Two-Month Observations My personal interests What’s important here Canvas and online courses Federal grants and technology Summary

My personal interests

“Student Success is everyone’s business” What’s important here “Student Success is everyone’s business” Challenges of NMSU Grants service area Online courses: ~ 40% of all credit hours Part-time faculty: ~ 60% of all credit hours Federal grants and technology Identity tension: We’re all NMSU, except when we’re not.

Canvas and Online Courses Sharing, exchanging, learning together (faculty, staff, and students) grantscanvas.net Grants Faculty Sharing non-academic Course Grants Student Support non-academic Course Tailoring Quality Matters rubric Pick good footsteps to follow

Canvas and Online Courses Sharing, exchanging, learning together (faculty, staff, and students) grantscanvas.net Grants Faculty Sharing non-academic Course Grants Student Support non-academic Course Tailoring Quality Matters rubric Pick good footsteps to follow

? Assessment Not Good Enough Good Enough Better Even Better best footsteps ?

Utah State Canvas Footprints Among leading Canvas implementers “The Model” ... so far Online Teaching Fellows Course Recorded webinars Design specification Design process Design Guide Design Worksheet Tailored QM rubric

Utah State Canvas Footprints Students Need: Organization, structure Clear expectations Clear instructions Frequent, visible dates Defined, digestible units Consistent format Attentive, visible instructors Online office hours Students Want: Hear instructor’s voice Options for learning material; personalized learning Interact with other students Prompt response to emails, questions Flexibility to work ahead

51 NMSU Grants Online Courses Home Page Contact Info: 19 Yes, 32 No Home Page Office Hours: 4 Yes, 47 No Custom: 40; Recent Activity: 5; Assign List w/Syllabus: 4; Modules: 2 Syllabus Nav Link: 23; Home Page Link: 9; 2nd Page Link: 8; Hidden: 7; None: 4 Used: 39; Not Used: 8; Once: 4 Used: 24; Not Used: 17; Hidden: 6; Other: 4 Used: 35; Not Used: 4; Hidden: 10; Other: 2 Used: 23; Not Used: 15; Hidden: 11; One: 2 Used: 44; Not Used: 4; Other: 3 Hidden: 26; Not Hidden: 25 Used: 2; Hidden: 38; Not Hidden: 11 Hidden: 41; Not Hidden: 10 Used: 1; Not Used: 50

Federal Grants and Technology 3 Grants: Title V + Title V Coop + NASNTI = $5.8M “Equipment and Supplies” (i.e., Technology) = $2.3M (40%) Equipment, Supplies FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Combined $K $255 $153 $498 $486 $459 $254 $237 No. of Computers 36 14 79 74 70 29 49 “Smart Classrooms” 2 3 4 1 Mediasites

Summary Is “Student Success” really “everyone’s business” ... is it the primary consideration? Need to make smart technology decisions based on need and functionality How good do we want to be? Good Enough Better Even Better Who follows in our footsteps?