Even though the dust has barely settled from this semester I wanted to share some helpful information about preparing for next fall. There is information about your fall Canvas sites, lecture capture updates, and news about various training upcoming training opportunities. There is a lot in this newsletter so let’s get started!
Fall 2022 Canvas Information
Fall 2022 courses are now ready in Canvas. If you notice that you don’t have a fall site for your course let me know and I can help you get access to your site. Here’s a quick list of things to consider when setting up your Canvas course.
If you’re unsure how to accomplish any of these items you can learn more in the resources linked below. As always you can reach out to me for a consultation to learn how to get the most out of your Canvas course as well.
Canvas “Before You Publish” Checklist
Use my “before you publish” guide as a reference as you’re preparing your Canvas sites for the coming semester. There’s a quick-start guide that goes over the bare minimum you should do to get your course ready for the semester. There’s also a more in-depth guide that covers other common things you may need to do to enhance further and prepare your Canvas site each semester.
Guides for common tasks
Setting up a syllabus-only site – This video covers how to set up a bare-essentials Canvas site. If all you’d like to do is post your syllabus and make sure your students have access to it, then you can watch this video to learn how.
A quick guide on publishing all of Canvas’s content options – If you’ve ever been confused about whether something you’ve added to Canvas is published and available to your students this guide will help clear up any confusion. You can find more helpful tutorial videos on the BC Law Ed Tech YouTube page. You can also watch previously held workshops covering various Canvas and course-related topics here. I suggest starting with the troubleshooting FAQ video, as it covers the most common questions I receive each semester. There are timestamps in the description to take you immediately to the question you have. If I’ve missed anything let me know and I’ll create another video with your submitted questions.
Recording Studio Call for Proposals
If you’ve been waiting to check out the recording studio until things have slowed down for you the summer is the perfect time to check it out! As a reminder, you can use it for things like interviews, podcasts, make-up class recordings, as well as custom video projects to enhance your course materials. You can book time in the studio here, or send me an email to learn more about what the space can do for you.
Fall 2022 Panopto Scheduling Information
Courses in Panopto-enabled lecture-capture rooms will be recorded automatically again for the upcoming fall semester. There are a few important things to note about this process.
As a reminder, the following classrooms have Panopto lecture-capture capabilities.
East Wing:
All East Wing classrooms are lecture-capture enabled.
Stuart Hall:
315, 401, 402, 408, 409, 411
Law Library:
LL300
If you teach in a room not listed above and would like to discuss methods for recording your classes I’d be happy to work with you.
Summer Training and Workshops
I’m currently developing the summer workshop schedule and will share the dates with you when everything is finalized. Given the nature of everyone’s summer schedules, there will be options to attend both virtually via Zoom as well as a physical location. I’d like to give you a preview of what’s to come and offer you a way to request other training topics you’d like to see as well. There will be a second round of workshops closer to the start of the fall semester as well.
Canvas: Course Planning and Site Design
Learn about the different course design options and considerations you have available when developing your Canvas courses. We’ll touch on what kind of course design suits you best and how to start incorporating features of Canvas to make your life easier when it comes to course content delivery, student engagement, and tracking student progress.
Canvas: Assignments and the Gradebook
This workshop is geared towards introducing you to the various assignment options you have available to you in Canvas. I know we barely just finished this past semester however I think you’ll find this information helpful when planning your fall course. I’ll cover the different submission options available to you, ways to think about what kinds of assignments and assessments you’ll use to track student progress, and maybe the most important of all, how to give feedback back to your students to progress them towards your course learning goals.
Panopto: Get more out of your content management system!
After a brief overview of our Panopto environment, we’ll dive deeper into some lesser-known features that you may find helpful. I’ll touch on how to properly share videos, how to set permissions for different scenarios, cover the basics of editing, and how to enable automated captions. You’ll also learn about some additional student-centric features like adding a table of contents. I’ll also share some information about various Panopto integrations with other campus-wide systems like Canvas and Zoom.
Zoom Bootcamp: Tips for hosting a meeting like a pro
Do your palms get sweaty when you realize you were asked to host a Zoom workshop or event? Do all of the icons suddenly change into signs and symbols you don’t recognize when you launch a meeting. Have you felt like the last two years were just a fever dream and you never really learned how to use Zoom to its fullest potential? Well, this workshop will turn you from a zero to a hero when it comes to hosting Zoom meetings, workshops, and other events. This workshop will focus primarily on tactics for running a successful virtual event. Tips for things like how to share responsibilities during a meeting with other co-hosts, becoming proficient in the various crowd management techniques, and identifying if audio issues are coming from your end or your remote participant’s end. I’ll also cover some best practices for things like how to set your meeting view to provide the best experience to your viewers. Spotlighting, sharing screens, queuing up presentations, I’ll cover it all in this 2-day workshop. Didn’t see something you’d like training on? Feel free to offer some suggestions for future workshops here.
