Canvas LMS Features

Enables user to create courses.

Provides templates for course creation based on industry or role.

Designs and administrates tests and quizzes.

Enables for design of classes that are led by an instructor.

Designing course materials to be completed in a sequential order for personalized learning purposes

Provides functionality to communicate and send notifications to users.

Enables users to plan assignments and dispense them automatically.

Identifying your own learning needs, setting goals, finding the necessary resources, and evaluating your own knowledge

Access for students to complete learning materials on mobile platforms

Supports learning paths that combine in-person classes with online/virtual courses

Create tools to promote social interaction and learning between students/trainees and instructors/trainers

Real-time, interactive learning experiences where participants engage in learning activities simultaneously

Training that is provided to learners outside of a company

Supports flexible learning at different times (i.e., learners can access course materials at their own pace)

Motivates users by tracking points, achievements, and badges.

Limits user access to certain functionality and courses.

Provides custom certifications to distribute after course completion.

Provides training solutions that are compliant with industry regulations such as manufacturing, government, law enforcement, healthcare, and more.

Adherence to the standards outlined in the SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) framework

Enables user to sell their courses and receive compensation electronically.

Enables users to purchase and consume courses via an online marketplace.

Enables user to sell and manage subscriptions to created courses.

Customizes LMS experience with custom branding, personalized URL, and more.

Provides multiple language choices.

Enables instructors to develop assessments with a variety of question types, such as multiple-choice and short answer.

Displays real-time student responses to questions an instructor asks during a live class or event.

Provides users with a pre-built library of usable content or questions.

Tailored or customizable questions for more targeted and relevant data collection

Assign weighting to individual test questions according to the level of importance

Observe employees over a period of time to gain an understanding of their abilities to perform certain tasks

Automates grading of student assessments.

Contains gamification tools, including but not limited to badges, leaderboards, and point scoring.

Contains analytics dashboards to visualize student assessment results.

Provides detailed reports centered around student performance.

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Allows users to implement their own branding throughout the platform.

Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.

Provides quizzes, testing, and software simulations to reinforce and measure effectiveness of materials.

Includes self-led, instructor-led, web-based collaboration, and tracking of completion for compliance.

Creates training materials for instructor- and self-led courses.

Training courses can be offered outside organization to customers and partners. Can include e-commerce functionality for customers to purchase training courses.

Allows managers to see progress of team members.

Provides functionality to store, organize, and search all training content.

Provides pre-created content (Courseware) on standard topics that can be used as part of a curriculum.

Track and report regulatory data to either internal management or external stakeholders

Track which progress and course materials have been completed by each user

Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation

Has a built-in eCommerce system or integrates with third-party systems to manage online sale of products

Manage a repository of information that includes articles, FAQs, or tutorials used for self-service support

Create, organize, and assign courses to users

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Track employee/learner's progression through training programs

Collecting, analyzing, and utilizing feedback from users or customers to improve a product or service

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Students can access materials and communicate with instructors via their online student profile

Supports personalized learning paths that can be adjusted for individual student needs or interests.

Automatically adapts lesson content in real time based on student performance.

Includes assessments to gauge the performance of individual students on learning activities.

Offers pre-made lessons or content that can be assigned to students.

Includes content aligned to state and national learning standards.

Incorporates engaging multimedia content such as video, audio, animations, and photos.

Incorporates gamification elements aimed at boosting student engagement.

Compiles data on students’ usage, performance, or other key metrics and displays that data in analytics reports or visual dashboards.

Integrates with other education software, such as a learning management system.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Provides the ability to generate images from a text prompt.

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Manage and support multiple languages

Provides users with a pre-built library of useable content.

Alter the layout and content of reports

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

Present live poll results to audience

Gauge satisfaction and receive information for improvement and success

Collecting, analyzing, and utilizing feedback from users or customers to improve a product or service

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Create or build customized tests and quizzes

Document and report the progress of ongoing projects

Digitally share pre-made materials and self-created content with others

Two-way actions and communication between multiple users in real time

Tools for collecting comprehensive feedback on an employee from peers, subordinates, and manager

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Enables management and tracking the certification/licensing requirements of learners, employees, or stakeholders

Reminders sent via email

Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions

Tools to find, assess, and hire suitable candidates for a job within an organization

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Turns text into natural sounding speech

Assessing skills & knowledge of job candidates

Track employee skills, competencies, training & qualifications

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation

Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions

Short, frequent surveys designed to quickly gauge the ongoing attitudes or feelings of a specific group

Create, save, and re-purpose templates for emails, forms, etc.

Import and export data to and from software applications

Randomize the displayed order of questions and answer options

Pre-written repository of questions that can be reused within a course or for assessment or interviews

Automate exam monitoring with features like facial recognition and screen sharing tracking to prevent impersonification and cheating

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Receive and/or send email notifications for urgent updates, requests, or other information

Exams that can be administered on a device without connection to the internet

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Brief assessments used to measure knowledge and skills

Build, track, and maintain relationships with candidates

Set time limits with respect to the entire exam or as per the questions

Survey design technique that directs respondents to different questions based on their previous answers

Manage and support multiple languages

Lock down student devices once an exam is downloaded and opened

Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc.

Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases

Organize and track educational activities

Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems

Developing custom training courses for educating employees or for teachers to create courses for their students

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Exams administered online via computers or other electronic devices

Schedule students for online testing

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Identifying your own learning needs, setting goals, finding the necessary resources, and evaluating your own knowledge

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Database of students to track personal information of individuals and families

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Tools that allow users to create and publish courses and course material/content

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

Software specialized for schools (K-12 & Post-Secondary)

Software specialized for companies that sell courses/content

Classes/sessions accessible via web browser of built-in video conferencing

Ability of websites, web applications, or mobile applications to function without an active internet connection

Generative AI models can create personalized recommendations for users based on their preferences and behavior.

Connect with meeting participants remotely over video

Enables management and tracking the certification/licensing requirements of learners, employees, or stakeholders

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Document and report the progress of ongoing projects

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Online forums/groups where users can ask questions, share ideas, best practices, etc.

Confirmation of the enrollment of a student in a course, class, activity, or program

Alter the layout and content of reports

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Track student's scores and grades on course materials

Software specialized for corporate use

Streamlining repetitive tasks and activities through automated and predefined workflows

Contains gamification tools, including but not limited to badges, leaderboards, and point scoring.

Provides users with a pre-built library of useable content.

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Designing course materials to be completed in a sequential order for personalized learning purposes

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Create tools to measure student retention of learning material and lessons

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups

Alter the layout and content of reports

Supports learning paths that combine in-person classes with online/virtual courses

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Distribute training content in bite-size pieces that can be consumed in short periods of time

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Designed to be used by kindergarten, primary, middle, and senior secondary schools.

Assign issues and tasks based on availability or required skills

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Create tools to promote social interaction and learning between students/trainees and instructors/trainers

Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat

Track which progress and course materials have been completed by each user

Maintain personal certifications/qualifications

Create, organize, and assign courses to users

Map out the subjects that comprise courses of study

Tools that allow users to create and publish courses and course material/content

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Supports flexible learning at different times (i.e., learners can access course materials at their own pace)

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals

Students can access materials and communicate with instructors via their online student profile

Software specialized for schools (K-12 & Post-Secondary)

Manage and support multiple languages

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Portal for parents to see and update childrens' info, track progress & more

Gauge satisfaction and receive information for improvement and success

Software designed for kindergarten through 12th grade schools

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Access for students to complete learning materials on mobile platforms

Classes/sessions accessible via web browser of built-in video conferencing

Import and export data to and from software applications

Plan and schedule lessons and maintain students' behavior in the classroom

Create lists of student grades, transcripts, class lists, course schedules, etc. to be shared with instructors and administration

Real-time, interactive learning experiences where participants engage in learning activities simultaneously

Track student's scores and grades on course materials