Title: Discussion Module 4 - Is this your first experience using a Learning Management System?
Course: Canvas Practice Course > Section: Module 4 - Canvas Readiness - Quick Canvas Overview

Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS).  An LMS is an application that was created to help students and instructors interact with their online classes over the internet.  In the past, there were distance learning classes which were broadcast over TV or filmed for student viewing and students sent in their assignments via fax or US Mail. Things are much easier now that we have the internet and can submit our assignments as uploaded documents and ask questions via email.

If this is not your first experience using an LMS or taking a distance education course, please tell us about your past experiences and how you submitted assignments.  If this is your first experience taking an online course, please tell us if you are feeling confident or feeling unsure of your future experience with your online class and why.

- State your attitudes as clearly as possible, using a good topic sentence, several developing sentences, examples and/or statements, that support your topic.
- Pay close attention to sentence structure and good grammar.
- You should post at least once and reply to a discussion at least once.