August 2020 (Vocational Education & Training User Group)

[adamwarecx]

Welcome

It's time for the latest installment of the VET User group. Happening this Thursday (11:00 am AEST), Damian Noud (@dnoud - MrWed) will be chairing with the assistance of Canvas Customer Success team membersRuth Thornton @rthornton  and Adam Ware @adamwarecx.

Advocates

Damian Noud	Chair - MrWed	@dnoud
Ruth Thornton	CSM - APAC	@rthornton
Adam Ware	CSM - APAC	@adamwarecx
Kerri Buttery	VetNexus	@kerributtery

Meeting Notes

0:09:48: Discussion on logbooks in Canvas. Using tools such as Microsoft and Google connect via the LTI (if they have an account). With form software, they could create a public link for them to access. You could also create an unlimited submission assignment and they update each week.

• Submit a new feature idea (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/ideas/search-before-post-mode/true )
• Feature Request - Completing Tables in New Quizzes (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Vocational-Ed-Training/Feature-Request-Completing-Tables-in-New-Q...)

0:18:38: Tracking attendance at multiple instances within a course. Current Canvas Roll Call LTI can only capture attendance one per day. Google forms were mentioned along with the use of Discussions which was exhibited by K12 schools.

• Possible solution: APlus attendance: https://aplusattendance.com/canvas/ 

0:23:17: Concluding Courses in Canvas. Concluding doesn’t stop them being able to login, but you can decide if you want concluded student to have read-only access to the course or no access to the course.

• Sections: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-change-the-start-and-end-dates-for-a-co...
• How do term dates, course dates and section dates work in Canvas: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-term-dates-course-dates-and-section-da...
• Enrollment Status Comparison: https://s3.amazonaws.com/tr-learncanvas/docs/CanvasEnrollmentStatusComparison.pdf
• How do I view grades for inactive or concluded student: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-grades-for-inactive-or-concluded-s... 
• Canvas API documentation: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.sis_csv.html

0:44:44: "Question: How have other RTO's managing to match performance criteria from assessments to student outcomes in their student management system?" Discussion focusing on mapping strategies around assessments. Great takes on fully automated as well as some semi-automated solutions

• Canvas API documentation: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.sis_csv.html

0:51:20: Using outcomes to build out an observation checklist as opposed to using outcomes for the achievement of an entire unit? 

• Observation report as an assignment: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Vocational-Ed-Training/Observation-Report-as-an-Assignment/ba-p/2...

0:54:49: Can you assign multiple tasks into one outcome?

• Grading Options for Vocational Education: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Vocational-Ed-Training/Grading-Options-for-Vocational-Education/b... 
• How do I create an outcome for an account? https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Admin-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-outcome-for-an-account/ta-p/128 

Recording