Introduction to Canvas Faculty Discussion Forum December 2, 2015 Qi Dunsworth Director, Center for Teaching Initiatives Jessica Resig Director, Center for eLearning Initiatives

Today About Canvas Overview of Timeline Workflow of Transition Process Resources for faculty Canvas Introduction Q&A 2

Canvas and Transition Overview 3 All courses moved to Canvas by end of Fall 2016 for Spring 2017 offering Now Su Fa Sp Su Fa ANGEL gone Use Canvas for all offerings GOAL: Sp All courses transition to Canvas ANGEL available for Deferred and Contested Grades only

4 1. Determine Semester for Teaching in Canvas 2. Attend Canvas Trainings 3. Copy Angel Content to Canvas 4. Revise As Needed 5. Before Semester : Notify Students Transition Process for Faculty Structure course content and learning activities Meet with CTEI staff as needed Request Sandbox Space

Training Opportunities On-campus Canvas trainings Series of five two-hour sessions 1 hour training + 1 hour optional practice Small-group and individual trainings available Online trainings from IT Training Services Training recordings: resources/penn-state-training-recordings/ and resources/penn-state-training-recordings/ Future Canvas-hosted webinars: Canvas Learning Pathway: self-guided asynchronous training modules (available in January 2016) Additional: 5

Useful Websites Access Canvas at psu.instructure.compsu.instructure.com CTEI Website: University-Wide information: canvas.psu.educanvas.psu.edu Subscribe to L-CANVAS-AT-PENN-STATE- o Type “Add Me” in the subject line o Add at least a few characters in the body of the o For questions, contact Derick Burns 6

Meet Canvas 7