Canvas Orientation Winter 2016
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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!
Getting Help
Help LinkCanvas Guides Teaching Site: http://teaching.btc.edu/Contact eLearning
Dawn Hawley: [email protected]@btc.eduCC321
Questions?
