3-2-1 Getting Started @RTC
All Canvas courses are published 3 business days before the start of each quarter with a faculty welcome video embedded. See Faculty Expectations
What 3-2-1 Getting Started @ RTC is
It’s an opportunity for teachers to help their students start class prepared. The three standard activities are listed below the following calendar details.
What 3-2-1 Getting Started @RTC is not
It is not an extra 3 days of teaching. There is no interaction involved. Rather, it saves time later in your course and allows you and your students to move more easily through your course material. Even if your course is not completely set up, you can keep your modules locked until ready. 3-2-1 Getting Started @RTC is aimed at providing a pathway to success, for you and your students.
Fall 2022 courses will be published on Thursday, September 15, 2022 and the official quarter begins on Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Summer 2022 Courses were published on Thursday, July 1st. Summer Quarter began on Tuesday, July 6th
Spring 2022 courses were published on Thursday, March 31, 2022 and the official quarter began on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Winter 2022 courses were published Thursday, December 30, 2021 and the quarter began Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Some Getting Started @RTC Activity Examples
Ask students to attend RTC's new student orientation (live and recordings available): https://rtc.edu/orientation
Have students review the Canvas Login page, where we provide a self-enroll in "Getting Started at RTC" link and our (updated every quarter) Student Welcome Letter
Provide a short technology & support needs survey before your class starts. NOTE: We've posted the following survey questions in a shared Course Commons survey for any faculty to add to their Canvas course to use as is or adjust as desired, https://lor.instructure.com/resources/904992b4d4de40caaabfed69f1a9461e?shared
How will you access your RTC Canvas account? (a smart phone, tablet, laptop, or a desktop computer)
Which browser do you use when working in Canvas? (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, IE)
Do you have reliable Internet access?
What potential difficulties might you anticipate when working on online and what might you do to overcome those difficulties?
Do you know how to find and contact RTC's Service Desk (student support)?
How can I best assist you during our quarter together?
Elevate student success, include ideas like the following on your course syllabus and/or course welcome page
This course requires a lot of writing. While you wait for the course to start, it will help if you work on your typing. Here is a great website to visit: http://www.typing.com/. I am looking forward to our class next week!
This course will take __ to ___ hours of time each week. During our 3-2-1 Start! period,, please arrange your schedule so that you will be able to put lots of energy here.
This course will require ____________ textbook. Make sure you have all of your material before we start!
Welcome to the course – we will start next week! In the meantime, please look over _________ so we can have a discussion on it soon after the course starts.
Post a quizlet study set of useful vocabulary on the homepage. Message: This course will have some new terminology in it. Are you familiar with https://quizlet.com/ ? This tool can help you create flashcards to study with during the upcoming quarter.
During our first week we will be focused on ___________. Please think of 3 things you already know about that to contribute to our discussion next week.
Week Zero: Student Engagement Ideas
If your course is topic-heavy and there is little extra time during the quarter, use Week Zero (the 3 business days when Canvas courses are published for early student access before the start of our official quarter) to let students get to know each other with one open discussion:
Please share 3 things you are most looking forward to learning in this class.
What do you want us to know about you as we study together?
Take a learning styles quiz here. What does this tell you about how you should approach learning in this course?
Related: See Faculty Expectations: Faculty Expectations