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Using Canvas as a Social Network Hub to Engage and Inform Communication Studies Majors at San Jose Sate University

TED M. COOPMAN

TED.COOPMAN@SJSU.EDU

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

Context

• CA State University largest in the US

with 23 campuses and 477k+ students and serves top 1/3 of high school grads Oldest university in system Minority majority campus 30k students

• 700-800 students

94% 20+ years old 60% non-white Most work full time 15 tenure track faculty and 35+ lecturers Leaders in online/hybrid/use of Canvas

Problem

How to: Engage and inform a dispersed/commuter student population Facilitate access to student resources Create an inclusive central gathering space Build and foster a coherent identity around the major Leverage student talent/energy for individual and communal benefit and provide a valuable experience …and do it with little or no resources

Solution - Conceptual

Transmedia is the intertextual creation of a world/ environment across multiple media platforms Transmediation of the College Experience at the Major Level - the goal is to create narrative coherency to the process and build student internalization and identification Web-Mobile-Digital Physical-Analog Conceptually Framed via our Tag Line

Solution - Logistical

Assign a faculty member for service requirement Use required activity unit course

Fall 2013 9 students Spring 2014 29 students

• Use Canvas shell as a home

room or hub and load with news, events, and content

60% accepted invite within 48 hours 90%+ by the end of the first term

…and create a network using existing media and social media. The COMM Central Network

Posters University Website Weekly Email Newsletter

Management

Social Media Team is operated out of the Canvas shell for the one unit COMM 198 activity course (credit/no credit) Students self-select into teams/tasks; team leaders and CC Director appointed Larger teams have dedicated discussion boards for communication Students post weekly to a discussion board on their deliverables; graded via Speedgrader on a 10 point scale; feedback and directions via Comments Announcements used for dissemination of special or time sensitive information to "push" Most information pulled from Weekly Newsletter (COMM Events) Policy Handbook: scope of our mission; prohibited content; use of Canvas shell features Guides: mostly student generated; best practices; how to; technical Challenge: staff graduate (most stay at least 2 semesters)

Discussion Boards for Interactivity Surveys (29%+ compliance) Notifications of New Content Announcements (rare) Features/Content Can use course projects to create content

Features and Content

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https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1011866