RCCDCANVASPILOTQUESTIONNAIREFACULTYFEEDBACKHowwouldyouratethehelpfulnessoftheTeachingwithCanvasonlineCanvascourse?(1Nothelpful–5Extremelyhelpful)
HowwouldyouratethehelpfulnessofthesupportandresourcesprovidedduringtheCanvaspilotprogram?(1Nothelpful–5Extremelyhelpful)
HowmanyhoursdidyouspendonyourCanvascourse?
HowchallengingwasittocreateyourCanvascourse?(1Noteasy–5Extremelychallenging)
HowwouldyourateyouroverallexperiencewiththeRCCDCanvasPilotProgram?(1Nothelpful–5Extremelyhelpful)
Howwouldyouratetheimpactthismigrationhadonyourcourse?(1Negativelyimpacted–5Positivelyimpacted)
HowwouldyourateyourunderstandingofCanvasbeforetheCanvasPilot?(1Noknowledge–5Excellentunderstanding)
HowwouldyourateyourunderstandingofCanvasaftertheCanvasPilot?(1Noknowledge–5Excellentunderstanding)
WhatadvicecanyouofferinstructorswhowillbebuildingtheirCanvascourseforthefirsttime?
• Watchsomevideosexplainthebigpictureregardingmodulesandfiles.Then,digintothenutsandbolts.
• Buildfromscratch,don'tmigrate,makeuseofmodules.• Don'ttrytoexportaBlackboardcourseandimportitintoCanvas.Youwillbemuch
happiercreatingthecourseinsideCanvas,ratherthanwastingtimetryingtocleanupthemessthatwouldresult.Beopen-minded.EventhoughCanvasmaylabelthingswithdifferentnamestheonesyou'reusedtoinBlackboard,mostofthesamefeaturesareoffered.YoucanmaintainthedesignofyourcourseinthissystemifyouareflexibleandwillingtoworkwiththeCMS.
• Outlineinmodules,knowhowtocreateyourstartinghomepage,getfamiliarwiththegradebookandhowtoresetorexemptgrades.
• Don'tgetfrustratedandkeepanopenmind.• Sinceyouwillbestartingfromscratch,giveyourselfenoughtimetocompletethe
conversion.Wastherearesourcethatwasmosthelpfultoyouduringthisprocess?Ifso,pleasedescribeit.
• IntroductiontoTeachingwithCanvas.• Themultitudeofavailableonlineresources.BytakingtheinitiativetosearchforwhatI
neededtoknow,Iwasabletofindwebsites,discussionforums,tutorials,videos,etc.tohelp.Inadditiontoallofthoseonlineresources,youhavetobringanattitudeofopen-mindedcuriosity.Treatitlikeapuzzle.Canvasisanewtool...Howcanyoulearntouseit?
• Officehourswerealwaysuseful.• Theone-on-onesessionwiththecoursedesigner(s).
Ifyouweretorebuildyourcourseagain,whatwouldyouhavedonedifferently?
• Makemycontentpageswithhtml,creatingwiththeCanvaslimitationsinpageeditingisdisappointing.
• Startedsooner.• Nothing.I'mveryhappywiththeprocessandtheresult.• Iwouldlearnhowtoconvertallmyassignments,quizzes,examsanddiscussionboards
soididnothavetorecreateeverything.• Prepareandrevisefilesaheadofmigration.• Iwishthattherewasmoreandbetterstructurebehindhowtobuildacoursecontaining
specificelements(ifyourcourseusesvideos...,ifyourcourseusesquizzes,etc.)
WhatwastheeasiestpartofcreatingyourCanvascourse?
• Creatingthehomepage.• Modules.• Nooneparticularpartstandsout,butIfounditeasytogetexcitedaboutusingCanvas
becausetheCMSisveryvisuallyappealinganditofferedmeanopportunitytothinkcarefullyaboutthemostimportantcomponentsofmycourse.
• Organizingthemodules.• Accessandmigration.• Makingtheshell.
WhatwasthemostchallengingpartofcreatingyourCanvascourse?
• Makingcontentpagesthatarenotdisappointing,planningforexternalmediaorganization.
• MigratingtestbanksfromBlackboard.• LearninghowinformationisorganizedintoPagesandModules.Itisadifferentformat
tothestorageandorganizationwithinBlackboardandMoodle,whicharetheothertwosystemsI'veused.
• Spendingtoomuchtimetryingtomovecontentover.• Navigationandapplicationofpedagogicalintent.
Whatalternatemethods,tools,orresourcesmighthelpsupportinstructorswhoarebuildingaCanvascourseinthefuture?
• A1pagesheetdescribingbestpracticeconceptswithbulletpointsthatthenlinktomoredetailedexplanations.
• Time.StillneedtoseehowTurnitinandRespondusLockdownBrowserworkwithCanvas.
• Iliketheconferencetabandtheabilitytohavealivesessionwithmultiplestudentsatonetime.Iliketosetupmyofficehoursthiswayandallwhoareinterestedcanparticipate.Ialsolikethesimplicityofcreatingandrecordinglecturesanduploadingforstudentstowatchnomatterwhattechnologytheyareusing,itworks...
• Buildatoneofexcitement,enthusiasm,andbuy-infromfaculty.Wehavetobeabletodemonstratetofacultythatthissystemisbetterforstudentsandinstructorsalike.Thatneedstobeclearlydemonstrated.Createworkgroupsoffacultymemberwhoareallsimultaneouslytransitioningtheircoursesandmeetingregularlytodiscusstheirprogressinperson.Theycanhelpeachotheralongandmakesureeveryoneisaccountabletooneanotheralongtheprocess.Theycanalsocommiserateandbrainstormsolutionstogether.Askfacultytotransitionduringthesummerorwintertermorprovidereassigntimetoworkonit.
• Iliketheconferencetabandtheabilitytohavealivesessionwithmultiplestudentsatonetime.Iliketosetupmyofficehoursthiswayandallwhoareinterestedcanparticipate.Ialsolikethesimplicityofcreatingandrecordinglecturesanduploadingforstudentstowatchnomatterwhattechnologytheyareusing,itworks...
• Moreavailabilityofone-on-onesessionswithcoursedesigners.WhatisyourimpressionofCanvasasaLMS(LearningManagementSystem)afterworkingwithittocreateyourcourse?
• Ayoungproductwithgreatpotential.• Definitebenefits.AslongaswecanstillincorporateTurnitinoranotheranti-plagiarism
programanduseaLockdownBrowserlikeRespondus,thetransitionshouldbepossible,althoughitwilltaketimeforre-buildingeachcourse.
• Ilikeit!IthinkstudentswillfinditmucheasiertonavigateandIfeelIhavemorecontroloverwhattheyseeandinteractwith.Blackboardisnotintuitivelylaidoutandhassomanyfeaturesautomaticallyactivatedthatitcanbeoverwhelming.Thissystemiseasiertonavigateandsimpler.Thatsaid,eventhoughIlikethissystembetter,Iwillonlybeabletorecommendaswitchifwecanconfirmthatitwillleadtolong-termsignificantsavingsforthedistrict.BlackboardisabletoaccomplishmostofthesamefeaturesandfunctionsasCanvas.Switchingwillcausesignificantworkloadincreasesforfacultyandtransitiontimeforstudents.ThosecostsareonlyworthwhileifweknowthatthesystemwillbefreetothedistrictorsignificantlycheaperthanBlackboardforanextendedperiodoftime.
• Ilikeithowever,somethingsstillneedtobeworkedout.Likehowtoresetonestudentsattemptintakinganexam.Ifthesystembootsthemoutinblackboardyoucanreset.InCanvas,Ihavenotfoundawayaroundthis.youhavetoopenupthewholetestforallstudentstohaveanadditionalattemptandIdonotlikethatoption.Weshouldbeabletofindawaytoclearanattemptandallowonestudenttodoaretake.
• Itseemsefficientandbasicallyclear,yetthereisalackofcreativepotentialforanaestheticallypleasingvirtualclassroomenvironment.
• Therearesomeaspectsthatarenicesuchastheembeddedrubrics;however,thecourseseemstobetoolinearsothatstudentsmustsitandcompletethemoduleallatonce.Jumpinginandoutofamoduledoesnotseemasstreamlined.