Important Information for Teaching in Summer Accelerator
- Rob Caldwell
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.
Table of Contents
Logging in to Canvas
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.
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:
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.
After preparing your course, be sure to publish your course prior to the start date.
If you are new to Canvas, these guides are a good place to start:
Additional Canvas Help
Zoom Meetings
If you plan to use Zoom Meetings for synchronous sessions, this guide will help you schedule meetings in Canvas:
Additional Tools
NCSSM maintains accounts for several useful teaching tools you may wish to use in your courses.
We recommend only using these tools if you already have experience with them, as we currently only offer limited support for these additional tools.
Flipgrid (for video-based forums)
The following tools require accounts. If you wish to use one of these tools, please contact us.
Online Teaching Tips
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