Canvas Studio

Overview

Canvas Studio is a tool that allows you to engage with your students using video. With this tool you can record yourself and your computer screen, share videos with your students and inject questions into your videos. You can easily and quickly analyze what videos students are viewing, how long they are viewing and when they stop viewing. Using the video quizzes, you can create engaging and impactful learning experiences by adding quiz questions inside a video.

Transition From HEERF-Funded Tools

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSUN leveraged funding from the Federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to license several technology platforms to support remote instruction. These agreements continued through the 2023-24 academic year, after which HEERF funding ended. With support from the Office of the Provost, the University extended funding for these tools through the 2024-25 academic year, providing the campus community additional time to transition to alternative solutions.

Based on discussions over the past two years with the Dean's Council, the Academic Technology Committee (ATC), and other governance groups, beginning summer of 2025, University funding will no longer be available to support Canvas Studio.

Faculty and staff using Canvas Studio are encouraged to plan now, in coordination with their college technical support staff and the Faculty Technology Center (FTC), to transition to alternatives before Summer 2025. Resources, training, and support are available to help the campus through this transition. For more information, visit the 2025 HEERF Software Tools Transition page.

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