Basic Reminders

If this is the first time you are using the newly revised CCC template, please see the information and link to special Import Instructions for the New Template.

Things to remember:

Import content from a previous term or master course OR ask for a CCC template to be imported before you begin. Import instructions.
Update the Home page with your name, contact info, office hours, preferred contact methods and a brief welcome message.
- Instead, go into the Edit mode of one course home page to copy the text you would like to use and then go into the other course home page Edit mode to paste the text. .

It is not a good idea to copy an entire home page from one course to another.

Submit and link your WIDS syllabus on the Course Syllabus and Overview page in the Start Here module.

Update the Course and Student Resources page in the Start Here module.
Important: Check the Grade Scheme in Canvas course settings, make sure it matches your syllabus
Prior to the start of the semester, prepare your course for students:
- Note: This includes all courses in the 24/SU term no matter the start date of the course. Students expect to see the courses they are signed up for and will call the helpdesk, student services, registration, LSS, FRC and others when they do not see their courses. The start date of the course will keep the students from interacting with the course prior to the start date. Also, in the course, the Home page and the Start Here module & syllabus are all that is required to be published at that time.

Make sure due dates are updated and content is published.
Run the Link Validator to check for broken links.
A few days before the start of the course, verify your Canvas roster with WebCentral roster, report problems.
Please wait to publish your courses until 5 days prior to the start of the course to make the course visible to students.

Contact your local LSS support team if you have questions. Instructions for all the above tasks and a First Day Ready checklist can be found in the Term Readiness module in the CCC Canvas Guides for Faculty Resource course.

CCC uses the AttendancePlus tool in Canvas for reporting attendance, all credit courses are required to report attendance. More information and instructions are available in the Attendance at CCC module in the CCC Canvas Guides for Faculty Resource Course.

LSS works hard to build a resource course for CCC Faculty that answers the most basic questions and includes step by step instructions for many tools & processes. You may want to look around at the resources we have compiled for you and bookmark this course for future reference. CCC Canvas Guides for Faculty Resource Course. Don’t see something you would like to see added, please let us know.

*Important Note: Can I just start building my content in my empty course shell?
No, never just start building your course in the empty shell. The CCC course template along with the CCC course settings must always be imported first. If you do not have a previous semester course or master that includes the CCC template or you are just wanting to start from scratch, please contact your local LSS support team. LSS can provide you with a blank CCC template to work from for the first time.

Please contact LSS staff if you have any questions or need assistance. All of us in LSS can be reached by emailing lss@cccneb.edu or we can be contacted individually by using the contact info below.

Also, feel free to check out our Learning Support Services Communication Site!

We’ll post information on upcoming training, resources and more.

Thank you,

Your LSS Team!

Jeff Wisdom - Director of Instructional Technology - Area Wide
402-461-2520
jeffreywisdom@cccneb.edu

Dakota Jones - Media Producer - Area Wide
308-398-7502
dakotajones@cccneb.edu

Instructional Technology Specialists

Columbus
Colleen Vetick
402-562-1439
colleenvetick@cccneb.edu

Anita Kaspar
402-562-1419
anitakaspar@cccneb.edu

Grand Island
Julie Rican
308-398-7517
jrican@cccneb.edu

Jennifer Walker
308-398-7550
jenniferwalker@cccneb.edu

Hastings
Peggy Chessmore
402-460-2159
pchessmore@cccneb.edu

Sondra Meyer
402-461-2457
smeyer@cccneb.edu