More than 45% of students, along with over 300 instructors and 180 TAs, are participating in the UCI Canvas Pilot in Fall Quarter 2015 for an opportunity to provide feedback into the future of instructional technology at UC Irvine. The results so far strongly suggest Canvas adoption is in our future and Fall may be the deciding quarter.
You can hear directly from participating instructors at the UCI Canvas Pilot Update & Instructor Panel on Wednesday, October 14 10am -11:30 am. Panel participants include:
– Zuzana Bic, Health Sciences / Public Health
– Jeanett Castellanos, Social Sciences
– Ricardo Chavira, Social Sciences
– Franz Hernandez, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
– Kathie Levin, Academic English / ESL Program
Several representatives from Instructure, the company that builds Canvas, will also be attending to hear from our campus, so this is a particularly important opportunity for UCI to share feedback not only for those on our campus, but for Instructure as well!
In addition, the EEE team will be offering general information sessions, where instructors, TAs and students can learn more about the Pilot, as well as a number of workshops throughout the quarter focusing on specific functionality within Canvas.
Full details about each of these events is included below, and on the UCI CanvasPilot Website:
http://sites.uci.edu/canvaspilot/
Dana Roode
CIO & Associate Vice Chancellor
Office of Information Technology
* * * * * UCI Canvas Pilot Instructor Panel * * * * *
Canvas Instructor Panel
Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 10am-11:30am
Langson Library, Room 570
Directions: https://eee.uci.edu/toolbox/roomfinder/room.php?building_num=102
Coffee & light refreshments will be served
* Pilot & Assessment Update
OIT staff will provide a brief update on the status of the Canvas Pilot, including information on the assessment results to-date.
* Pilot Instructor Panel
Instructor panelists will discuss their experiences with the Canvas learning management system. Panelists will also take questions from attendees.
Instructor panelists include:
– Zuzana Bic, Health Sciences / Public Health
– Jeanett Castellanos, Social Sciences
– Ricardo Chavira, Social Sciences
– Franz Hernandez, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
– Kathie Levin, Academic English / ESL Program
Your RSVP is appreciated:
https://scout.eee.uci.edu/s/oct14panel
* * * * * UCI Canvas Pilot Information Sessions * * * * *
General Info Session for Instructors
Thu, 10/15 – 2:30pm to 3:30pm Social Sciences Tower (SST), Room 104
Mon, 11/16 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm Social Science Tower (SST) Room 104
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/sg
General Info Session for Students
Tue, 10/13 – 4:00pm to 4:30pm Social Sciences Tower (SST), Room 104
Wed, 11/18 – 10:30am to 11:00am Social Science Tower (SST) Room 104
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/tg
General Info Session for Teaching Assistants
Mon, 10/12 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm Social Science Tower (SST) Room 104
Thu, 11/19 – 11:00am to 12:00pm Social Sciences Tower (SST), Room 104
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/yg
* * * * * Hands On Canvas Training Sessions * * * * *
Collecting Student Work with Assignments
Thu, 10/8 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Mon, 10/26 – 10:00am to 11:00am Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Thu, 11/19 – 2:30pm to 3:30pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Jg
Demonstration of Features
Tue, 10/6 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Social Scienc! e Tower (SST) Room 104
Mon, 11/9 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Multipurpose Science & Technology Building (MSTB), Room 232
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Bg
How to Use Canvas Groups
Mon, 10/19 – 3:30pm to 4:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Tue, 11/10 – 10:30am to 11:00am Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Gg
Strategies for Effective Assessments with Quizzes
Thu, 10/29 – 2:00pm to 3:0pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Wed, 11/4 – 1:00pm to 2:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Fri, 11/20 – 10:00am to 11:00am Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Kg
The Blank Canvas – How to Add Content
Thu, 10/1 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Thu, 10/8 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Lg
The Ins and Outs of Canvas Gradebooks
Tue, 11/17 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
Mon, 11/30 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Dg
Using Canvas Tools to Create Community in Your Course
Tue, 10/20 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Anteater Instruction & Research Building (AIRB), Room 1020
https://eee.uci.edu/workshop/Hg
* * * * * Request Customized Canvas Presentation * * * * *
If you would like to arrange for any presentations regarding Canvas and the future of learning management systems at UCI, please don’t hesitate to let EEE know. The UCI Canvas Pilot team would be happy to schedule information sessions for departments and schools
* * * * * Additional Information * * * * *
Learn more about the UCI Canvas Pilot:
http://sites.uci.edu/canvaspilot/
Questions:
eee@uci.edu