I can't wait for Iowa State Online to offer everything through Canvas and me to handle all of the tech support!! /s
Random Thoughts 17: Here we go again.
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CycloneErik
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They don't now? ISU is where I learned to dislike Canvas (especially after dragging a couple TAs through it, which should have gone the other way).
Some of it isn't that bad, but it adds steps where no other LMS adds steps.
DMACC kept announcing a way to migrate courses over from Blackboard, but upon investigation, it excluded just about every single thing I use and do. No help there.
I move over a couple of weeks from a course in an hour or so. It used to take me an hour to move over the semester. Therefore, I whine.
Oh they do now, but they are launching Iowa State Online soon where you can take the first 2 years of a degree online or take non-credit courses. And we'll be handling all of the e-commerce for it meaning I'm the first point of contact. The in-person classes have used Canvas for a hot minute and then they got the bright idea to branch out.
We offered a bunch of classes to farmers and old ladies this past year through a couple of Canvas courses and boy did I spend a lot of time troubleshooting. So the "non credit ISU" courses are going to be a literal pain in my ass.
CycloneErik
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What are the in-person classes using?
We're also switching to some "Simple Syllabus" thing. I like that it input some of it for me, like the section # and all that. I don't have to care about that. I think it'll put up more of a fight on requirements like phone #, office #, and stuff I don't have through the school. I'm not giving out my cell, and I'm not using my home address or whatever the in-person adjunct office is. I'll never be there, so I'm not setting anyone up for that.
CycloneErik
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Also, y'all could hire me as PT remote support. I can answer stuff online from the convenience of home.
In-person is using Canvas as well. They just have developed Canvas enough that they might as well start capturing some of the online monies as well. Right now, "Canvas support" is my "5% other duties as assigned" but it's been way more than 5%. When this gets rolling, I'm sure I'll be moving into more of a "Canvas support" role and relinquishing some of my other duties to someone else. You better believe I'm asking for more money because the role will be partially funded by the University instead of 100% Extension dollars.
CycloneErik
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And this will basically be direct competition with DMACC for the high school crowd.
It's quite a thing to watch them all cannibalize themselves.
I had a dream last night that Tamin Lipsey was going to give up basketball and switch to football. I was pissed that we had to find a new point guard again.
My BIL is a colossal asshat.
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**** KC May have been hacked by my SIL.
Nope. But you "liked" the post he commented on. He just triggers me sometimes because he never misses an opportunity to put Iowa down.
Okay. He triggers me a lot.
He's the same one that took my phone away from me on the last cruise to change my settings (unasked!!!) because HE didn't like the way I view my pictures.
I think you already know I'm an insufferable smart-ass, so no, nothing else.
Well that came out of nowhere. Just sitting watching TV and I hear the siren go off. Check radar and there's a tornado warned storm just in the edge of town. Saw some rotation and a lot of scud.
This is Wisconsin, it's impossible to drive anywhere here and not see any cows. I didn't any flying through the air.
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