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Canvas@SFU

Canvas@SFU. Successes and challenges of open source systems. Team Introduction. Dorothy Paukste (dpaukste@sfu.ca) Kyle Woo ( kgw1@sfu.ca) Frederik Kruger-Ross ( fkrugerr@sfu.ca). SFU: The Facts.

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Canvas@SFU

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  1. Canvas@SFU Successes and challenges of open source systems

  2. Team Introduction • Dorothy Paukste (dpaukste@sfu.ca) • Kyle Woo (kgw1@sfu.ca) • Frederik Kruger-Ross (fkrugerr@sfu.ca)

  3. SFU: The Facts • Simon Fraser University is consistently ranked among Canada's top comprehensive universities and is one of the top 50 universities in the world under 50 years old. • Three campuses in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey, B.C. with 6500 staff. • SFU engages actively with the community in its research and teaching, delivers almost 150 programs to more than 30,000 students, and has more than 125,000 alumni in 130 countries.

  4. IT Successes • Intensive consultation process with community • Enthusiastic adoption by SFU community • Meaningful academic community engagement • On time and within budget • Rapid 3 week upgrade schedule • Implemented mobile app in short timeframe • Support from other post-secondary institutions

  5. IT Challenges • Data conversion from WebCT course shells • FIPPA legislation restrictions on 3rdparty apps • Integration of mobile app into SFU Canvas • Resource constraints • Performance Issues • Project governance • Communication

  6. Timeline

  7. Graphs!

  8. More graphs!

  9. Pedagogical Successes (1) • Instructor support & training (LearnTech portal) • Manual migration of WebCT content • Multi-faceted functional support system • Ramp-up of local Canvas expertise

  10. Pedagogical Successes (2) • New features, LTI’s in response to community requests • Self service learning objects • Supporting other institutions adopting Canvas • Supported FoE move from Moodle and non-calendar courses

  11. Pedagogical Challenges (1) • More manual WebCT content migration than anticipated; more resources required • LearnTech portal: establishment of process • Resistance to adopting a new online teaching environment • Open source installation facing unique bugs & challenges not faced in the cloud

  12. Pedagogical Challenges (2) • Provincial (FIPPA) legislation prevents use of US-based cloud services • Some tools from WebCT unavailable in Canvas further increasing resistance from legacy users • Student adoption rate higher than faculty adoption causing frustration by students • Tools like gradebook still unused • Courses disorganized • Instructors not embracing the online messaging system

  13. Canvas@ SFU Demo …over to you, Frederik…. (Canvas demo)

  14. Canvas@SFU RoadMap Summer 2014: • App Centre • Canvas-friendly Scantron results • Collaboration Space • Google Docs integration • Open Educational Resources content repository

  15. Canvas@SFU RoadMap Coming soon ... • Draft State • Learning Outcomes Display and Export • Improved listing of courses for instructors by adding section to course name • Memo field for gradebook • iClicker LTI issues • Classroom recording Menu • Top Hat Monocle LTI integration pilot (possible) • See http://www.sfu.ca/canvas.html for more project details

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