This is a quick 7-minute tutorial on how to record in Yuja. Students may find this beneficial if they are just learning the platform. Feel free to embed this link in your course: https://youtu.be/6Wyb80ea0uQ. I hope to create a Canvas Commons how-to guide for Yuja, soon. Until then, use this resource to help you get started:
As always, reach out with additional support questions,
Anna
The TLC Podcast at HCC with your host, Pete
International week and study abroad
Important dates.
February 15 for summer.
May 15 for fall.
October 15 for Spring.
For More information, students can contact
Gavin Lee, Gavin.Lee@Heartland.edu or
Zach Petrea, Zach.Petrea@Heartland.edu
Interested Faculty can contact Zach directly.
For more information on the Teaching and Learning Commons and the technology we have available, swing by the Lab at SCB 2401 or send your question to pete.pucek@heartland.edu
All,
I have several important updates to remind you about regarding the end of the semester.
CANVAS GRADES
Grades will not be synced if you do not have your grading scheme turned on. In your gradebook, you will have a total column that will display the total points or percentages, depending on how you have your gradebook configured. Students then will need to review your Syllabus to determine what letter grade corresponds with the total points or percentage. Instead, you can set a grading scheme in your class so that the total points or percentage will appear beside the letter grade. This feature is turned on in the settings of your course and can be edited to fit your grading scheme. Use this tutorial for help in configuring your grading scheme. When entering your grades into IRIS, the letter grade in your Canvas course can be synced. Grades will not be synced if you do not have your grading scheme turned on. Export your grades for your Division Administrative Assistant. Once your course is completed, you may want to export your course grades to share with your Administrative Assistant. To complete this, you will need to open your Gradebook and select "Export". Here is a quick guide to show you how to use CSV files and what the field names represent.
INCOMPLETE GRADES
For students with an incomplete, process your incomplete forms in IRIS, accordingly. The system will sync with Canvas and extend the date of the course for that student for the particular date you indicated on the incomplete form.
GRADES FOR INACTIVE STUDENTS
Remember, you have access to student submissions and grades even past the course end date. However, you need to enable inactive students and concluded enrollments to view them. In any past course, hover over the student name column and click "Show inactive enrollments", and "Show concluded enrollments". This will populate your class with the grades as well as their past submissions. Here is a tutorial for help on viewing inactive students' submissions and grades.
SPRING COURSES
As a reminder, courses for the
summer will publish and students will be loaded into your courses five
days prior to the course beginning. If you are unsure when your course begins,
click the settings tab of the course and you will be able to see the start date
of the course.
In addition, I have received several emails about assignments and groupings within Canvas. Here are some helpful reminders:
Any assignment you create in Canvas is a direct alignment with the Canvas gradebook. Even though assignments are hidden on the navigation bar based on the HCC template, what is found under the Assignments tab is what will appear in your gradebook. Take a minute and click on the Assignments tab in your course. Verify that you have proper groups set and that the assignments have been placed in those groups, accordingly. If you weight your grades, you can use the options under the Assignments page to weight each grouping or drop the highest/lowest scores. Here are some tutorials to help you with these things:
Set the order of your Assignments. Once you have cleaned up your Assignments tab, take a look at the order in which your assignments appear. Drag and drop them into the correct groupings and place them in the order that students will complete them in. Doing this will also help with your gradebook organization and order for viewing. You can use this tutorial to help you with organizing your Assignments.
If you wish to have your Spring 2023 course shell reset before copying your new course into the shell, please let me know and I’m happy to do that. In addition, I would encourage you to view Canvas Commons where I have added all of the new Spring 2023 templates with custom graphics for your area. You may want to utilize those graphics for your new course. You can choose to import one or several elements of the templates into your Spring 2023 course if you choose. Reach out if you need help with the new templates.
Last, you may have heard that my area is short-staffed and yes, that is true. However, please know that I am here to support you and encourage you to submit your questions to me. I’ll do my best to get you an answer and provide support just as quickly as I can. I appreciate your patience with me as I work through the changes.
Now, for some good news! I have ordered new innovative furniture for the TLC and Installation will be on December 7th. Please stop by after that date to see the new space and the furnishings – I’m excited about sharing the new look with you, soon!
As always, please reach out with questions. Wishing the best for a successful end of the semester,
Anna J. Catterson, Ph.D.
Interaction is an important dimension in which to focus when building "presence" in online courses. Swan (2004) discusses three types of interaction that are very important in online teaching.
Cognitive Presence is the extent to which learners construct meaning through a process of inquiry. Interaction with content should not only be a situation where teachers "cover the content" but also be an environment where students explore the content to construct their own meaning and understanding. There is not a lot of focus on cognitive presence in this module because this type of presence is primarily focused on what you will be building in your course, which will be the focus of Module 2 and your Course Map.
Teaching presence is what you typically think teachers do – teachers facilitate and direct students in the cognitive process.
Social presence is the way we project ourselves as a real person in the online environment. Online students feel isolated if interaction with peers or the social presence of the instructor and classmates is absent. In online and hybrid courses, opportunities for social presence have to be intentionally designed and created, while in face-to-face classes these opportunities often arise naturally as the class progresses.
"Students need the instructor's involvement and more importantly, they need the instructor's active presence to bring the course and course materials to life....online classes become "real" to students when they feel a personal connection in some manner. It begins with a sense of belonging and community as they interact with other students and continues as they work one-on-one with their instructors. This is not an automatic process and it doesn't occur quickly. Another manner in which the online class becomes "real" occurs when students participate in class discussions and gain new insights and perspectives about the course topics. When they read the course materials they may or may not connect with that information and it is dependent upon whether or not the are able to comprehend it, relate to it, and connect its meaning to the real world. An instructor helps students develop this connection to the class and the course subject manner....Through these interactions learning is transformative and becomes a process that is nurtured rather than a function to be completed." - Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
Providing opportunities for students to collaborate and communicate with each other (and with you) is key in online learning. Lack of interaction with others is often one of the concerns in online instruction - for both students and faculty. By setting up your course with opportunities for collaboration and communication you will help to:
...which are also factors related to increased satisfaction, retention, and completion in online courses.
Although this is an older article, it continues to be heavily referenced in online teaching and learning. The article discusses the importance of interactions within a course including instructor-student, student-student, and student-content. Although online instruction is addressed in this article, the study was not limited to only online.
In addition, Dr. Anna Catterson discusses how you can create interaction in your online courses through the following:
Anderson, T. (2004). Getting the mix right again: an updated and theoretical rationale for interaction. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 4(2). Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/149/708
It's that time again! If you haven't already taken the Technology & Learning Survey, I strongly encourage you to do so.
This survey asks questions directed toward faculty, staff, and students and their experiences with technology and professional development at Heartland. The responses that we receive from the survey help us decide what new technology we want to purchase for the TLC for the upcoming school year. It also helps us determine what is lacking in our support services so we can better serve YOU. If you have a moment, please take this survey and tell us what you are loving and wanting more of!
We will be sharing the results with the college in the coming months :)
This week, the TLC held trainings on assessment strategies for your Canvas course. In the video below, Dr. Anna Catterson takes you through what an assessment is, the strategies for building authentic assessments, and a brief look at Canvas Mastery Pathways.
Currently, the Assessment Certificate is in session for Fall 2022, but if you are interested in enrolling in the Assessment Certificate for Spring 2023, please contact the TLC and we can get you enrolled.
Happy Friday!
I hope the Fall semester is going well for everyone - it’s been a busy start of the semester in the TLC and we want to thank you for utilizing the space and bringing your students by. We have enjoyed creating high-impact learning scenarios for them and our team appreciates the collaboration.
So far we've had:
To read more about what we've been doing, check out the first quarter report for Online Learning and Instructional Technologies (TLC).
If you haven’t stopped by the TLC, we welcome you! Please reach out with any questions you may have, always glad to help.
