Distance Education Update

 

Online Course Delivery

One of the major changes in correspondence course offerings is that programs will be transitioned into an online delivery system. While this process will take some time, a few courses using the Canvas Learning Management System will be available from September 2021. Here are a few details concerning what this means:

CANVAS LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Canvas)

The college uses the Canvas Learning Management System for course delivery. Some Distance Education courses are available through the Canvas platform and students will need to orient themselves by taking the Passport to Canvas course—a free guide to the system.

Communication tools within Canvas support diverse learning techniques that can help to increase user engagement and interaction. These include:

  • Canvas Collaborations: This shared space is provided for multiple users to work on collaborative projects in real-time.

  • Canvas Conferences: This built-in collaborative webcasting and presentation tool allows instructors and students to communicate through synchronous audio, video, and chat.

  • Canvas Groups: Instructors can manually create and assign students to groups for projects.

  • Canvas Conversations: This messaging service makes it easy for users to communicate at an individual, group, course, or system level.

  • Canvas Quizzes: Some assessment of student learning may be done by objective style testing online (Quiz and Exam).

  • Canvas Speedgrader: Students will be able to submit their assignments in a digital format for assessment and feedback. This facility will save time and money, reducing the need for paper, printing and other costs.

The Canvas online approach promotes student-centered learning that motivates students to become confident, capable, self-directed learners, able to adapt to current challenges in ministry and in the world. Canvas embraces principles, features and tools that support modern pedagogical design, including multiple methods of course delivery, innovative teaching, improved learning outcomes, better engagement and connections to the learning community.

More information on these changes is available by contacting the Dean of Education.

Dean of Education
Direct Telephone: (604) 851-7235
Toll Free: 1-800-976-8388
Email: deanofeducation@summitpacific.ca

Enrolment Services
Direct Telephone: (604) 851-7224
Toll Free: 1-800-976-8388
Email: admissions@summitpacific.ca