FW: Announcing Canvas ConferZoom Update: January 7, 2019

FYI: For those using, or planning to use, ConferZoom, see below.

 

Scott

 

From: Client Services [mailto:clientservices@cccconfer.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:59 PM
To: Canvas Administrators <clientservices@cccconfer.org>
Subject: Announcing Canvas ConferZoom Update: January 7, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Canvas Administrators:

 

Announcing the latest updates to ConferZoom through Canvas!  

 

This automatic update is will take place in all Canvas instances on Monday, January 7, 2019, please notify your instructors about the latest enhancements. The new interface emulates Canvas, is easier to view and navigate, along with the new features described below.  

 

·         An exciting new feature for Appointment Booking gives instructors the ability to offer appointments with students.

o   Offer designated time slots for online office hour, counseling, and tutoring appointments, or private meetings with a student.

o   Students can reserve an available appointment, with only one reservation per time slot. 

o   Instructors and students can view the appointment calendar.

 

·         Instructors and students can view all upcoming events using the ConferZoom Event calendar.

 

·         A new email functionality offers instructors and students the option to set personal preferences for email notifications about upcoming events and appointments.

 

·         Calendar integration allows instructors and students to have their events and appointments appear in their personal calendars such
as Outlook and Google.

 

Detailed articles are available on our support pages at  https://ccctechconnect.zendesk.com/hc/en-us . 

 

Please contact CCC Confer Tech Support with your questions.

 

 

CCC Confer Tech Support

Tel: 760-744-1150 ext 1537 or 1554
Email: clientservices@cccconfer.org

      

 

Spring 2019 Canvas course requests

Canvas instructors,

 

You may now request your Spring 2019 Canvas courses by logging into Class-Web, clicking Menu for Faculty, Staff & Advisors, then clicking the Canvas link toward the bottom of the page. Choose Spring 2019 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.     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.

1. Learn how to copy a course.
2. Learn how to export a course.
3. Learn how to import a course.

3.     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.

4.     The OEI’s Quest for Online Success tutorial is the student readiness tool used for DE courses at LPC. There is a Canvas version to which you can have students self-enroll. You can even have students complete assignments based on the tutorial. Learn more about Quest.

5.     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.

6.     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. Currently, this only works for faculty, not students.

 

Scott