{"id":11066,"date":"2026-06-18T15:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/ties\/?p=11066"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:16:00","slug":"canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/ties\/canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/ties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/06\/canvas-red.png\" alt=\"Canvas Logo\" class=\"wp-image-11067\" style=\"width:auto;height:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/ties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/06\/canvas-red.png 600w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/ties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/06\/canvas-red-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Canvas<\/strong> is a learning management system (LMS) used by UWM to support teaching, learning, and course administration. 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