April 2014 COSS FCAT Bulletin
COSS FCAT Bulletin April 2014
The College of Social Sciences Faculty Consultant for Academic Technology Canvas site is specifically designed to serve the needs of the COSS faculty and programs. Visit https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576 for guides, tips, strategies and tutorials on using Canvas and integrating technology into your classes.
FCAT Ted M. Coopman <ted.coopman@sjsu.edu> in Communication Studies is available for one-on-one or group consultations and workshops in-person, via Skype, or through email.
News for April
Summer Session Canvas-travaganza! Learn Canvas Pro-tips and Insights on Success in 5 and 10 Week Sessions. Go to: https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/summer-session-canvas-travaganza-learn-canvas-pro-tips-and-insights-on-success-in-5-and-10-week-sessions
Web Security Alert: widespread website flaw requires your immediate attention and action. A vulnerability in the OpenSSL program could compromise encryption on much of the Internet, putting passwords and data at risk. See https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/security-alert-april-2014 for details.
Featured Features
Use Canvas for Submitting Written Work
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/using-canvas-to-submit-writing-assignments
Avoid Student “grade-grinding” with a set Grade Review Policy
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/grade-review-policy
Why use Discussion Boards in a Traditional Class?
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/why-use-a-discussion-board-in-traditional-class
Ted’s Tech Tip Highlights
Making old Courses new. One of the great features of Canvas is that you can move a previous course into a new semester and Canvas will convert the due dates for you!
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/number-6-old-course-to-new-term
Using Canvas for Anonymous Surveys. Want student feedback BEFORE building classes for the next term? Use the survey feature in Canvas, it only logs who took the survey. Assign some extra credit and unlike SOTES get feedback you can use in time to use it.
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/wiki/anonymous-surveys