The “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage is completely switching to a cloud-based learning management system (LMS, Learning Management System) from the Instructing company. “Canvas” can freely use any educational institution to manage educational activities, develop and distribute online materials.

Modern learning management systems are functionally more advanced and have a number of advantages. After studying the existing LMS, the needs of students and teachers, as well as feedback from the implementation of the pilot program, the university chose “Canvas”.

“Canvas”  launched from 2011. It is a flexible, secure, adaptable system to the needs of users. Canvas can be used to organize a training course with the help of content modules, to stimulate active learning, critical thinking.

“Canvas”  Features:

- Content Creation
- Comments
- Video conferences
- Implementation of group projects
- Video/audio recording via webcam
- Download files
- Mobile version for smartphones
- Receiving notifications

Thus, the “Canvas”  platform from the infrastructure company allows not only to create courses, but also accumulates other opportunities, forming a full and diverse learning ecosystem.

Currently, “Canvas”  is used by more than 3,000 universities, educational institutions and millions of people around the world, including Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Berkeley, Brown, top business schools Columbia University Business School, Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth.