On Monday, Oct. 20, UNH experienced a day-long outage of Canvas. Many professors were unsure how to communicate with their students without using the software. Students were unable to submit assignments or access many of their daily apps, such as Snapchat or Amazon.
“It wouldn’t even open,” said Kallie Gagne, a junior at UNH, who was frustrated with the way the Canvas outage halted her progress on assignments. Gagne stated that she couldn’t turn anything in or see what homework was listed. She was worried about due dates and upcoming exams because she was not able to access the materials to study.
Professors found themselves equally stuck. Many rely on Canvas for nearly every form of class communication. Although alternative tools exist—such as emailing class lists directly—some instructors were unsure how to reach students without the platform.
Alicia Medros, the assistant vice president for…
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