Proctorio usage

For those of you using Proctorio for the remainder of this semester, I’m relaying below some recommendations from the DE Committee. At our meeting Friday, we discussed some students’ angst about being forced to use Proctorio with little warning.

 

The committee wants faculty who plan to use Proctorio for the rest of Fall to prepare their students adequately to alleviate privacy and security concerns. If instructors use it, they should use it for low-stakes quizzes or extra credit. Also, if students object to its required usage, they should be able to come to campus to complete an alternative quiz.

 

The committee wants to prepare students better for when instructors use Proctorio by the Spring semester. That includes having language written to place in syllabi and in welcome letters sent to students prior to online courses beginning. It will include language in a new web page for students, in the DE Handbook, and on the Online Learning FAQs page. The language will include links to Proctorio support, along with its privacy and security pages. I will work on this language and share it with you.

 

Scott

 

 

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

 

OEI rubric updated

DE Instructors,

 

The OEI updated its Course Design Rubric. Sections D and E on web accessibility have been combined, and relatively minor changes were made to Sections A-C.

 

You can check out the updated rubric at https://onlinenetworkofeducators.org/course-design-academy/online-course-rubric/.

 

Scott

 

 

Canvas professional development opportunities

Just wanted to remind everyone that on Tuesday, LPC will host 3 Canvas and online learning workshops:

 

1.       Making your Canvas Course Site ADA-Compliant, 10-11:50 a.m., Room 2412

2.       What to Expect When You Submit Your DE course to the OEI Course Design Academy, 1-2:50 p.m., Room 2410

3.       Regular, Substantive Interaction in Online Classes, 3-3:50, Room 2410

 

View descriptions of each workshop at http://www.laspositascollege.edu/onlinelearning/faculty/newsletter/october2018.html

 

On Friday, Oct. 26, @ONE will host a free online conference called Can Innovate for all Canvas users. There are sessions throughout the day, and you can register for any—and get more info—at https://onlinenetworkofeducators.org/caninnovate18. Flex credit is available to LPC participants.

 

Scott

FW: FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE Can*Innovate Friday, 10/26

FYI: This is an invitation to participate in this one-day, online conference at De Anza College. You can also participate on your own. More info at OnlineNetworkofEducators.org/CanInnovate18

 

Scott

 

From: Dawn Lee Tu [mailto:tudawnlee@fhda.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2018 8:05 AM
Cc: David Garrido <garridodavid@fhda.edu>; Heidi King <kingheidi@fhda.edu>; Brandon Gainer <gainerbrandon@fhda.edu>; Lorrie Ranck <rancklorrie@fhda.edu>
Subject: FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE Can*Innovate Friday, 10/26

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

On October 26, the California Community College system is celebrating Can•Innovate, a free online conference coordinated by the CCC Online Education Initiative and @ONE. The day includes a dynamic program of online sessions showcasing CCC faculty, staff, and national thought leaders. All sessions are delivered conveniently through ConferZoom and are designed to improve knowledge and understanding of using Canvas to support the needs of our students.  And participation is completely free.

 

De Anza College has been invited to serve as a Regional Hub for this year’s Can•Innovate conference and we’re writing to extend a warm invitation to your faculty and staff to join us!

 

Please help us extend this invitation to your faculty and staff. We invite them to visit our campus and engage in a day of learning with their CCC peers. We will be displaying these select sessions from the online program in a group setting to encourage conversations and inquiry about the use of Canvas to support student success:

Welcome & Keynote: 8:15-10:00am

Canvas HTML Editor - 10:00am

New Canvas Gradebook - 11:00am

Namecoach - 12:00pm

Good Things Happen when you Get Creative - 1:00pm

Canva for Canvas - 2:00pm

Using ConferZoom Meetings - 3:00pm

Stump the Panda - 4:00pm

 

Those who join us will also have the opportunity to take tours of our lab and self-recording studio by request. In addition, faculty can use our staff computer lab to join in on sessions we may not be showing. At 11:00 a.m., we will run a concurrent session in our lab for faculty who wish to work on their HTML skills in Canvas.

 

To learn more about what we have planned for Can•Innovate, view our Regional Hub webpage here and click on RSVP if you plan to join us.

 

We look forward to seeing you on October 26!

 

 

Sincerely,

 

The De Anza College Regional Hub Team:

Dawn Lee Tu, Faculty Director, Professional Development

Heidi King, Instructional Designer

Dave Garrido, Instructional Designer

Brandon Gainer, Faculty, Speech

Lorrie Ranck, Interim Vice President of Instruction

Dawn Lee Tu, PhD

*she/they pronouns*

Faculty Director, Professional & Organizational Development

De Anza College

leetudawn@deanza.edu

https://www.deanza.edu/professionaldev/

Let's talk! Request meeting with me here: https://tinyurl.com/DLeeTuCalendar

Last day of attendance in Canvas

DE instructors,

 

Canvas has just introduced a new feature that allows instructors to note the last day of attendance for students who drop DE courses. This is necessary for financial aid and auditing purposes. In your course, go to the People page, click on the three dots on the right side for a student, and select User Details.




This brings you to the student’s Profile page. Simply enter the date in the box under Last day attended. This should be done for students regardless of when they drop.

 

The last day of attendance is not the last day a student logged into your course; it’s the last day a student actively participated in class. For more information, read Federal Title IV and Last Day of Attendance.

 

Scott