacy platforms (Moodle and Blackboard) will no longer be supported.
The detailed project timeline below encompasses the full scope of UMass Amherst's LMS transition.
Spring 2023
Canvas Announcement & Planning
Contract Signed with Canvas
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Campus Alignment
Spring 2023 Outreach to Schools & Colleges
- 2 year migration timeline presented
- Deans determine strategic approach for larger migration
- Faculty and instructors receive Canvas sandbox
- Training and workshops announced
Academic Year 2023-2024
Migration & New Course Build Requests
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Concierge Migration requests begin for Fall 2023
Request migration or new course build (request in SPIRE) to be ready to teach Fall 2023 or later.
Monday, September 11, 2023
Concierge Migration requests begin for Spring 2024
Request migration or new course build (request in SPIRE) to be ready to teach Spring 2024 or later.
Monday, November 6, 2023
Concierge Migration requests begin for Summer 2024
Request migration or new course build (request in SPIRE) to be ready to teach Summer 2024 or later.
Academic Year 2024-2025
New Course Build Requests & Legacy Platforms Retired
Monday, January 8, 2024
Concierge Migration requests begin for Summer 2024
Request migration or new course build (request in SPIRE) to be ready to teach Summer 2024 or later.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Concierge Migration requests begin for Fall 2024
Request migration or new course build (request in SPIRE) to be ready to teach Fall 2024 or later.
June 2024
Migration of all remaining courses
Legacy Platform Course Creation Retired
Blackboard retired.
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025
Most courses taught in Canvas.
Limited support for Moodle.
Summer 2025
All Courses Taught in Canvas
Legacy platforms no longer supported.
- Archived courses remain accessible through Spring 2025.
- Contracts with Blackboard & Moodle end August 2025.