Jasmine El-Jourbagy

FRIT 7739 Face to Face Staff Development

Part1:IdentificationofLearningProblem
GeneralAudience
Theprimaryaudienceconsistsofeducatorsatdifferentlevels.Theseteachersteachfrom
elementarytohighschoolandwishtolearnaboutthenewlearningmanagementsoftware,
Canvas.Theprimaryaudienceistobetaughtandgainknowledgeformawidevarietyofdigital
toolswithinCanvassuchascreatingassignments,editingpages,andworkingwithacalendarof
events.Thebroadrangeoftopicsinthecourseallowsfortheteacherstobeinterestedinthe
topicsthroughthestaffdevelopment.Also,teachersinthecountyarereceivingstaff
developmentonCanvasinastructuredfashionandtheyareallowedtodecidethewayinwhich
theywillimplementitintheirclassroom.

ProblemIdentification
NewtonCountySchoolshaspushedoutanewstudentlearningmanagementsoftwareforthe
20152016schoolyear.Thesoftwarehasahighlearningcurveandmanyteacherswerenot
preparedforitsimplementation.Canvas,thenewsoftwareathandrequiresanunderstandingof
howwebclassroomsaresetupandrun.Anyteacherwhowishestocompleteandlearnmore
aboutCanvaswillalsobeprovidedseveralsessionsofstaffdevelopmentandtheywillreceive
digitalsupportthroughemailcorrespondence.
WiththisyearbeingthefirstoftheimplementationofCanvasinNewtonCountymanyteachers
willbeabletonetworkwithotherstaffandteacherstoreviewovertopicsandconcernstheywill
haveregardingcanvas.Thisbeingsaidmanyofthematerialsandresourcesforthiscourseare
madeatthedistrictlevel.
Asourschoolsystemrollsoutthisnewonlinecoursemanagementsoftwaretofacultyandstaff,
teacherswillneedhelpbecomingaccustomedtothelayoutanduseofCanvas.Eachteacheris
responsibleforcreatingtheirowncourseasapracticerunintotheworldofCanvasandare
requiredtoseekhelpwhenitisneeded.
Canvasutilizestoolsandskillsthatsometeachersmaynotbefamiliarwithandbeingableto
providetheskillstoeachteacherwillbenefittheschoolsystemgreatly.Theskillsthatthe
teacherswilllearnbenefitthemgreatlyandtheywillbeabletotakesaidskillsandusethemto
benefitthestudentstheyareinstructing.

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InstructionalGoals

TeacherswillbeabletoknowtheimportanceofusingOnlineCourseManagement.
TeacherswillbeabletoworkthroughOnlinecontentdiligentlybythemselves.
TeacherswillbeabletologintoCanvaswithoutissuesarising.
Teacherswillbeabletoeditandcreatetheirownonlinecourse.
TeacherswillhavethebackgroundknowledgetocreateassignmentsinCanvas.
TeacherswillhavetheabilitytolearnbasicWebFormattingtofurtherunderstandhowto
editregionsinCanvas.
TeacherswillbecomeknowledgeableofworkingtheonlineGradebookthroughCanvas.
Teacherswilllearnhowtoaddstudentsintoonlinelearningmanagementsoftware.
TeacherswillbeabletosetupeventsthroughCanvassonlinecalendar.
Teacherswillbeabletocreatetheirownlogicalcoursefromtheirunderstandingof
Canvas.
TeacherswillbeabletolinktheirCanvascontenttostudentsandotherstaffmembers.
TeacherswillunderstandthetoolsandresourcesprovidedtotheminCanvas.
Teacherswillsoonhaveabasicunderstandingofwebdevelopmentandcreation.

CourseOutline
1) CanvasintroductiontalkabouttheimportanceofusingCanvasinyourclassroom.
a) PairandShare:HaveteachersspeakwithseatbuddyabouttheirunderstandingofCanvas
andwhatitcouldbeusedforintheclassroom.
2) ExplaintoteachersaboutusingtheCorrectURLtogettothesite:
a) Promptallteacherstogottofollowinglink:www.newton.instructre.com
b) Haveteachersloginwiththeirteacheraccountsalreadycreatedbycounty.
c) Speakaboutthedashboardthatfirstappearsandtheresourcesthattheycountyhas
alreadypushedoutthere.
3) Haveteachersclickonprofile.
a) EditProfile
b) Infoaboutprofile.
4) Haveteacherscreatedummycourse.
a) Showteachershowtocreatecourse.
b) DemonstratesomeofthefeaturesprovidedinCanvasforcourses.
c) WalkteachersthroughcreatingaHomePagefortheircourse.
d) Walkteachersthroughcreatinganassignmentfortheircourse.
e) Walkteachersthroughcreatingandupdatingtheircalendarandevents.
f) Walkteachersthroughthegradebookincanvas.
5) Askifteachershaveanyfurtherquestions.
6) ProvideteacherswithalinktoProfessionalDevelopmentEvaluation.
7) Helpteacherswithfurtherinformationbycontact.

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8) Evaluatedataandredelivercontentifneeded.

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PartII:LearnerAnalysis
Introduction
TheaudienceinthisclassismadeupofcertifiedteachersspecificallyintheCTAEfield(Career
TechnicalandAgriculturalEducation)andspecialeducationteachers.Thestaffconsistsof32%
Caucasianfemale,34%AfricanAmericanfemale,5%Caucasianmaleand29%African
Americanmale.Theagesofthestaffmembersrangefrom2279.The
EntryCharacteristics:
Prerequisiteskill&knowledge:

Masteryofabilitytoaccessacomputer.
MasteryofaccessingtheInternet.
Abletoaccessandnavigateadesktopcomputer.
Learnershaveanemailaddressassignedtothem.
LearnershaveaCanvasaccountassignedtothem.
Mostlearnershavelittletonoexperiencewithworkingthroughonlinecourses.
Mostlearnerscanresearchandaccessinformation.

PriorExperience:

Recognizetheimportanceofnavigatingacomputer.
Recognizehowusingastudentmanagementsystemisimportant.
RetrieveinformationthroughCanvas.

AlthoughmanylearnershaveusedaformofStudentManagementsystembefore,few,ifany
haveactuallyimplementedorevengiventhoughttotheimportanceofusingandimplementinga
programlikeCanvasintheclassroom.
AttitudesTowardContentandAcademicMotivation
Theimportancetolearnandmasteronlinetoolshastakenamassiveshiftintherecentyears.
Teachersatallschoolsunderstandtheimportanceofincorporatingtechnologyintotheir
classroomsandwouldliketoknowaneasierwaytohavestudentsaccessandturnin
assignments.
Theissuehowever,isthatmanyteachershavebecomeoverwhelmedwiththelearningcurvethat
theymustdefeattolearnhowtouseoneofthemanydifferentclassroommanagementsystems
thatareavailableonline.Teachershavereportedhighlevelsofconfusionwhenusingoneof
thesesystemsforthefirsttime.
Learnersstatedthattheycaughtonquicklywhentheyweregiventhepropertrainingandtimeto
learnhowtouseinstructionaltools.Whensurveyed,50%saidtheydidnotfeelconfidentin

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learninghowtocreateandimplementtheironlineclass.Whiletheother50%feltconfidentbut
stillcitedthattheyhadissuesnavigatingthesiteandlearningsomeofthetoolsthatareoffered.

GeneralLearningPreference
Thelearnersexpressedpreferencetoonlineprofessionaldevelopmentversusphysicalmeetings.
Theypreferredtoworkanddiscussissuesthroughonlineboardsversushavingtosubmitor
questioninformationtoapresenterforreview.Thisinformationwasgatheredthroughasurvey
andteacherinterview.
AttitudeTowardsTeachersandSchool
Seeingasthegroupstaughtareteacherstheyexpressedahighlevelofappreciationforthework
andcommitmentofteachers.Theywerepositiveandheldaninvitingenvironmentforthe
instructorsofthisstaffdevelopment.
Commonerrorsmadebynovicelearners:

TeachersconfusingCanvaswithMyBigCampus.
Teachersnotunderstandingtheimportanceofanonlinemanagementtool.
Teachersunabletouseproperonlinetools.
Teachersunabletosetupproperonlineclasses.(Assignments,Announcements,
QuizzesandCalendarevents.)

GroupCharacteristics
TheschoolislocatedsouthofAtlantainatownknownasCovingtonwherethemedianincome
isbelowthenationalaverage.Theclassroomteachersrangefrom130yearsofexperiencethat
teachinaTitleIschool.ThesubjectstaughtrangefromBusiness,Healthcare,Cosmetology,to
Agriculture.Manyoftheteachersarealsoassociatedwithanextracurricularclubandspend
manyhourswithstudentswaypasttheregularworkinghours.Theteachersalsoreportedother
responsibilitiesbesidesthoserequiredofthematwork.Covingtonproducesanenvironmentof
communityandmanyoftheteachershaveexpressedthatthisisamajorreasonforthemtostay
teachinginthecounty.

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PartIII:TaskAnalysis
FormytaskanalysisIconductedtheresearchusingbothatopicanalysisandaprocedural
analysistoensureIcapturedasmuchrelevantinformationaspossible.AsIexpectmostofthe
learningtobeprocedural,Istartedbycreatingadetailedoutlineofthestepsrequiredtoperform
eachprocedureinnavigatingtheonlinecoursemanagementsoftware.ToensureIdidnotmiss
anykeysteps,IopenedthesitemyselfandranthroughthestepsasIwrotethem.Thiswasa
valuableaidandhelpedmecatchmanysmallsteps,whichIinitiallymissed.
Theoutlinedescribesthelayoutofthestaffdevelopment.Bothoutlineswereintegratedtogether
tohaveamorecohesivefeel.Manyoftherelevanttopicsarealsocoveredtoo.Suchasthefirst
fewstepsbecauseitisassumedthatteachershavebeentinkeringalreadywithCanvasandknow
howtologintoCanvasandaccesssomeofitsfeatures.
TaskAnalysisOutline
1 LogintoComputer
a. Teachersuseusernameandpassword.
i. TeacherUserNameislastname.firstname:ex(eljourbagy.jasmine)@
newton.k12.ga.us
ii. Passwordissetbyteacher.
iii. Seeadministratortoreset.
b.
ForgotPassword
i. CheckCapsLock
ii. CheckSpelling
iii. Resetpassword.
2 LogintoCanvas
a. AccessWebBrowser.
i. Navigatetohttps://newton.instructure.com
3 NavigateDashboard.
a. Teacheraccountsareimportedinalreadysoclassesshouldappear.
b. ClickjoincourseforNCSSSandbox.
i. Checkscreensforunderstanding.
c. Clickjoincourseasteacher.
i. Makesureteachershavethisoption.
4 CopyaCourse
a. ClickintoNCSSSandbox.
i. GotoSettings
ii. ClickonrighthandsideCopyThisCourse
1. RenameCourse.
a. Importfeatures
i. Canuseaslittleoftheoriginalcontentorasmuch.
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a. Courseiscompletedcopying.
b. ClickonCopiedCourse.
i. Featuresarecopiedoverandfunctional.
CreateaNewCourse
a. ClicktomainCanvasdashboard
b. ClickCreateNewCourseontheRighthandside.
c. Createcoursename.
d. Courseiscreated.
CreateaPage.
a. Clickonpagesinnewcourse.
i. Buttonisontheleft.
b. ClickbuttonatthetoprightthatsaysNewPage.
i. Useeditortoaddcontenttopage.
1. CanuseHTMLeditortoaddelementsaswell.
c. Coursepageiscreated.
d. Makepagehomepage.
i. Clickbacktomainpageoncepageissavedandcreated.
ii. Onrighthandsidechooseaddmainpage.
1. ChooseHomePageasyourmainpage.
a. Canuseanypageasamainpageifyouwish.
CreateanAssignment
a. Clickonthelefthandnavigation
i. ChooseAssignments
1. Giveassignmentname.
2. Addcontentincontentbox,muchlikepagesdialogbox.
a. Youcanalsoaddfilesandimagesviathetooltotheright.
i. Demonstratefilesbeingadded.
3. Showthedifferentuploadoptions.
a. Discussion
b. Essay
c. FileUpload
i. Canspecifyfiletype
4. SetTimeandDate
a. Cansetdatetoopenassignment.
b. Datetocloseassignment.
CreatingGrades
a. Showthatonceassignmentsarecreatedagradebookitemswillappear.
i. Easetograde
ii. SpeedGrader
1. Givesyoupreviewsoffilesandallowsyoutoquicklygrade.
iii. PlausiblywillimporttoInfiniteCampusinthefeature.
b. Exportgradebook.
i. Walkthroughexportprocess.
CalendarEvents

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a. Calendaristiedintoassignmentsaswell.
i. AddCalendarevents.
ii. Addanotherteacherintocreateeventstogether.
Customization
a. Teacherscanuseseveralmethodstocreatedifferentcourses.
i. Findpubliccoursestocopycontentto.
ii. Neverputaclosingdateofcourses.
1. Theyaregoneforever.
Closing
a. ViewteachersCanvasCoursescreatedduringsession.
b. AdministerSurvey
c. Followup

TopicAnalysis:
1 OverviewoftheBasicsofCanvas
a. Easyforteacherstoaccessinandoutofclass.
b. BenefitsofCanvas.
c. FunctionsofUsingCanvas.
i. CreatingaCourse
ii. CopyingaCourse
iii. CreatingAssignments
iv. CreatingPages
v. CreatingGrades
vi. CreatingCalendarEvents
vii. Customization
d. AccessingCanvas.
i. GotoCanvasvia(newton.instructure.com)
ii. SignIn
1. StaffEMailandPasswordareused.
e. BasicSettings
i. ReviewbasicsettingsandnavigationofCanvas.
ii. Showteachershowtoedittheiraccount.
f. SetupCanvasCourse
i. CreateCourse
ii. SetUpName
iii. SetUpRestrictions
g. SetupPages
i. Createhomepage.
ii. Shownavigationbar
iii. Setuphomepagetobeshownasmainpage.
h. SetupAssignment
i. CreatetestAssignment
1. Showalltheoptionsforassignments.

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ii. Setduedates.
iii. FileTypeuploads.
iv. Discussions
v. Quizzes
i. Linkgradebooktoassignments.
i. Showhowonceassignmentsiscreatedgradebookislinkedtosaid
assignment.
ii. SpeedGrader
iii. Gradingexports
j. Setupcalendar.
i. Calendarlinkswithassignments.
ii. Studentscancreatecalendarevents.
k. Customization
i. Haveteacherscreatetheirowncustomcourse.
ii. Aslittleoraslessasyouwantonthepage.
iii. Optionsjustlikeablog.
SubjectMatterExpert(SME)
MelissaJacksonwillserveasmySMEforthisinstructionalplan.Hercurrentpositionis
InstructionalTechnologySpecialistforNewtonCountySchools.Herresponsibilitiesinclude
providingtrainingontechnologytoolstotheentirecounty.Sheoverseestheimplementationof
saidtechnologytoolsandmakessurethateachschoolisprovidedwithatechnologyteacher
leaderwhocantraintheirstaffwithconfidence.
I(JasmineElJourbagy)willserveasthecoSMEforthisinstructionalplan.Myformal
educationconsistsofabachelorsdegreeinBusinessEducationfromValdostaStateUniversity
inValdosta,Georgia.IamcurrentlypursuingamastersdegreeinInstructionalTechnology
fromGeorgiaSouthernUniversityinStatesboro,Georgia.
MyprimaryqualificationtoserveasSMEismypositionasaBusinessEducationteacherat
NewtonCollegeandCareerAcademyinNewtonCounty,Georgia.Myjobasaninstructor
allowsmetodevelopandimplementinnovativecourseofferingstoourstudentsandother
teachers.Additionally,Iampartofatechnologycommittee,whichworkswithotherteachers
andhasacommunityadvisoryboardandthoseindividualshelpustargettheneedsofourstaff
andstudents.Thisgivesusanopportunitytobettergagetheneedsandwantsofouraudienceas
awhole.

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Canva
s
Trainin
g

Create a
New
Course

Create
Pages

Surve
y

Login to
Canvas

Copy a
Course

Create
Assignme
nts

Customize
Canvas

Review
Dashboard

Join a
Course

Use
Gradeboo
k

Edit and
Navigate
Calendar

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PartIV:InstructionalObjectives
TerminalObjective1:ThelearnerwilldemonstratetheappropriatestepstoaccessCanvasvia
onlinecoursemanagementsoftware.
EnablingObjectives:
1A.DemonstrateshowtofindCanvas
1B.DemonstrateshowtoaccessDigitalresources
1C.Describeshowtoaccessonlinemanagementsoftware

TerminalObjective2:Toeffectivelyaccessonlinelearningplatform
EnablingObjectives:
2A.ToidentifyCanvasasonlinelearningresource
2B.Tonavigateonlinelearningsite
2C.Todifferentiateassignments,schoolwork,announcementsandresourcesonsite

TerminalObjective3:TodemonstratetheeffectiveuseofCreatingCourses

EnablingObjectives:
3A:AccessCanvaswitheaseandbeabletocopyandcreatenewcourseswithease.
3B:Accesscontentandeditsettings
3C:Createpagesanddemonstratetheimportanceofusingonlinelearningplatforms

TerminalObject4:Todemonstratetheeffectiveuseofassignments,gradebookandcalendar
features.

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EnablingObjectives:
4A:ToexplaintheimportanceofdigitalAssignments
4B:Todescribetherelationshipofassignmentsandthedigitalgradebook.
4C:Todemonstrateknowledgeoflearningmanagementsystemsandtheirfeatues.
ClassificationofInstructionalObjectives:Thisclassificationwillchangeonceyoureview
yourobjectives.

Content
Fact
Concept
Principles
Procedure
Interpersonal
Attitude

Performance
Recall
1A,1B,1C,2A,2B,2C,4A

Application
3A,3B,4
1,2,3C,4B
3

RelationshipbetweenInstructionalObjectivesandStandards:
3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andworkprocesses
representativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrentknowledgetonew
technologiesandsituations
b.Collaboratewithstudents,peers,parents,andcommunitymembersusingdigitaltoolsand
resourcestosupportstudentsuccessandinnovation
c.Communicaterelevantinformationandideaseffectivelytostudents,parents,andpeersusinga
varietyofdigitalagemediaandformats
d.Modelandfacilitateeffectiveuseofcurrentandemergingdigitaltoolstolocate,analyze,
evaluate,anduseinformationresourcestosupportresearchandlearning
Instructional
Objective
1

ISTEStandards
3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.

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1A
1B
1C

3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrent
knowledgetonewtechnologiesandsituations

3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrent
knowledgetonewtechnologiesandsituations

2A
2B
2C

3
3A
3B
3C

3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrent
knowledgetonewtechnologiesandsituations

4
4A
4B

3.ModeldigitalageworkandlearningTeachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrent
knowledgetonewtechnologiesandsituations