More training to view!
Some recent in house Canvas trainings. Some items to think about as you view your past courses, do you need A landing page Announcement page Directed Learning use Modules Lots of link create a page
Kym Jefferson
Snippet from training this morning!
Some recommendations from training, BB to Canvas! Click picture below! First steps in building your course.
It will look different . . .
But all the content should be there. Take a breath and review the course. Compare it to your course in BB this fall. Now that you know what Canvas looks like take advantage of the training times and information sessions that are listed in previous posts. There are many resources for transitioning to Canvas and … Read more
Training Begins! Sign up now!
Canvas Training Campus-wide training begins this month. These sessions are going to be a broad overview of Canvas. Register and find more offerings in Cornerstone. Attendees are encouraged to bring a computer to follow along and participate in hands-on activities. Weekly training, walk-in help and working sessions will be provided by Academic Technologies, Faculty Leaders … Read more
Canvas & You Next Week
Just drop in. No registration. We’ll share: Updates on our move to Canvas. Canvas demonstrations by Faculty Leader(s). Moving to Canvas tips and optional course templates. Information about accessing your courses that were migrated to Canvas. Join your colleagues Mon 9/9 | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Health Sciences Student Union, Grand Room 202 Jan Tillman, College of … Read more
And then comes next semester
Mark these dates on your calendar, click here for dates and times Canvas & You Info Sessions Any questions about our move to Canvas that you’d like to ask in person? Drop in to one of our Canvas & You sessions. No registration required. Canvas Training Days In addition to the campus wide sessions, check … Read more
What is Canvas login?
No worries it is accessible from the hamburger menu on the home page, not sure what the hamburger menu is – the three lines next to the search icon!
Throwback to Blackboard
Some tips/answers on Announcements – From Blackboard User Group – by default when you post an announcement on a course that is available to students, all users (instructors/teaching assistants/students) on the course will receive an email containing the announcement. The email will appear to come from an automated account. The email will be sent within … Read more
When Students Wonder Where the Course Content Is
The Canvas team suggests that instructors make their empty BB course available and post a single announcement explaining that Canvas will be used for the fall and include the Canvas login URL https://ecu.instructure.com/ Join us in HSB 4415 for weekly Canvas Chats from 1:30 – 3:30 throughout Fall semester starting 8/9/19.
Early Adopters and Soon to Be User
As the early adopters get ready to launch their courses the rest of us will soon be able to login to Canvas and look at past courses to see how your content migrates over. Many of you only teach a specific course in Fall Semester so as you work through the semester take note what … Read more
Answer to question I keep getting asked!
Yes all your content will be available when your course is migrated to Canvas. It will look different and if you have many subfolders you might want to unclutter a bit. You can also selectively import your content individually and set up your class from its shell. Think about a bit of restructuring for the … Read more
And the most frequently asked question and answer
During ECU’s transition to Canvas, both Blackboard and Canvas will be available. End of Summer School 2020 Blackboard Retired. Fall 2020 All courses taught in Canvas.
Who’s counting?
There are two weeks left of summer session. Whew that went fast. In preparation for transitioning to Canvas, take time to review what content is current and what is no longer relevant. Since summer is time for weeding that’s what should be done with your course. If you want to see how a course might … Read more