Canvas and Blackboard instructors,
You may now request your Summer and Fall 2018 Canvas courses (Blackboard is no longer an option) by logging into Class-Web, clicking Menu for Faculty, Staff & Advisors, then clicking the Canvas link toward the bottom of the page. Choose Summer or Fall 2018 for the term and Las Positas for the campus, and click Submit Query. From here, you can request individual courses, or you can choose courses or sections to merge.
Some notes:
1. Be 100% sure you want to merge courses or sections before making your request. Merging AND unmerging after the fact can be problematic. Also, if you merge, please do so correctly. The attached screenshot shows how to merge correctly.
2. If you need Canvas training, you can email Vicky Austin to set up an appointment. You can also register for a Spring 2018 workshop.
3. When moving from one semester to another in Canvas, you can either copy a previous semester's course content or export the previous course and import it into the new course. You can do all of these by going to Settings in a course. While in Settings, DO NOT click the Copy this Course button on the right side; this tool creates a new course that your students will not be able to access.
4. If you are teaching an online course, you have the option to use the Canvas model course template as a starting point. The course is based on the Academic Senate-approved OEI’s Course Design Rubric and provides organization and structure for your course. If you want to view the model course, let me know. If you already have access to it and want to use it, complete this form.
5. The Succeeding in an Online Course tutorial and Online Learning Orientation that have been used with Blackboard for years will be removed soon. They have been replaced by the OEI’s Quest for Online Success tutorial course and integrated into Canvas. Learn more about Quest.
6. Remember that everything in your course must be made accessible to students with disabilities. To learn how to do this, you can either come to a workshop, make an appointment, or complete the Canvas tutorial called Web Accessibility Course.
7. If you haven’t already requested your bookstore materials, you can do so in Canvas via the Follett Discover app, which you can make available in Settings – Navigation.
Scott
