Has anyone set the default Dashboard to List View?

[anthonem]

According to this doc, institutions can set the new Dashboard List View as default for all users. Has anyone taken the plunge? 

[rebecca_william]

Not yet. I thought would continue with some "Hey we have this new feature" messaging for the first semester then go live with it in December before students return from break.  I think it will be more useful for students to have the List View but instructors will likely want to switch back to Dashboard View. To that end, I will do some directed Global Announcements that the change is coming and the how to switch back after the change for instructors. I have found that timing these changes to happen between Fall & Spring semester goes over better than springing it on folks midterm or before the start of Fall.

I would be interested to hear how others are rolling this out too!

[anthonem]

Thanks for your feedback, Rebecca. It's especially helpful to hear about your roll-out plans. 

[kblack]

We did not...and frankly, I don't think we ever will.  At the beginning of the term, when there is literally nothing "to do," it's not exactly a user-friendly introduction to Canvas for the new student!  While it's great that they can change it, I personally don't think it's great as the default setting.

[anthonem]

Hi Ken, yes this is what I'm grappling with. Great point about the nothing "to do" at the beginning of a term - that's probably a misleading message!