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- Open Content: Resources, not Courses<\/a>.\u00a0A warning about the dangers of putting content into LMS course spaces.<\/li>\n
- Go Open with Canvas<\/a>. Canvas, unlike\u00a0D2L, has some open options, which is my main interest in our switch from D2L to Canvas.<\/li>\n
- Canvas for Open Syllabuses<\/a>. Canvas makes it easy to open up your syllabus so students and other faculty can learn about the class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Practical Canvas Advice<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Advice: Use the Canvas \u201cGrace Period.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Having a two-deadline option in Canvas allows me to create a grace period for all assignments (D2L did not).<\/li>\n
- Advice: Keep Canvas Modules Current<\/strong><\/a>. It just takes a minute to keep your module list up-to-date. I make it a weekly routine!<\/li>\n
- Advice: Use a Course Image<\/strong><\/a>. Instead of a (boring) colored block, you can choose to display an image on your Dashboard course card.<\/li>\n
- Advice: Course Images and Flickr<\/strong><\/a>. Not sure what image to use? You can choose your course card image by searching Flickr inside Canvas!<\/li>\n
- Think Before You Link: Creating a Canvas URL<\/a>. To create continuity from semester to semester, you can create a URL for each course you teach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
My Canvas Announcements Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Maati Baani in my Canvas Homepage<\/a>. I like to share\u00a0videos with students via my Canvas announcements blog… and Maati Baani is great for my India class.<\/li>\n
- New Countdown Widget on Homepage<\/a>. I created a new “__ days left in the semester” widget for my Canvas announcements blog.<\/li>\n
- The Power of Random Cats<\/a>. I used random cats to promote\u00a0growth mindset in my Canvas announcements blog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Posts about\u00a0Students<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Student Tech Support for Canvas<\/a>. Based on student feedback, these are the Canvas features I am supporting and promoting: Calendar, Notifications, Profile, and Mobile App.<\/li>\n
- Student Voices about Canvas<\/a>. These are the\u00a0results\u00a0of my Fall 2016 mid-semester student survey, with lots of advice from students for instructors using Canvas.<\/li>\n
- Time Management Brainstorms<\/a>. I got some big ideas from an ILED studio session on helping students with time management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Posts about\u00a0Instructors<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Big Canvas News for Spring<\/strong><\/a>. Instead of being opt-in for Spring, we are going to be opt-out. I hope this blog can be useful for faculty who will start using Canvas.<\/li>\n
- Moving from Marketing to Conversation<\/a>. In addition to student voices about Canvas, we need faculty voices too.<\/li>\n
- How Instructors (Don\u2019t) Use the LMS<\/a>. These are my\u00a0thoughts on the Blackboard study showing\u00a0limited (VERY limited) use of LMS features by instructors.<\/li>\n
- Connectedness<\/a>. This is my grateful response to Jesse Stommel’s blog post about Creative Online Educators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Philosophy of Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Engagement, Creativity, and Non-Conformity<\/a>. Yes, I believe in creative non-conformity in both teaching and learning.<\/li>\n
- Writing yesterday. Writing today.<\/a>\u00a0Some thoughts after the presidential election.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
And here is a growth mindset cat for the Thanksgiving holiday. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Take risks: think about what you can gain.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n
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- Writing yesterday. Writing today.<\/a>\u00a0Some thoughts after the presidential election.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Moving from Marketing to Conversation<\/a>. In addition to student voices about Canvas, we need faculty voices too.<\/li>\n
- Student Voices about Canvas<\/a>. These are the\u00a0results\u00a0of my Fall 2016 mid-semester student survey, with lots of advice from students for instructors using Canvas.<\/li>\n
- New Countdown Widget on Homepage<\/a>. I created a new “__ days left in the semester” widget for my Canvas announcements blog.<\/li>\n
- Advice: Keep Canvas Modules Current<\/strong><\/a>. It just takes a minute to keep your module list up-to-date. I make it a weekly routine!<\/li>\n
- Go Open with Canvas<\/a>. Canvas, unlike\u00a0D2L, has some open options, which is my main interest in our switch from D2L to Canvas.<\/li>\n