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Canvas Training for CCS Faculty

 

Course Information 

Class Days/Time:   

Self-paced, Continuous

Classroom:

This course is completed completely online in Canvas

Instructors:

Tim McKean and Ben Whitmore

eLearning Office Location:

SCC -  Building 50, Room 118 (Max Snyder)

SFCC - Building 2, Room 115 (Library Basement)

Telephone Number:

Tim 509-533-8399, Ben 509-533-8202

Email Address:  

timothy.mckean@ccs.spokan.edu,  ben.whitmore@ccs.spokane.edu

Office Hours:

By appointment.  We can meet in our office, your office, or send you a link for a video conference

Course Description

This self-paced, online course is taught by your CCS eLearning department instructional designers and will give you the basic training and practice needed to get started using Canvas to teach online or hybrid courses, or simply use Canvas to enhance your on-ground course.

Overall Course Goals or Objectives

This course is designed to get your up and running successfully with your new Canvas course shell.  You will learn how to manage the infrastructure tools to make your course run efficiently and how to create effective instructional pages, activities, and assessments to give your students the best opportunity to learn.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Experience a Canvas course from the student perspective
  • Navigate through a Canvas course shell
  • Communicate effectively with your students in Canvas
  • Build pages and modules in Canvas
  • Manage Assignments and Calendar events in Canvas
  • Use the Syllabus tool to publish important course information
  • Build interactive quizzes in Canvas
  • Manage student Grades in Canvas 

Required Texts/Readings/Equipment

All materials for this course are provided in the course. 

Technology Requirements for this Course

It is your responsibility to make sure you meet the technology requirements for this course. For the best experience, make sure you are using the most current version of your preferred browser (Links to an external site.), flash (Links to an external site.), and java (Links to an external site.). If you're having issues with technology, be sure to get help immediately. Technology issues may not be used as an excuse for incomplete work or missed deadlines. 

Assignments and Grading Policy

 

A complete list of the assignments and quizzes for this course are listed below.

To receive credit for this training you must complete all assignments and quizzes with at least an 80% success.  Anything lower than this an we will give you feedback and expect you to revise your work until it reaches that level. 

 

Student Evaluation of Teaching

This course includes an opportunity to evaluate the content and instruction provided in this course.  We want you to be successful both in this course and in the teaching you will be doing in Canvas.  If you have any problems with the course, or feedback of any kind we appreciate that you share that with us through email, the Q and A discussion, or the course evaluations. 

Students with Disabilities

Our institution values diversity and inclusion; we are committed to a climate of mutual respect and full participation. Our goal is to create learning environments that are usable, equitable, inclusive and welcoming. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion, accurate assessment or achievement, please notify the instructor as soon as possible. Students with disabilities are also welcome to contact Disability Support Services (SFCC: Building 17-201, phone (509) 533-4166; SCC: Building 15-117, (509) 533-7169) to discuss a range of options to removing barriers in the course, including accommodations.

 

Process

If a student contacts the instructor and has not established a file with DSS, the instructor should refer the student to DSS for documentation and verification of appropriate accommodations.

If the student already has a file with DSS, the instructor should contact DSS to see if the request is appropriate.

In either situation, DSS would notify the instructor of appropriate accommodations.

 

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