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What I Learned from Teaching Online in Canvas

What I Learned from Teaching Online in Canvas. Molly Mead. Overall. Students really liked the way it looked For me, there were several things I thought were better than Bb and several things that were not as robust as Bb

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What I Learned from Teaching Online in Canvas

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  1. What I Learned from Teaching Online in Canvas Molly Mead

  2. Overall • Students really liked the way it looked • For me, there were several things I thought were better than Bb and several things that were not as robust as Bb • Some students had trouble with where to find things, but I blame that more on my organization of the site than anything else

  3. The GOOD Communications tools Dynamic assignment listings Student view Pages can be editable by students (wiki projects)

  4. Canvas Communications tools: email

  5. Canvas Communications tools: Chat

  6. Dynamic Display of Assignments/Due Dates • Assignments are created within each module (ideally in the module they are due) • Dynamically, in the Calendar • Dynamically, on the Syllabus page • When you move an assignment in the calendar, the date will change everywhere else it is listed

  7. Calendar View

  8. Assignments & Course Syllabus View

  9. The Student View feature

  10. Student View

  11. Pages can become Wikis (with the right settings)

  12. The NOT SO GOOD

  13. Pay Careful Attention to your Organizational Structure • I was unsure how much of the actual content of the course students were consuming • I thought that they were accessing the discussions and quizzes without seeing the instructional materials first

  14. Communicate Clearly Your Expectations for Discussions • In Bb, I did not use due dates because of how difficult it was to adjust for students with legitimate reasons to submit late work • In Canvas, I did because of the calendar/assignment dynamic pulls • Two due dates for each discussion – causes confusion for students

  15. Designing for Success

  16. Modules: Make them Front and Center • Decide what the Home page for your course should be • Make sure that all content students need to access is readily available from your home page • Make the module of the week become the home page for your course

  17. Hide and Don’t Publish Items that Students Don’t Need to See • Hide Pages and Files • Don’t publish any items or documents that will confuse students

  18. Create a Walkthrough Video • Make a short video that shows students where things are in your course and how to find them • Use Panopto to record your computer screen while you are talking students through your course site, where to find things and how to figure out what to do when they are lost

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