canvas orientation winter 2016

eLearning Orientation for BTC Faculty

Welcome

"winter" by stux is in the Public Domain, CC0

AgendaCanvasOther toolseLearning Resources

Introductions

Sign in to computer with generic login credentials

Where to Find Canvas*On the BTC website (staff login page)http://btc.instructure.com

*BrowsersFirefox & Chrome work bestAvoid Internet Explorer

Sign in to Canvas

Username: Your Full BTC SIDPassword: First 6 letters of your last name

(go ahead & log in, if you haven’t already)

Canvas Layout - Key Components

Global navigation barCoursesInbox - MessagingAccount - User ProfileHelpNEW! Canvas Commons

Inside a Course - left sidebar

Creating a Course

Adding stuff (look for the +)Editing stuff (look in the upper right corner)Publishing/unpublishing (green cloud/gray cloud) Student view (settings)

Navigation Tab (settings)

Take a look around in Canvas.

Online Course Design BasicsBe clear Be specific Keep it simpleMake it accessibleAlign your course componentsProvide information about support resourcesAssess, improve, repeatCanvas sample courses

Accessibility & Usability

Shared responsibilityContinuous improvementCanvas Accessibility GuidelinesFaculty may take a FREE QM course!

Panopto

https://btc.instructure.com/courses/1097718

Getting Help

Help LinkCanvas Guides Teaching Site: http://teaching.btc.edu/Contact eLearning

Dawn Hawley: x8574elearninghelp@btc.edudhawley@btc.eduCC321

Questions?