Faculty members are invited to attend a series of Canvas workshops throughout the month of September. All sessions will be held through Zoom and include opportunities for participants to learn and do followed by Q&A.
- Workshops will be delivered by vendor trainers and are supported by staff from Learning & Innovative Technologies (L&IT) and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE).
- All sessions will be recorded and posted to the Canvas @ IC channel in media.ithaca.edu
- Please register for all sessions through the online form. Once your registration has been confirmed you will receive an email with a link to a Zoom session.
Please contact Jenna Linskens (jlinskens@ithaca.edu) with any questions regarding the workshops.
Canvas Workshops
Session 2: Managing Assessments with New Quizzes
- September 9 @ 12:10-1:40 pm
- In this session, participants will learn about creating and managing Item Banks, moderating quizzes, using the Speedgrader, understanding assessment analytics, and importing/migrating quizzes. Faculty will learn and do throughout the 90-minutes. There will also be time for Q&A at the end of the session. If you are migrating quizzes directly from Sakai, please review the information found in Module 3 of the Canvas Resources @ IC course before attending this workshop.
Session 3: Grading and Feedback
- September 21 @ 3:00-4:30 pm
- In this session, participants will learn how to use Speedgrader including annotations, grading, and comments. The presenter will also cover how to effectively use Gradebook. Faculty will learn and do throughout the 90-minutes. There will also be time for Q&A at the end of the session.
Session 4: Group Work and Collaboration with Office 365
- September 23 @ 3:00-4:30 pm
- In this session, participants will learn how to create and manage groups, using Discussion boards, and building collaborative learning opportunities with Office 365. Faculty will learn and do throughout the 90-minutes. There will also be time for Q&A at the end of the session.
Session 5: Canvas Studio
- September 28 @ 12:10-1:40 pm
- In this session, participants will learn how to create, manage, edit, and share audio and video through Canvas Studio. The presenter will also cover how to effectively add Canvas Studio into course modules, pages, and assignments and apply grading schemes. Faculty will learn and do throughout the 90-minutes. There will also be time for Q&A at the end of the session.
Session 6: Canvas Studio (repeat)
- September 30 @ 12:10-1:40 pm
- In this repeat session of #5, participants will learn how to create, manage, edit, and share audio and video through Canvas Studio. The presenter will also cover how to effectively add Canvas Studio into course modules, pages, and assignments and apply grading schemes. Faculty will learn and do throughout the 90-minutes. There will also be time for Q&A at the end of the session.
Additional Workshops
Top Hat Introductory Webinar (repeat session)
- September 14 @ 12:30 pm
- Top Hat continues to be a supported tool on campus for classroom engagement and active learning. Join us for a webinar where we will discuss ways that Ithaca College faculty members can use Top Hat in their courses to increase student engagement, gauge student comprehension, and foster a sense of community. Whether your classes will be in-person, online, or a combination, Top Hat can be leveraged to improve student learning outcomes. We will also discuss Top Hat's integration with Canvas.
Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread
- September 15 @ 10:00 am
- Creating engaging online courses is not easy. In many discussion-board-based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. VoiceThread bridges the gaps in social presence typically found in online courses. In this workshop, educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning. We will cover all of the basic VoiceThread features, demonstrate how everything works in Canvas, showcase a variety of examples from actual courses, and have an open Q&A throughout the training.