Non Accessible Copy of Important Information for Teaching in Summer Accelerator

The following guides will help you set up your course in Canvas, prepare to meet in Zoom, and use helpful teaching tools to engage students.

Returning Teachers

Use the following guide to copy your previous course into your new blank course shell. If you do not have access to your previous course, or you need special assistance, please contact us.

• Import a previous course into a new course shell (Accelerator)

New Teachers

You will be provided with a course template in Canvas that you can use to get started building your course.

If you are new to Canvas, we recommend completing the interactive Canvas Orientation.

Then, we recommend the Canvas Getting Started Tutorials, especially the tutorials for:

• Explore the Rich Content Editor

• Getting Started with Modules

• Creating an Assignment

If you need further assistance with developing your course in Canvas, this Canvas Style Guide may be helpful.

We have also created a new series of Canvas tutorial videos that allow you to follow along as you set up your courses in Canvas.

Feeling overwhelmed? Or just need some extra help? Contact Us.

Teaching more than one Accelerator Course

If you are teaching the same Accelerator course more than once, we recommend only setting up the first course initially. You can then import the first course into the second course shell prior to teaching the second course.

If the courses do not overlap, we recommend completing the first course completely before importing it into the second course shell.

Helpful Guides

Canvas

Each of you should be provided an NCSSM account. Please use those credentials to login to Canvas.

• Logging into Canvas

After preparing your course, be sure to publish your course prior to the start date.

• Canvas - Publish your course(s)

If you are new to Canvas, these guides are a good place to start:

• Canvas Orientation

• Canvas Getting Started Tutorials

Additional Canvas Help

• Canvas - Official Instructor Guides

Zoom Meetings

If you plan to use Zoom Meetings for synchronous sessions, this guide will help you schedule meetings in Canvas:

• Scheduling Zoom Meetings in Canvas (Accelerator)

• Zoom Cloud Recording (Accelerator)

• Teaching with Zoom Website

Additional Tools

NCSSM maintains accounts for several useful teaching tools you may wish to use in your courses.

• Flipgrid (for video-based forums)

The following tools require accounts. If you wish to use one of these tools, please contact us.

• Padlet

• EdPuzzle

Online Teaching Tips

• Best Practices for Teaching Online

• Course Management Strategies

• Expect the Unexpected

Need more help?

• Visit the TLC Website

• Contact TLC