The navigation menu should have only information specific to the course enabled in settings for student view*: 

• 1. Home 

  2. Announcements 

  3. Syllabus 

  4. Modules 

  5. Grades 

  6. CircleIn 

  7. Book Store, if relevant

  8. LTI/External Tools, if relevant 

*All other elements necessary for the institution will be included in the course syllabus OR are only viewable as an instructor in the navigation menu

Support Document(s):

Import RPCC Template into your course

Manage Course Navigation in Canvas

Edit the template homepage (do not use another home page) 

• • Edit the subject/number

  • course name

  • instructor name

  • meeting/class format,

  • “Book Appointment” (office hours) with Booking Page link 

Support Document(s):

Microsoft Bookings Quick Start

Edit  "Book Appointment" link by adding your Booking Page 

The course will be built on top of the RPCC template using modules: 

1. Introduction Module 

   • Keep the name as “Course Introduction” or similar terminology 

   • Edit the existing assets WITHOUT adding more assets 

2. Remaining Modules 

   • Define modules into predictable chunks  (for example, by weeks or unit)

   • Avoid using long module names (20 - 30 characters)

   • Modules must have a module overview as the first item 

     • It is not necessary to include learning objectives, but do introduce the content and/or list the module items in the module 

     • Include specific technical items, such as  how to use Honorlock or the textbook, in the Module Overview  or  as a separate item in the module it will be usitilized (not in the Intro Module)

   • Assignments & Quizzes must  contain  "How  to" information

   • Pre-requisites and Requirements settings 

     • Minimum pre-requisite for all modules should be set for intro module to be completed prior to other modules being available 

     • Minimum requirement for all modules is set for all module items to be viewed 

Support Document(s):

Edit a Module

Add a Module

Add a Page, Quiz, or other  Asset to a Module

Rich Content Editor in Pages, Discussions, and Quizzes

Copy a Page

Prerequisites

Requirements

• All required areas of the syllabus tool must be completed 

• Course objectives should be listed in the digital syllabus tool under "Course Outline" with alignment from module objectives and their related activities and/or assessments 

• Activities and assessments in a course should measure module objectives and module objectives should directly relate to a course objective 

Support Document(s):

Getting to the New Syllabus Tool

Link to the Bookstore for Syllabus Editing

Syllabus Onboarding Webinar

Syllabus  Faculty Responsibility Cheat Sheet

Activate New Syllabus Tool in Canvas

Sample  in New Syllabus Tool

Assessment 

• To clarify what is meant by a variety of assessment methods, RPCC has decided a minimum of three different assessment methods throughout the course is needed 

  • Assessments need to be archived in Canvas 

    • Having a submission of some type is needed 

  • In addition, an activity can still be used as a method of formative assessment and be included in the above criteria for such (must be noted in the activity description how students will receive feedback in Canvas or the video conferencing tool) 

    • This means you can use activities and assessments in tandem to provide a variety as long as feedback on the activity is provided to the student through the LMS (Learning Management System) or the video conferencing tool 

Feedback 

• Feedback beyond a grade will be given on all written work & projects 

  • Feedback tools in Canvas must be utilized for feedback  

Support Document(s):

Assignments 

Discussions

Classic Quizzes

New Quizzes

Rubrics

SpeedGrader

Comment Library

In accordance with the Department of Education, guidance from higher education organizations (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies & NC-SARA), and consultation from RPCC faculty, the following is the guidance for regular & substantive interaction for distance learning at RPCC. 

Every two weeks for a 16-week course and every week for an 8-week course, the instructor must have TWO unique examples of the following components contained within the Learning Management System: 

• 1. Direct Instruction (does not include readings, images, or pre-recorded audio/video) 

     • Example: Using a Teams meeting for instruction to a class 

  2. Providing personalized feedback (does not include only a numeric or letter grade) 

     • Examples: Rubrics (academic focused and not behavioral), text/audio/video comments in SpeedGrader, reply to discussion post 

  3. Providing information or responding to questions about the content of a course or competency (in addition to direct instruction) 

     • Examples:  Responding to a Canvas Inbox/assignment comment/discussion post, holding consistent office hours

  4. Facilitating a group discussion regarding the content of a course or competency 

     • Examples: hosting a study session, posting a discussion topic 

To meet regular requirements and the two-week frequency mentioned above, the two items selected must be scheduled and/or predictable from the perspective of the student.  

Support Document(s):

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Using a Rubric in SpeedGrader

Using Freeform Comments in SpeedGrader

Leaving Feedback Comments in SpeedGrader

Using the Canvas Inbox

Setting service hours in Microsoft Bookings for Office Hours

Reply to a Discussion

Create a Discussion

The RPCC course template assists with accessibility, but it is vital to utilize the Panorama scanner for files and content throughout a course. All courses should meet the following four requirements to meet ADA compliance and before being published to students: 

• 1. 1. Course accessibility score in Panorama dashboard should be 85% or higher 

     2. All accessibility issues labeled SEVERE and MAJOR in Panorama should be resolved 

     3. Plan of action to address issues labeled MINOR in Panorama

     4. All videos will contain captions or have a transcript 

• Assignments/Quizzes that have a grade value, but are not used in the course should be removed 

• Assignments/Quizzes should be placed sequentially in the gradebook to accurately reflect the sequence in the student’s grade area 

Support Document(s):

Grades in Canvas

Reordering Assignments/Quizzes/Graded Discussions

• Courses should be published and available to students by at least 3 days prior to the start of classes 

  • The home page, syllabus, and introduction module must be visible, but other modules may be hidden until the first day of class 

Support Document(s):

Publish a Canvas Course

Publish & Unpublish Modules