October 2014 COSS FCAT Bulletin
October 2014 COSS FCAT Bulletin
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 October
Hot Tip: Helping Students use Canvas
Pull content directly from the Canvas Student Guides for assignment directions. Just find the appropriate guide(s), put in a link, and you are done. Works great! Video available. Greatly reduces student "issues." http://guides.instructure.com/m/4212
Canvas beyond the Classroom
Faculty or staff can order a custom Canvas shell from eCampus! It's fast, easy, and creates a secure, FERPA compliant, and easy to use space for committee work, special projects, research, student clubs, or virtually any use. Custom shells never expire and can be open to all or restricted to specific people. Here are few examples:
COMM Central, Communication Studies student hub: https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1011866
The SJSU Martial Arts Community student club: https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1097213
Contact your friendly COSS-FCAT ted.coopman@sjsu.edu for more information on alt-uses.
"Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away"
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/pages/why-i-just-asked-my-students-to-put-their-laptops-away
By Clay Shirky, a professor at NYU and an internationally known academic and thinker on all things internet. Bottom line is that research indicates that that an open screen is cognitive "second-hand smoke" and has negative impacts on the user and everyone within their visual field.
Technology Use Policies For Classes
Students get annoyed with texting and web surfing just like you. A set policy encourages compliance.
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1077576/pages/technology-use-policies-for-classes
Featured Features
Special Focus: Using Canvas Speedgrader
Speedgrader lives up to its name and is a great work flow tool. Download/upload papers in batches, grade in frame, records directly to the gradebook, dynamic rubrics, direct messaging to students, and more! Contact Ted for a demo.
Extra Points In Assignments
/courses/1077576/pages/extra-points-in-assignments
Check out the Canvas Guides for more information on using Speedgrader
http://guides.instructure.com/searches?utf8=%E2%9C%93&text=speedgrader&commit=Search
Best of Ted’s Tech Tips
Epic Fail Edition
#7 How To "Un Delete" Pages/Assignments
#5 Missing Student File Downloads
#1 Settings? I Though You Meant Settings!