E-Campus Collaborative for Online Education (ECCOE) Workshops
What is an E-Campus Collaborative for Online Education (ECCOE) Workshop?
An ECCOE Workshop is an in-person event focused on providing practical tools, strategies, and job knowledge through humanized, interactive, and facilitated experiences. Each ECCOE Workshop is designed to explore a targeted area and supply participants with tangible takeaways that are immediately usable in their professional roles. Our workshops also foster a community of Miami University Regionals faculty and staff that is dedicated to providing the best possible learning experiences for students and advancing the field of online learning. View our E-Campus Events Calendar for a complete list of our upcoming events.
Fall Semester 2021 Workshops
Discussions on Discussions: Encouraging Learning and Building “Community”
VIRTUALLY | MONTHLY ON FRIDAYS | 12-1 P.M.
Facilitated by: Tom Mays, Tsuneo Ferguson, and MUR Faculty
Do you have a love/hate relationship with discussions in your online courses? Want to talk about it? Join your colleagues each month for a frank conversation about the challenges involved with creating and facilitating meaningful discussions in online courses. Possible topics may include encouraging “meaningful” responses, the goal and design of different discussion formats and frameworks, the role of the instructor in class discussions, the definition of “community” in the online environment, methods for grading and evaluating student responses, and much more! Faculty are invited to contribute to this informal, ongoing, collaborative community focused on developing effective strategies for increasing engagement and cooperative learning in online courses.
Takeaways
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify the most common complaints (faculty AND student) about online discussions
- Explore the various goals and purposes for incorporating class discussion in both F2F and online courses
- Investigate connections between student learning outcomes (SLOs) and discussions
- Evaluate different methods and tools for creating and facilitating discussions in Canvas
- Share lesson
SESSION 1 - Because We've Always Done It This Way
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 | 11:30 A.M.-1 P.M.
Questions to consider for discussion:
- Why are discussions a core element in every online course?
- What role(s) should discussions serve in a course?
- How can faculty collaborate to improve discussions?
- What do we even mean by “meaningful” responses?
SESSION 2 - Discussion Forums: Focus on the Cognitive to Get the Social
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 | 12-1 P.M.
Questions to consider for this session:
- How do we define “discussion” in courses that have an online component?
- What are some of the different discussion formats available (separate from the traditional prompt/response/reply)?
- What are we trying to get students to achieve by participating in discussions?
- How can we use the Community of Inquiry (COI) model to guide student learning in discussion forums?
SESSION 3 - Engaging Students in Reflection
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 | 12-1 P.M.
Facilitated by: Dr. Alan Cady and Tsuneo Ferguson
Questions to consider for this session:
- How can real-world problems be used in discussions to stimulate interest in learning??
- How can structure be used in discussions to increase depth in student responses?
- What is more important, quantity or quality of interactions in the online environment?
- What is the instructor's role in discussions?
Fall Semester Opening Week Workshops
Opening Day Sessions
Academic Integrity
VIRTUALLY | AUGUST 16, 2021 | 9:30-10:30 A.M.
Brenda Quaye and MUR Faculty
Join Brenda Quaye, Assistant Director for Academic Integrity, and MUR faculty to learn about the recent changes to academic integrity policy and reporting, best practices for preventing academic dishonesty through pedagogy, and how to frame academic integrity and dishonesty information to address or dispel student assumptions and bad habits (particularly post-pandemic) that often lead to dishonesty behavior or poor choices for learning.
Most Wanted: Top Tech Tips for
Google, Canvas, and Apple
VIRTUALLY | AUGUST 16, 2021 | 9:30-10:30 A.M.
Ruowei Fischer
E-Campus Technical Solutions expert, Ruowei Fischer, has picked out eight of the most wanted technology tips from across the Google, Canvas, and Apple (iOS and macOS) platforms. These tips can help maximize your daily productivity and create more effective and efficient teaching and working routines. At the end of the session, a list of future workshops will be highlighted to include even more in-depth and detailed content for each platform.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Teaching with Canvas:
Communicating with Students
Teaching with Canvas: Communicating with Students
VIRTUALLY | TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 | 11 A.M.-NOON
Jill Gomez
One of the best things about teaching at Miami is that there are multiple pathways to easily stay in touch with your students. While the official channel for sending communications with students is Gmail, there are also other Google communication channels available, including Google Hangouts (previously called G-Chat) and Google Meet. Additionally, Canvas provides various avenues of communication, each one useful in a different way. Together, we will explore the advantages and drawbacks of Canvas Inbox, Canvas Announcements, Gmail, and Google Hangouts and strategies for promoting effective communication with students.
Email ecampushelp@miamioh.edu to RSVP
Takeaways
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Explore current research regarding the impact of instructor communication on Miami University student satisfaction in online courses
- Send messages using each Canvas Inbox, Canvas Announcements, Gmail, and Google Hangouts for communicating with students
- Describe the advantages and drawbacks of using Canvas Inbox, Canvas Announcements, Gmail, and Google Hangouts for communicating with students
- Modify Canvas and Google push notifications across devices for each Canvas Inbox, Canvas Announcements, Gmail, and Google Hangouts
- Determine preferred communication channels and communication management strategies to promote effective communication with students
Course Site Setup
Teaching with Canvas: Course Site Setup
VIRTUALLY | TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 | 1-2 P.M.
Barb Caudill
Faculty report that it may take several hours, spanning across multiple days, to prepare a course for the new term. This may also be true for you, not because there’s a lot of prep work to do, but more so because it’s an unfamiliar process in an unfamiliar system. With support and guidance from the E-Campus team, walk through the steps of preparing your Canvas course so that you're ready to jump into facilitating a new term of meaningful and effective learning experiences with your online course!
Email ecampushelp@miamioh.edu to RSVP
Takeaways
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Navigate a Canvas course site to review course content and learning engagements
- Locate Course Author Notes and Important Course Information to assist with preparing your course for students *feature available in ONLA and HYBA courses
- Prepare Canvas courses for students by:
- locating your course and adding it to your dashboard
- updating instructor-specific information (e.g., contact information, syllabus, bio, etc.)
- setting up assignments, discussions, and groups
- adjusting assignment due dates
- preparing course announcements
- reviewing course content for broken links and missing information
- updating broken or missing course content (e.g., URLs, file links, etc.)
- cross-listing your courses
- publishing the course
- welcoming students
Gradebook Setup
Teaching with Canvas: Gradebook Setup
VIRTUALLY |TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 | 3-4 P.M.
Leah Henson
Did you know the Canvas Gradebook can automatically apply late and missing work policies? Or that it can drop the lowest grade(s) in a category? Join us as we explore Gradebook features that can both save faculty time and support our students! This session will walk you through setting up the Gradebook for your courses using either points or weighted grades. Now is the perfect time (before the term starts) to maximize the powerful features of the Canvas Gradebook that will make grading and course management easier throughout the semester!
Email ecampushelp@miamioh.edu to RSVP
Takeaways
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Determine how to set up a Canvas Gradebook using points or weighted grades
- Create assignment groups and their weights (if using weighted grades)
- Enable weighted grade features such as dropping the lowest grade in a group>
- Enable a grading policy that allows grades to be posted automatically or manually (by the instructor)
- Enable late or missing work policies
- Enable a course grading scheme to allow for easy transfer of midterm and final grades from Canvas to Banner
- Organize Canvas Gradebook by due date, module, etc.
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Staying Current with Canvas Updates
Staying Current with Canvas Updates
VIRTUALLY | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 | 10-11 A.M.
Ruowei Fischer
In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to some of the most useful updates to Canvas in recent months. This session will cover popular tips and timesavers like how to bulk edit assignment due dates, set up office hours using Canvas Calendar, use features like New Analytics and Quiz Log, and many more! Additionally, you’ll become acquainted with some small but important visual changes, such as the new location of the “Mark as Done” button for students and the redesign of Student View. Facilitated by Ruowei Fischer, E-Campus Technical Solutions Specialist, stick around at the end of each session for a valuable Q&A with Ruowei to cover any Canvas-related question!
Email ecampushelp@miamioh.edu to RSVP
Takeaways
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Change assignment due dates in bulk
- Set up assignments using the Google Assignments LTI
- Create events and appointment slots in Canvas Calendar and send to Google Calendar>
- Analyze student activity using the New Analytics and Quiz Log features
- Copy or send assignments from one course to another
- Understand the Canvas student experience better using Student View
- Discuss personal use of Canvas features, ask questions, and get customized solutions
Pandemic Teaching: Lessons Learned for the Future
Pandemic Teaching: Lessons Learned for the Future
VIRTUALLY | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021| 2-3 P.M.
Leah Henson
As a result of teaching during the pandemic, many faculty are taking a fresh look at their courses and modifying their policies and setup. Faculty can support students and ease their anxiety by using Canvas in all of their courses and by building flexibility into their course policies. At the same time, faculty can ease their own workload by using Canvas features, Gmail templates, and more. Senior Lecturer Leah Henson (LLW) will give an overview of Canvas features and policies that allow for flexibility, and time-saving tips for course setup, grading, and more.
Email ecampushelp@miamioh.edu to RSVP
Takeaways
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify Canvas features for use in face-to-face and synchronous courses
- Build flexibility into course policies
- Utilize Canvas and Google features to save time
