Legacy learning management systems may have been used for non-academic or non-instructional purposes. Course sites that do not directly serve or support an academic and/or instructional purpose as outlined above will not be permitted on Canvas. Examples of sites in this category include sites used for:
As online collaboration expands at Rutgers University, review the collaboration purpose and a suggested technology alternative for your collaboration needs. If it matches any of the ones listed above, please review our list of alternative tools.
| Purpose | Description | Alternatives |
| Repository | Storage space for shared files and archives | Microsoft OneDrive, Box, Microsoft Sharepoint |
| Personal Projects/Research | Individual research or projects undertaking, requiring some collaboration | Microsoft OneDrive, Box, Microsoft Sharepoint |
| Training/Continuing Education | Non-academic training for employees, staff, vendors, outreach, non-matriculated students in support of university business | Microsoft Stream |
| Voting | In class or open forum voting / engagement on a particular topic or question; Attendance tracking | Qualtrics, iClicker, Playposit, TopHat, Turning Technologies |
| Organizational Management | Managing, administering and collaborating within a department or unit | Microsoft Teams |
| IT Project Websites | Repository for IT work efforts | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Sharepoint, Smartsheet |
| Chat/Video Conferencing (Adobe Connect) | Remote virtual meetings and collaboration | WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams |
| Electronic Annual Report | Repository for the publishing of annual reports | Microsoft OneDrive, Box, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams, Rutgers Sites |
| SCORM Content | Used for academic and certificate programs | SCORMCloud |
| Faculty Reappointments & Promotion | Repository of candidates for reappointments and promotion | Microsoft Teams |
| Mediation Guidelines | Repository to publish materials for mediation efforts | Rutgers Sites |
| Developing Working Prototypes for Software Application Designs | Software development environment and source code control | JIRA, GitHub |
| Compliance and Ethics Training | Yearly training on compliance and ethics mandates and policies | External Vendor Program |
| Research Sites | Repository for research related activities | Microsoft Teams |
| Tenure Tracking and Promotion | Repository of candidates for tenure and promotion | Microsoft Teams |
| Faculty Forums | Platform open to faculty to discuss academic topics of interest | To Be Determined |
| Announcements/Communication | Means to disseminate information to a group | Mailman |