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Introduction

The Meshed Platform Student Management Systems can be integrated with Canvas.

Canvas is a web-based learning management system, or LMS. It is used by learning institutions, educators, and students to access and manage online course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement.

Benefits of an LMS include:

  • Improved compliance through provision of full transparency for auditors
  • Reducing the cost of training staff, administration, and student services
  • Centralised creation and management of learning content 
  • Ease of tracking and monitoring of training and learner performance
  • Ability to quickly expand teaching resources to match demand variations

The integrated interchange of data between the Meshed Platform and Canvas eliminates the need to double handle data providing benefits associated with improved efficiency and accuracy.

Overview

The data interchange between Canvas and the Meshed Platform covers the following:

  • Creation of Canvas user accounts for Students from the Meshed Platform
  • Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student password changes to Canvas Student account
  • Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student data changes to Canvas Student account
  • Enrolment of Students to Canvas Sections in when Students are enrolled in Batches (classes) in the Meshed Platform.
  • Meshed Platform data that is sent (pushed) to Canvas:
    • Meshed Platform Semesters to Canvas Terms
    • Meshed Platform Subjects to Canvas Courses (including Blueprint Courses)
    • Meshed Platform Batches (Classes) to Canvas Sections
    • Meshed Platform Results Grade to Canvas Grading Scheme
    • Meshed Platform Assessment Tasks to Canvas Assignments
  • Canvas data that is retrieved (pulled) by the Meshed Platform:
    • Canvas Assignment Marks to Meshed Platform Assessment Task Results
    • Canvas Final Grades to Meshed Platform Subject Results

  

High Level Integration Diagram

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The Meshed Group has developed the Canvas integration automation engine which can be run at desired intervals of time (daily, every 12 hours, every 2 hours, etc) to exchange data between two systems. Some data is exchanged between the two systems in real time.

Configuration Synchronisation

Results Grading Scheme

The Meshed Platform Result Grade is sent (pushed) to the Canvas Grading Scheme and then the Canvas Courses can be set to match.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Admin > Configuration and Setup > Results Grade

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In Canvas navigate to Admin > Grading

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After each Canvas Course is created the Canvas Grading Scheme needs to be configured.

In Canvas navigate to Course > Settings

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Semester

The Meshed Platform Semesters are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Terms when they are added

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Introduction

The Meshed Platform Student Management Systems can be integrated with Canvas.

Canvas is a web-based learning management system, or LMS. It is used by learning institutions, educators, and students to access and manage online course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement.

Benefits of an LMS include:

  • Improved compliance through provision of full transparency for auditors
  • Reducing the cost of training staff, administration, and student services
  • Centralised creation and management of learning content 
  • Ease of tracking and monitoring of training and learner performance
  • Ability to quickly expand teaching resources to match demand variations

The integrated interchange of data between the Meshed Platform and Canvas eliminates the need to double handle data providing benefits associated with improved efficiency and accuracy.



Overview

The data interchange between Canvas and the Meshed Platform covers the following:

  • Creation of Canvas user accounts for Students from the Meshed Platform
  • Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student password changes to Canvas Student account
  • Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student data changes to Canvas Student account
  • Enrolment of Students to Canvas Sections in when Students are enrolled in Batches (classes) in the Meshed Platform.
  • Meshed Platform data that is sent (pushed) to Canvas:
    • Meshed Platform Semesters to Canvas Terms
    • Meshed Platform Subjects to Canvas Courses (including Blueprint Courses)
    • Meshed Platform Batches (Classes) to Canvas Sections
    • Meshed Platform Results Grade to Canvas Grading Scheme
    • Meshed Platform Assessment Tasks to Canvas Assignments
  • Canvas data that is retrieved (pulled) by the Meshed Platform:
    • Canvas Assignment Marks to Meshed Platform Assessment Task Results
    • Canvas Final Grades to Meshed Platform Subject Results

  

High Level Integration Diagram


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Info

The Meshed Group has developed the Canvas integration automation engine which can be run at desired intervals of time (daily, every 12 hours, every 2 hours, etc) to exchange data between two systems. Some data is exchanged between the two systems in real time.



Configuration Synchronisation

Results Grading Scheme

The Meshed Platform Result Grade is sent (pushed) to the Canvas Grading Scheme and then the Canvas Courses can be set to match.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Admin > Configuration and Setup > Results Grade



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In Canvas navigate to Admin > Grading


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After each Canvas Course is created the Canvas Grading Scheme needs to be configured.

In Canvas navigate to Course > Settings


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Semester

The Meshed Platform Semesters are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Terms when they are added.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Admin > Configuration and Setup > Manage Calendar > Manage Semester


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In Canvas navigate to Admin > Terms


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Course Program

Subjects

The Meshed Platform Subjects are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Course.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Courses > Canvas Course Subject

Identify the Subjects to send to Canvas Course


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The Subjects will be created as a new Course in Canvas.


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Timetable

The Meshed Platform Batches (Classes) are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Sections when they are added.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Timetable > Manage Class Timetable

Create the timetabled Batches (Classes) for the required Subjects.


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After the Canvas console engine runs, the Batch will be created as a new Course Section in Canvas.


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Assessment Tasks

The Meshed Platform Assessment Tasks are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Assignments.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Admin > Configuration and Setup > Manage Calendar > Manage Semester

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In Canvas navigate to Admin > Terms

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Course Program

Subjects

The Meshed Platform Subjects are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Course.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Courses > Canvas Course Subject

Identify the Subjects to send to Canvas Course

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The Subjects will be created as a new Course in Canvas.

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Timetable

The Meshed Platform Batches (Classes) Compliance > Academic Progress > Task Entry

Set up Assessment Tasks for Classes


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After the Canvas console engine runs, the Assessment Tasks will be created as Assignments in Canvas.


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Blueprint Course

The Meshed Platform Subjects marked as Blueprint are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Sections when they are added Blueprint Canvas Course.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Timetable Courses > Manage Class Timetable

Create the timetabled Batches (Classes) for the required Subjects.

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After the Canvas console engine runs, the Batch Subject


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The Subject will be created as a new Blueprint Course Section in Canvas.

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Assessment Tasks

The Meshed Platform Assessment Tasks are sent (pushed) to the Canvas Assignments.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Compliance > Academic Progress > Task Entry

Set up Assessment Tasks for Classes

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After the Canvas console engine runs, the Assessment Tasks will be created as Assignments in Canvas.

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Blueprint Course


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Canvas Blueprint Course content in Canvas


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In the Meshed Platform when the same subject is then pushed under a particular term then Integration will automatically associate the new course with the Blueprint Course and then migrate the content and make it ready based on blueprint course.





Student

Account Create

To creation a Canvas user accounts for Students from the Meshed Platform

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Student > Student Profile Summary 



Click the link to create the Canvas Account for the Student.



Once the Account is created the Canavs User Name is shown.

In Canvas navigate to Courses > 




Class Enrolment

Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student Batch (classes) Enrolment for Students to Canvas Sections.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Student > Student Profile Summary > Results

Enrol the Student in a Batch (class) for the Student


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After the Canvas console engine runs, the Student will be enrolled in the new section in Canvas.






Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student Batch (classes) Enrolment changes for Students to Canvas Sections.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Student > Student Profile Summary > Results

Update Batch for the Student



After the Canvas console engine runs, the Student will be enrolled in the new section in Canvas.

Previous enrolment in the old section will be marked as completed in Canvas.


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Subject Grade

Finalise the Subject Grade in Canvas.



Subject Grades are retrieved (pulled) by the Meshed Platform, and the grades will be shown as the the Subject Grade. 






Assessment Task Results

Assignment Grades are recorded in Canvas.



Assignment Grades are retrieved (pulled) by the Meshed Platform, and the grades will be locked in the Meshed Platform Assessment Results. 




Note
  • If Assessment integration is implemented, the Subject outcome from Canvas will not be sent to the Meshed Platform. This is because once assessment marks are approved and results are transferred, the subject outcome is calculated by the Meshed Platform based upon Assessment grades.
  • Grade setup in both the Meshed Platform and Canvas should be identical.




Password

Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student password changes to Canvas Student account.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Student > Student Management Homepage



When the password is reset a message indicates the Canvas password is also reset.




Profile

Synchronisation of Meshed Platform Student data changes to Canvas Student account.

Information like name, email address, etc. when updated in the Meshed Platform will be updated in Canvas as well.

Before making a change to the Student data:

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Student > Student Profile Summary 

In Canvas navigate to Courses > 

After making a change to the Student data:Canvas as well.

In the Meshed Platform navigate to Student > Student Profile Summary In Canvas navigate to Courses > 


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Any update made in the Meshed Platform will be synchronised in Canvas


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Report

The Meshed Platform contains a predefined report that will provide the Canvas Subject to Meshed Assignment mapping information.


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