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After the keynote (notes here) about the past and future of Canvas on Tuesday, there was a reception, and then . . . Game Night! Thanks SO MUCH to Deactivated user for organizing this event; you can read more about it here:
I ended up losing track of time at the reception and so I showed up late, but Carrie had things so well organized that even latecomers could find a table and get a game started; I was lucky to arrive with @lindalee , who is a serious gameplayer, and she was able to get us started on a game of Carcassonne South Seas: thank you, Linda! Carcassonne is one of Linda's favorite games, and she knew the rules for the South Seas version too, so she got us started while helping us learn the rules at the same time. I honestly never understood very clearly how the fishing worked, but I definitely understood how to build islands with bananas, and then how to trade my bananas in for ships (the ship cards were the best; they were decorated with their own little flags based on the worth of each ship). I think I even completed one market too, but I don't remember for sure: my all-purpose strategy was just to get more bananas. I lost, but I got lots of bananas! Here is a picture of the "big" version of the game which makes it easier to see the pieces:
It was a really fun way to wind down after a long day, and it was also so much fun to overhear the conversations going on at the other game tables where very different sorts of things were happening based on the imaginary worlds in which people were having their game adventures. We mostly play card games at my house, or dominoes, so it was such a nice chance to get to learn a new board game and to share all the board game energy with people.
I have to chime in with something I always share with the students in my Indian Epics class: India has made great contributions to board games. There are two in particular that stand out which I'll mention here; after all, you never know when random knowledge about the history of board games. 🙂
PARCHEESI. The word "parcheesi" is a mispronunciation by the British of the Hindi word "pachisi," which means 25, the largest number you can throw with the cowrie shells used in the game. (The same word also shows up in the name of a Sanskrit classic, the Vetala Panchavimshati, called Baital Pachisi in Hindi, the 25 tales of the vetala/baital, or vampire.) This was one of my favorite games when I was little, but I had no idea what the name meant! I only learned it much later when I started studying Indian epics in college.
You can see the goddess Parvati and the god Shiva playing the game here:
Here is the Parcheesi board for the game I played as a child, not suspecting it was a game of the gods, ha ha.
SNAKES AND LADDERS. The game of Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders) also comes from India! Here's a picture of the game from India (this board is from around the year 1800) along with the modern American version; more pictures here:
Okay, I'll stop there, but I could go on... the history of games is a great part of cultural history; in addition to playing more games in school, I also vote for letting children learn about the mechanics of game play (they could invent their own versions of Carcasonne, for example, just as someone adapted the medieval French version to a South Seas fantasy) and also about the history of games. People have always played games, and always will I am sure.
Did other people go to Game Night??? What did you play?
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Here are resources, video, and PowerPoint file (attached) for my InstructureCon 2018 session - "Energize your class with Student-Centered Course Design." If you have any questions please let me know!
Session Description
Want to create the greatest student-centered course on earth? Come experience how to energize a course through increased teacher presence, better utilization of Canvas features, and creative uses of the different assignment types. Leave with the information needed to make students feel more connected and motivated to succeed.
Resources
Below are some of the resources and guides discussed during the presentation. To see all Instructor guides see the following page - Canvas Instructor Guide - Table of Contents
Before Class Starts
Discussions
- How do I create a group discussion in a course?
- Better Group Discussion Navigation
- How do I use peer review discussions in a course?
- Discussion Questions for Statistics
Assignments
- How do I use peer review assignments in a course?
- How do I create a cloud assignment with a Google Drive file?
- How do I create a cloud assignment with a Microsoft Office 365 file?
Quizzes
Rubrics
- How do I add a rubric in a course?
- Importing Rubrics from a Spreadsheet
- How to Reorder Rubric Criteria
Modules
- How do I duplicate a module?
- How do I duplicate a module item?
- How do I add prerequisites to a module?
- How do I add requirements to a module?
- Help Students Monitor their Course Progress
- How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?
- How do I use MasteryPaths in course modules?
- Hacking Mastery Paths
Additional Resources
- How do I validate links in a course?
- How do I edit my profile in my user account as an instructor?
- How do I add a profile picture in my user account as an instructor?
After Class Starts
- How do I use the Notes column in the Gradebook?
- How do I send a message to my students from the Gradebook?
- How do I view a context card for a student in a course?
- How do I sort columns in the Gradebook?
- How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
- How do I view the details of a submission for a student in SpeedGrader? (Verify Student Annotation Views)
- Obtaining and using Access Report data for an entire course
Canvancements
Canvancements are enhancements to Canvas that allow Canvas to do things it doesn't current do, but a lot of people wish it would. For the full list of Canvancements see the following page - Canvancements - Canvas Enhancements
Student Guides
These are guides that I provide to my students at the beginning of the semester to make sure students know how to access and view the feedback I provide for them. To see all Student Guides see the following page - Canvas Student Guide - Table of Contents
Viewing grades and feedback
- How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment?
- How do I view assignment comments from my instructor?
- How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?
- How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?
Video
If you missed it above, here is the link to the video of this presentation - Energize Your Class with Student-Centered Course Design
I really enjoyed putting on my "teacher" hat on for this presentation and I hope you find the resources and information useful! Until next year!!
I am registering during the early registration rate period. Can I register a quest at any time after the March 31 deadline for the $395 price or does that price go up after the 31st as well?
I don't find any info for one-person rooms or lodging on the website. Are there acommodations for just one person?
So I downloaded the app after purchasing my conference registration on the web. When I open the app and go to Instructurecon, the only thing I'm able to do is buy another ticket for the event! It's like the app and the web are completely out of sync and don't realize I'm already registered and paid for! I logged in with the same email and everything that I used to buy the ticket on the web. Anyone else have this issue, or is it just me!?
My big questions is the cost of three guest passes for my wife and 2 boys to tag along with me would be almost $1200, not to mention the out of pocket additional cost of flights and transportation that would (rightfully) not be reimbursed by my institution. seems high for the seven meals and event access. So I was wondering if anyone from the conference last year could advise me on if there are other places that they can eat that are accessible and can they still enjoy some of the resort activities with out the guest pass or is it set up that I would pretty much have to get the guest pass for them to not be miserable?
So I noticed that the session agendas have been added on the website (Agenda - Day 1 | Mission: InstructureCon 0017 ) and was just curious if they will be added here as well? I have found the Bizzabo app, but it is rather clunky and I think I would rather work my schedule out in the community.
The schedule is very difficult to read on the website. The font is very light so the contrast ratio is not high enough. Really difficult if you have any vision issues to read the session descriptions.
I'm not seeing a breakdown of cost for pre-con workshops. I'm not seeing a list of pre-con workshops either. It would be nice to know the general price at least so I can put together a budget.
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Is there a price break on registration for conference presenters?
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