{"id":4225,"date":"2016-05-04T14:19:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T19:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2018-01-17T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T19:07:36","slug":"online-course-orientation-module-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2016\/05\/04\/online-course-orientation-module-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Online course orientation module for students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you will be teaching an online course, please remember\u00a0that some of your students may not have had any experience with online learning or Canvas. \u00a0I strongly recommend that you send a welcome message to them before course starts. \u00a0I have drafted <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/05\/Welcome-message-for-students_template-1.docx\" rel=\"\">sample message<\/a> for you to customize.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we have built an orientational module\u00a0for students with such content as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>some general guidelines and tips about online learning;<\/li>\n<li>orientation about Canvas, which we have kept\u00a0to a minimum to avoid first-week overload;<\/li>\n<li>some initial, low-risk activities to get them familiar with Canvas assignment, quiz and discussion tool; and<\/li>\n<li>links to resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4226 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-04-at-2.13.48-PM-300x220.png\" alt=\"Canvas orientation for students\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-04-at-2.13.48-PM-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-04-at-2.13.48-PM-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-04-at-2.13.48-PM-1024x751.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-04-at-2.13.48-PM.png 1348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To add this module to your course, go to your course in Canvas, click on &#8220;home&#8221;, then click on &#8220;import from Commons&#8221;.\u00a0Search for &#8220;Module 0: course orientation&#8221; in Canvas Commons. \u00a0When it is found, choose the course you\u00a0will teach, and then import into it.<\/p>\n<p>After importing the module from Canvas commons, feel free to modify it for your own use. \u00a0We may sometimes update the content in Canvas Commons, but you do not have to install\u00a0the updates if you have made substantial changes yourself.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help getting your course started for summer, please feel free to let us know.<\/p>\n<p>Check\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/faculty-orientation\/lms\/\">this page<\/a>\u00a0for additional Canvas resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you will be teaching an online course, please remember\u00a0that some of your students may not have had any experience with online learning or Canvas. \u00a0I strongly recommend that you send a welcome message to them before course starts. \u00a0I have drafted sample message for you to customize. 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