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

2. My personal interests

3. “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.

4. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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 s, questions
Flexibility to work ahead

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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?