Don’t Reinvent the Wheel Lindsey Arbuthnot Clancey – Dept of CJC Canvas Conference -- 2018

A bit about me…

A bit about me… Assistant Teaching Professor – Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Teaching in the online format (Blackboard) since 2012 Currently, Canvas pilot project participant for Theoretical Criminology

What are you hoping to gain from today?

What are you hoping to gain from today? What are you nervous about? What do you want to know about Canvas? Have you taught in Canvas before? If so, what was your experience? Do you use BB with current classes? If so, how do you use BB to support your teaching?

Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Be realistic about how LONG it will take you to set-up the course Class CAN be pulled from BB

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Module-based learning is awesome!

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Be realistic with students about how long they should be spending on an online course “Online course time expectations for students are 135 hours for a 3 credit hour class, regardless of the length of the course. Make sure you have the time to take this class!” So where are my current students:

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Quiz frequently 10 point weekly quiz Always due Sunday by 11:59pm 2 attempts/untimed No make-ups

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Send weekly announcement (can delay posting!) What is coming up Tying together the topics covered Gentle reminder about the quiz

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Send announcement to class before the start of the semester Then check back to see who hasn’t logged in (People tab – left side)

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Build out about 6-8 weeks before the start of the semester Send syllabus when you send out introduction email Building out class will allow the “Coming Up” tab to populate and the “Syllabus” section to populate

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Speed Grader

Student name

Tips and Tricks What I found helpful: Speed Grader In-box within Canvas

Closing Questions or Comments?

Contact info: lindsey Arbuthnot Clancey Dept of Criminal Justice and Criminology arbuthnotl@umkc.edu