This session will introduce faculty to the new course outline. A guided hands-on tutorial for working in the new course outline will be provided. We request that faculty bring a copy of their existing course outline(s) to follow along with the guided tutorial to transition to the new outline template.
Explore the customized Canvas course template in this hands-on introductory session of our LMS.
In the first class meeting it is important to set the stage for a productive, supportive, and inclusive learning environment. Strategies for making the most of the first class meeting will be shared.
This session will introduce faculty to the new course outline. A guided hands-on tutorial for working in the new course outline will be provided. We request that faculty bring a copy of their existing course outline(s) to follow along with the guided tutorial to transition to the new outline template.
This session will focus on Canvas, specifically for returning faculty.
This session will provide a walkthrough of how to create engaging content and productive flow within your courses using Canvas Pages and utilizing Modules.
This session will explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas, and review best practices when using rubrics for graded content in Canvas.
In this hands-on session, participants will be equipped with key principles and strategies for creating a well-integrated curriculum through the development of a course delivery plan using backwards design.
This session will explore Canvas' Classic Quizzing tool. Participants will learn how to create questions, customize settings and manage Question banks.
This session will explore Canvas' New Quizzes tool. Participants will learn how to create questions, customize settings and manage Item banks.
What does facilitating my classroom and how I teach have to do with each other? This session will explore how we humanize learning through our teaching style. We will examine the impact of the student profile, how we teach, how we learn and how we collaborate with our learners within our classroom.
H5P makes it easy to transform your lesson materials into interactive and engaging remote learning experiences for your students. This session will provide an overview of the types of interactions that you can create with H5P including drag & drop activities, flashcards, embedded quizzes, interactive timelines, accordion and collage content presentations, and many other interactions.
This session will provide a walkthrough of how to set up your gradebook to get you ready for the semester. Note: This session will look at grade book set up only. Grading in Canvas will be explored in a Speedgrader workshop in the future.
The session will provide an opportunity to explore scenarios to ensure a smooth implementation of the Academic Integrity Policies, and explore possible impacts on academic practices.
Interested in learning some of the more advanced features of Canvas? Join us for a demo of: Using Requisites and Requirements in Assignments, Quick Media for Instructor Information/Assignment Instructions and/or Feedback, and How to Add External and Course Links.
This hands-on session will explore the features of the speedgarder tool in canvas. Faculty will be provided with a demonstration of how to grade and annotate student submissions, and provide written, video, and/or audio feedback to learners.
Learn how to make interactive and engaging course content with Canvas Studio video and audio media tool.
This session will discuss the benefits of group work. We will cover how to create, grade and facilitate group assignments in Canvas.
This session will highlight the analytics features available in your Canvas course(s). Participants will learn how to use the reporting features to monitor student progress, and track student interactions with course content.
Engaging and motivating students is always a challenging task faced even by seasoned educators. In this workshop, several digital learning tools including H5P, Padlet, Poll Everywhere, and Studio will be demonstrated to help you create interactive learning activities.
Open educational resources are innovative not just because they are free, but because of how teachers adopt and creatively adapt them bringing them to life in the classroom or to reach every student. This session provides an introduction to Open Educational Resources including the principles of Open Education, how to spot an open resource and where to find them.
This session will highlight strategies for active learning that will help foster a learner-centered environment. We will specifically focus this session on the use of non-tech ways to encourage student engagement.
