There was always the possibility of losing your work if you timed out or hit the wrong key, especially on a laptop.

I hate that there is not an autosave feature, specially when building quizzes. More than once, I accidentally save the quiz without saving the individual question and loose a ton of work.

Great to connect with lecturers and have a unified platform for all courses material. Allows multimedia file transfers and integration with third party application like Turnedin.

I am happy that I can accesses it from my phone... on the go.

I like it because it is easy to use and it is easily available on internet. You can download it free of cost.

It is pretty easy to use, intuitive, and organized. Their customer service is extremely helpful and responsive helping to problem solve whatever my needs have been.

Overall product experience is best in student life. It's help features is very useful.

It is easy and quick to set up even for no technical people. It is a reasonable cost depending on usage.

And also this makes students miss assignments they never saw.

The user interface is lightyears ahead of other services. The app is just as easy to use as the online version.

I have found the ease of use to be my favorite aspect, as well as the organization of the website is great to help me stay on track and keep tabs on upcoming assignments.

What I least liked about it is the fact that It lags at times.

I loved CANVAS - I highly recommend it. Very intuitive, and it keeps you organized.

The Canvas guides, videos, Community and help desk are really fabulous. Being able to access the answer to development questions 24/7 is a game changer for motivated learners.

It is one of the amazing application which is cloud-based and enables working smartly. It is a great tool that aids in better working for learning.

You need to learn how to use it, play nice with it, and it will play nice with you and with many other integratable softwares. Adapt to its quirks and you will be happy with it.

I love Canvas for all of my LMS needs. I love the ability to customize pages and design learner-centric courses for synchronous and asynchronous delivery.

Perhaps one of its best features is its plug-ins. Canvas works with other popular providers to integrate their products into Canvas.

The color theme of even and odd Courses seems weird. The odd courses are shown in a faded color which gives the illusion of inactive course.

Conva is very easy to use( user friendly). With canva am able to design flyers for my business at no cost.

The amount of different components could be confusing and as a user you may miss things if it’s not organized correctly.

It's really easy to use and it's quite intuitive.

I love that I can see my employees progress on assignments and test, as well as they can see their progress. It is easy to use for both myself and employees.

Good integration with videoconference tools, like Cisco Webex.

Also, some communication was missed as the alerts are slow, not seeming to be in real time.

It is a stable platform and has great usability. The best one for classes, scheduling, lessons and all the stuff.

The addition of external apps and ease of integration is helpful. I also really appreciate the support you can get from experts or others who share similar issues when using canvas.

My overall experience with Canvas is a great one. I did not run into any problems their customer service was unable to resolve very quickly.

I started out with what can be done for free online, having not a lot of money to spend as a start up. I could not have been more pleased.

CANVAS is a great system that I have used from both sides as a student and as an administrator, both were a great experience compared to other education systems I have used.

The SmarterU team are a pleasure to work with. They provided us with an amazing tool to automate our training processes.

The speed and ease of assigning classes, and the grading capability, makes me a happy camper. SmarterU is the best system I have used.

Overall good LMS and easy to use now that I have been using awhile.

At the time their  course builder design was not responsive which was the biggest frustration. Also it did not allow just cutting and pasting...  so it was time consuming to retype everything.

They always get back to us. One thing that they refuse to change, that drives me crazy, is how limited Admin rights are.

Able to get any report you need. Tech support is very helpful.

Great user-friendly program, and the support staff are friendly and helpful.

Solid platform, good customer service, strong relationship and constant improvement philosophy. We love SmarterU, and we are now also BinaryCanary clients as well.

I would recommend this medium to employers looking to move new recruits through training.

Any time I talk to anyone with SmarterU, I'm truly blown away by the positive attitude and willingness to help. I love working with you all.

Removing a course from someone's profile can be a little difficult.

Heather and Chris on SmarterU's Client Success Team are FABULOUS at customer service, getting back to clients quickly and efficiently, and helping out whenever needed.

I was immediately impressed with their knowledge, their ability to understand my client's unique challenges and provide solutions.

With a full list of great features and their commitment to excellence in everything they do SmarterU is a SMART choice.

Also, the team at SmarterU is terrific at translating your knowledge base into training modules that deliver the content in an easy to use format that really enhances both comprehension and retention.

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Canvas by Instructure is a cloud-based learning management system for every stage and style of education. Available to institutions of all sizes and types, from individual K-12 classrooms to universities to Training Organisations and companies with a blended or fully virtual environment. 

As the hub of your digital learning environment, Canvas offers complete LMS functionality, including standards-based grade books, course content authoring, customisable student assessments, mobile communication, video learning, and digital badging, (just to name a few). 

Canvas LMS integrates with your institution's existing SIS and other teaching tools. With over two hundred different LTI tools educators can customise courses and monitor engagement with classes or individual students.  Canvas also has top-rated mobile apps to keep everyone informed and connected, on the go, on any device. 

Take teaching and learning to the next level with Canvas LMS, the #1 educational software, and the foundation of the Instructure Learning Platform.


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Individualized Assessments

Training Companies

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Grade Calculations

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eLearning Companies

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Course Authoring

Employee Training

Weighted Assignments

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Real-time Broadcasting

Talent Management

Academic/Education

Virtual Classroom

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Social Learning

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Higher Education

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Certification Management

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Self-paced Learning

Video Management

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Instructor-Led Courses

Template Management

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Email Management

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Do you need to deliver compliance training with certifications, deploy an eLearning course library, or author courses – for employees, customers, partners, or volunteers? SmarterU LMS can help you!

Specializing in online learning solutions for organizations training 100-5,000 employees, our LMS platform is priced competitively – letting you get the powerful, automated features you need at a price you can afford.

Do you need compliance training and certification management?

Whether for safety, privacy, finance, manufacturing, or healthcare, SmarterU LMS makes the most complex regulatory program requirements simple. You can:

 • Leverage both online courses and instructor-led sessions
 • Set auto-renewal schedules to avoid expiring certificates
 • Track an unlimited number of licensing agencies and regions
 • Auto-deliver fully branded certifications to your learners

Do you need to train external learners, customers, or partners?

With SmarterU LMS’ flexible user management and permissions, robust knowledge base, ability to sell courses online with eCommerce features, and detailed tracking and reporting capabilities – extend your training program beyond your organization.

Do you need an LMS that lets you create courses?

Using SmarterU’s built-in course authoring, you can create custom training courses with media and video, branded templates, PDF documents, text-to-speech, narration, quizzes, and interactive knowledge checks like drag and drop matching, fill-in-the-blank, labeling, flashcards, and more. Have existing training materials or presentation slide decks? Upload your PowerPoint, SCORM, xAPI, AICC, or cmi5 files to deploy them on SmarterU!

Do you want to deploy a course library through an LMS?

We partner with three content libraries – containing hundreds of thousands of courses across various topics like compliance, safety, leadership, harassment, discrimination, code of conduct, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), cybersecurity, professional development, and business soft skills –  letting you find and deliver the courses you want.

Our top-notch support and implementation teams are with you each step of the way! They can help you:

 • With SmarterU LMS onboarding and set-up guidance
 • Complete your LMS implementation for you as a fully managed service
 • Answer any support questions with lightning-fast, meaningful responses (under 30 minutes or less!)
 • Provide integrations to your other business software, including data syncs and migration

Finally, an LMS that lets you work Smarter! 

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Single Sign On

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Customizable Fields

eCommerce Management

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Training Management

Role-Based Permissions

Real Time Notifications

Reminders

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Training Administration

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