Washington Canvas User Group Conference 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Building Room
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Time
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Student 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Registration Open
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Student 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
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Student 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM Workshop Just for Newbies
Center
Scott Dennis, Instructure
Are you new to Canvas? Start your conference right by getting an introduction from the experts at Instructure.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions (60-minutes)
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Getting into the Module Mentality
Sherry-Anne McLean, Faculty, Mathematics, Lake Washington Institute of Technology
How switching a course from Angel to Canvas affects instructional design decisions. Using Canvas' new
module format gives the opportunity to rethink course structure and change how students and instructors
interact with the course -- facilitating a shift from textbook-based delivery to a content-based environment
where students engage directly with learning objectives.
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Moving forward with Canvas @ EWU
Jeff Healy, Manager, Instructional Tech & Design, Matt Lewis, Instructional Technology Consultant and Nick
Brown, Instructional Technology and eLearning Consultant, Office of Information Technology, Eastern Washington University
EWU has been moving from Blackboard to Canvas during the 2012-13 school year. The presenters will touch
on the role of the EWU faculty governance group in the decision to move to Canvas, then share about EWU's
Integration method (what and why), the Authentication approach (single sign-on via CAS), the Course Migration strategy, and adoption plan (Trailblazers and "Tire Kickers"). Attendees will have a chance to share about
their own plans.
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10 Mistakes That I Made So You Don't Have To
Jess Thompson, Faculty, Sociology, Olympic College
This presentation will identify simple "mistakes" and erroneous assumptions made when initially designing
and implementing a course in Canvas. The problem caused by each mistake/assumption as well as a brief
solution will be discussed.
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Concurrent Sessions (30-minute)
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Session for Instructure
Jason Gilbert (Webex), Instructure
Session for Instructure
15
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Facilitating Groupwork through Canvas
Karen M. Gourd, Assistant Professor, Education Program Bothell, University of Washington Bothell
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This session includes demonstrations of using assignment options in Canvas to support groupwork. Included
features are the use of (1) peer feedback (both manual and Canvas-created groups), (2) group assignments,
(3) immediately available feedback, and (4) thorough records for assessment. Interactive discussion of advantages and cautionary tales to follow demonstrations.
Integrating WAMAP in Canvas
David Lippman, WAMAP guy / Professor, Mathematics, Pierce College
WAMAP.org is a free and open system providing algorithmically-generated math assessment with auto grading of algebraic answers. This session will show how to configure WAMAP as an external tool in Canvas and
discuss some best practices. Live examples will be shown.
Thursday, March 28, 2013 (Continued)
Building
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Student Center 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Title
General Session: Keynote
Devlin Daley, Instructure
“Canvas as Community”
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Student Center 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Break
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions (60-minutes)
15
106
Session for Instructure
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Canvas Analytics: Using Data to Promote Student Success
Andy Duckworth, eLearning Director, eLearning, Tacoma Community College
In this session you will learn how to use Canvas analytics as an early warning tool to identify students
that may need additional assistance. You will also get to see Canvas Analytics from the student perspective to better assist them in using this tool to be more more successful in your course.
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Boldly Going Where No Campaign Has Gone Before
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Tina Torres, Director eLearning, and Steve Sosa, Technology Training Coordinator, eLearning Edmonds
CC
eLearning...the final frontier. These are the voyages of the EdCC team. On it's continuing mission, to
explore innovative education, to support student populations, and to boldly go where no one LMS has
gone before! Join us as we examine our promotional and marketing campaign, for the rollout of Canvas
at EdCC.
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
Claudia Minton and Connie Sanders, Instructors of English and Spanish, Pierce College at JBLM, JBLM
The presentation focuses on demonstrating how to create relevant and engaging discussion assignments that match course outcomes and that can be assessed with rubrics in CANVAS.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Concurrent Sessions (30-minutes)
Ordered Transition Angel to Canvas - Importing Files
Jacqueline Staley, Angel/Canvas Admin, eLearning, Yakima Valley Community College
Direct imports from Angel can be messy and time consuming to rearrange. This presentation show tricks
to organization using copy paste/drag and drop features to take course content from Angel to Canvas.
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Active Student Collaboration Outside of Classtime
Dr. Karen Alman & Dr. Claver Hategekimana, Communication Professor & Distance Learning Coordinator, Communication & Instruction, Wenatchee Valley College
A practical solution to an instructional challenge is presented to demonstrate student use of Canvas Collaboration features. Students completed a team assignment (paper or presentation) outside of class time
commitment. Participants will brainstorm about unique situations and learn how to maximize outcomes
of student team work while using Canvas.
15
204
Measuring Outcomes College Wide through Canvas
Stephanie Delaney, Associate Dean for eLearning, eLearning, Seattle Central Community College
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220
Every college is challenged by showing that college-wide outcomes are being met. Seattle Central is
trying to tackle that problem through the use of Canvas college wide. In this session, we'll explore the
challenges and successes of the Seattle Central roll out and we'll have time to share the experiences of
other colleges.
5 take-aways of Canvas.Speed Grader, Mobile, Video Recordings
Scott Dennis, Instructure
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Break
Thursday, March 28, 2013 (Continued)
Building
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Room
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Time
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (60-minutes)
Piloting Canvas: Stories and Cool Tools
Betsey Barnett PHD Professor, Multicultural Studies; Anne Richards PHD, Psychology Instructor; Kathleen Chambers Instructional Designer, Institutional Representative for Quality Matters, Master Reviewer, MFA in Photography and Studio Art Social Science, Humanities and eLearning Shoreline
Community College
We are in the process of piloting Canvas this winter at Shoreline Community College. Our group will
share how we are using announcements, discussions, quizzes, question banks and how students use
the built in media tool as a warm up for student speeches. We will also share our personal stories using
Canvas.
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The Possibilities and Pitfalls of external tool integration: eText, Tegrity, and more
Jake Kulstad and Peter Wallis, Instructional Technologists, UW-IT Learning Technologies, University of
Washington Seattle
One of the powerful possibilities in Canvas is the opportunity to integrate with other systems. Jake Kulstad and Peter Wallis, Instructional Technologists, UW-IT, have used LTI, iFrames, and more. Drawing
on their experience, they will provide a faculty-level overview of how LTI and iFrames work, who might
want to use them, and why.
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MOOCs and their implications for Community Colleges
Stephanie Delaney, Associate Dean for eLearning, eLearning, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are all the rage and the Canvas Network makes them easy to
offer. In this session, Seattle Central will share its experience of putting a self paced MOOC on the
Canvas Network and we will talk about ideas for integrating MOOCs into our teaching model. Peninsula
College will present the instructors perspective on teaching a MOOC.
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Game-Based Learning Design with Canvas
Colleen Carmean, PhD, Assistant Chancellor, Academic Technologies, University of Washington, Tacoma
Despite its history in the course management system, the Canvas environment contains features that allow thoughtful new design to create courses that no longer feel like the classroom.
This session explores gaming (learning from mistakes, path choice, challenges that unlock
the next quest) as an opportunity to build motivation, confidence, persistence and selfregulated learning in Canvas course design. A quest-based course will be shown and the
audience will be asked to improve and build on gaming-based feature use.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Building
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S t u d e n t 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Center
S t u d e n t 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Center
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Time
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Title
Registration Open
Continental Breakfast
Concurrent Sessions (60-minute)
Curious about Canvas?
Alissa Sells, Instructional Technology Specialist - eLearning Designer,
stitute of Technology
eLearning, Lake Washington In-
This introductory Canvas session will familiarize participants with the basics of Canvas navigation and Canvas course building tools. Come see demos of the SpeedGrader, Home Page, Syllabus tool and more. A significant portion of the session will be devoted to Q & A.
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The Canvas Community
Renee Carney, Director of eLearning, eLearning, Lower Columbia College
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Need help? Have a feature idea? Want to know how to do something? The Canvas Community will
become your best friend. The Canvas Community contains an ask a question help forum, a request a
feature forum, numerous guides and videos, and more, more, more. This presentation will introduce you
to the multi-facets of the Canvas Community and address how we in Washington can leverage the
Community to influence the evolution of Canvas.
Flipping the Classroom in Science
Rhonda Meyers, Faculty, Natural Science, Lower Columbia College
The idea of a flipped classroom is gaining popularity in many disciplines yet seems to be a daunting task
for the science classroom. Lecturing is the mode of familiarity and longevity. Yet is this really engaging
students in the material? Flipping allows the student to watch and listen to your lectures in Canvas prior
to class. The classroom then turns into a time of discussion and activities to solidify this material.
Participants in the workshop will learn the challenges and the success of an actual flipped classroom using Canvas as the online modality. They will be shown various ways to do activities such as group work,
iPad usage, and Socrative in the classroom. Join me in this exciting journey that establishes dialogue
and idea exchange leading to educators having time for engagement and interaction with the learner.
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Javascript, LTI Tools, and Advanced Settings
Christopher Soran, eLearning Support Specialist, eLearning, Tacoma Community College
I'll be showing how to add Javascript to your site to add custom modifications, such as a dedicated admin
tab. I will be showing how to add custom links to the left side navigation of courses and to the top, global
navigation. I'll also cover how to add custom links to the Help pop-up, such as a link to your own support
site.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break
Friday, March 29, 2013 (Continued)
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Concurrent Sessions (60-minute)
Homepage Is Where the Heart Is
Kate Schwarz, Educational Technologist, eLearning, Edmonds CC
Did you know you have more than one option for the landing page of your new Canvas course? We'll
cover all types of landing pages and introduce you to different ways of welcoming students to your
course. It is in fact the best way to make a first impression. This course also lightly touches upon Quality
Matters, accessibility, and best practices. We'll look at some real-world examples of best practices and
bring some inspiration to take yours to the next level.
Preventing Plagiarism with Turnitin Integration
John Farquhar, Manager, Centers for Teaching, Learning & Technology; and Elizabeth Stephan, Librarian to the College of Business & Economics, Western Washington University
Turnitin is a suite of tools providing plagiarism detection and grading support. While licensed separately,
the Turnitin system easily integrates with Canvas. This session will discuss the results of a pilot study of
the Turnitin system conducted at Western Washington University. In addition, we will demonstrate key
features and benefits.
Accessibility in Canvas
Terrill Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist, DO-IT, Access Technology Services, UW-IT, University of Washington
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Colleges and universities have legal and ethical obligations to provide courses that are fully
accessible to students with disabilities. How do you do this using Canvas? This session will
provide an overview of Canvas accessibility, plus practical tips for creating an accessible
course.
15
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Hack the Canvas User Interface
Paul Kreemer, Application Developer, Online Education, SBCTC
Canvas allows us to include a custom javascript file which is run on every page of a Canvas
site. This session demonstrates how to use javascript to add, hide and alter elements of the
Canvas user interface to work better for your school.
(Some HTML, javascript and jQuery
experience is recommended.)
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11:30 AM -12:00 PM
S t u d e n t 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Break
Lunch
Center
Concurrent Sessions (60-minutes)
Outcomes Reporting in Canvas
Kathy Brooks, Instructional Designer, eLearning, Centralia College
After a brief introduction about creating outcomes in Canvas, learn how to associate outcomes with content rubrics and then run reports. Pitfalls and warnings included!
Canvas Mobile Apps
Christopher Soran, eLearning Support Specialist, eLearning, Tacoma Community College
I'll be covering the mobile apps that Canvas has. I'll show off the capabilities of the Android and iOS
mobile apps. The first part of the session will be my presentation on the apps and the second half will
be spent making sure that everyone has the apps downloaded on all of their devices. Bring your smartphones and tablets. Bring your smartphones and tablets.
Working with Canvas and Google Docs
Peter Agras, Kevin Dixey and Matt Lewis, Instructional Designer, Instructional Technologist and eLearning Specialist, ATUS, ATUS and Office of Information Technology, Western Washington University,
Western Washington University, Eastern Washington University
Google Docs has become a popular choice for cloud based productivity tools and is increasingly becoming the de-facto standard for online collaboration. Part one of this session will cover how to integrate Google Docs into Canvas as a tool for collaborative and peer reviewed projects as well as how to
embed your documents into a Canvas page and have it linked for live updating.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Google Docs however isn't just a collaborative tool. Part two of this session will highlight some of the
advanced features of both Google Docs and Canvas Analytics to create a dynamic analytic tool. Using
Google Script, Canvas API data can be downloaded out of Canvas and added to your Google spreadsheet. Course information showing enrollments, student activity, and assignments can be made readily
available and kept up-to-date with Google Docs.
Friday, March 29, 2013 (Continued)
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (Continued) (60-minutes)
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Creating an Innovation Culture with Canvas
Colleen Carmean, Assistant Chancellor and Darcy Janzen, e-Learning Support Manager, Academic
Technologies, University of Washington, Tacoma
How to create online environments with Canvas is less important to instructors than WHY: why to
change, why to learn new technologies, why to take the risk. This session will describe the UWT iTech
Fellows program and take the participants through a hands-on session in creating a culture and
framework for determining the WHY of effective online learning design. Together we all know more
than any expert alone.
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S t u d e n t 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Break
Center
S t u d e n t 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM General Session: The Future of Instructure
Center
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM General Session: The Future of WACUG