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As you consider adopting a new tool for your class, have you thought about the pedagogical, ethical, legal, and functional implications? Educational technologies are built around design assumptions about which and how pedagogies work best or support students most.
For example, an anti-plagiarism tool assumes certain things about writing and the teaching of writing and also how citation should or ought to be taught or how ethics might be understood in student writing. An instructor would need to decide if an anti-plagiarism tool matches their approach to writing instruction.
Tools that use the LTI (Learning Tool Interoperability) standard can be requested to be evaluated for integration with Canvas. If approved, a tool can be installed at the college or VCCS level. It can usually be added as an external tool in a course Module or Assignment.
Process and Timeline
Process and Timeline
Step 1: The LMS Administrator fills out the online External Tool Request Form, and files a TeamDynamix ticket.
There is no need to fill out the form if a vendor is already on the list, but a ticket is always required.
Step 2: The VCCS LMS team contacts the vendor to get technical details, and passes the request to our Compliance team
Step 3: The Compliance team contacts the vendor to collect appropriate information, typically a HECVAT or SOC 2 Type 2 report, and either approves or does not approve the inclusion of the tool in Canvas based on the response.
Note that while many vendors have a HECVAT Lite, we often require a HECVAT Full and it can take time to complete this process.
If approved, the tool will be installed in VCCS' test instance of Canvas by the VCCS LMS team to insure the tool works correctly. Initial approval often involves a pilot to insure the tool works correctly in a live course environment. If the pilot goes well, the tool will be installed in VCCS Canvas at the college or institution level.
Please allow at least 6 – 8 weeks for the review of a request to add an approved, new tool to Canvas.
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