Erin Baker from Centralia College in Washington State is one creative cookie. Whether she is helping faculty reinvent the syllabus or thinking outside the box for using Instructure’s Canvas, she is one of the first to share these ideas in usable ways at conferences.
This session provided ideas for using Canvas for various educational options beyond just instruction.
Some benefits include:
- Safe space for introverts to share
- Level the playing field so everyone gets a voice
- Updates and training available both #justincase and #justintime – whatever meets your needs
- Storage for items that everyone needs access to
- Consistency for onboarding materials and processes
- Opportunity for creating cohorts that can take advantage of asynchronous meetings
Who might take advantage?
- Student government
- TRIO
- BFET or Worker Retraining cohorts
- Clubs
- Initiative groups/committees (Achieving the Dream, OER, etc).
- Department portals
Considerations
- FERPA
- Accessibility
- Sustainability
- Ease of design
- Whether to have the shell public or private
My thoughts:
My favorite thing about Erin’s presentations is she always creates a Canvas course shell and invites session attendees to join them. This way the resource lives beyond just the presentation. This is wayyyyy more effective than the old “Can I have a copy of your slidedeck?“
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