Course Design with Canvas: Introductory Resources Presented by the Academic Technology Center, Center for Teaching and Learning
Academic Technology Center Created as a joint venture between Academic Affairs and IRT Goal: Provide seamless academic technology services and act as your LMS transition partner. Contact - AIRC 2005, 278-2450, academictechcenter@csus.edu In-person, phone and email support for SacCT, Canvas and other academic technologies Reservations - Schedule one-on-one appointments online at your convenience (www.csus.edu/atc)
Center for Teaching and Learning Goal: Provide activities and services that help individuals, departments, and programs to identify and achieve their desired level of teaching excellence. Contact – AIRC 3005, 278-5945, ctl@csus.edu Faculty development, Quality Matters support, instructional design Website (www.csus.edu/ctl)
Transition Experience 24,000+ students had at least one course in Canvas during spring 2018 42% of all LMS courses in Canvas, spring 2018 Access Canvas through My Sac State, canvas.csus.edu, Canvas Student app, Canvas Teacher app
Transition Experience: Faculty Three “development” courses for each instructor for testing and building course content Fall 2015 - Summer 2017 Blackboard courses already migrated to Canvas Fall 2017, Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 courses to be migrated by the end of July (estimated) Other Blackboard courses can be migrated upon request (or if your content needed sooner) Migrate your own content
Where to Find Migration Resources Canvas support website http://csus.edu/canvas/faculty.html Plan Prepare Teach Show Canvas support website http://csus.edu/canvas/faculty.html
Plan: Course Building Strategies Build from Scratch Start fresh with a blank shell and build your Canvas course. Re-build a Migrated Course Import all content from a migrated course into your Canvas course shell and clean up/re-organize content. Hybrid Approach Start from scratch in Canvas and import some migrated content (e.g., assignments, files, quizzes).
Transition Support CANVAS WEEK workshop presentations available online http://csus.edu/canvas/facultytraining.html Faculty & Student resources available on project website (www.csus.edu/canvas) Help button within Canvas Support contacts Instructor Guide Instructor Video Guides Guides for your students too!
Questions? Contact ATC for support: Contact CTL for support: Schedule a one-on-one consultation at www.csus.edu/atc Contact - AIRC 2005, 278-2450, canvas@csus.edu Contact CTL for support: Faculty mentors, Instructional Designers Contact – AIRC 3005, 278-5945, ctl@csus.edu