Mobile app Canvas offers students and teachers a virtual meeting place

Simon Fraser University student Christine Tulloch has experienced the panic that comes from trying to submit an assignment online, only to have the system crash.
It’s a scenario that may force students to explain to their professors they weren’t late in filing — the computer indeed ate their homework.
But SFU’s rollout of a new service has put an end to deadline crashes and delivers the tools students need in a mobile app they can access on smartphones or tablets. More...