During the Summer of 2020, the LTC will be offering opportunities to make simple changes to your courses to improve the canvas exerance for you and your students, and to dig deeper into Canvas features. For self guided assistance, please view the Canvas Service Page.
What Students Want in Canvas
There are many good ways to set up a course. This training will focus on making a series of small, easy, and optional, shifts from your current course design to a setup backed by feedback from student panels conducted right here at UW-Whitewater. We will focus on
- Matching your Assignments and Grades area to your course syllabus
- Reorganizing Modules to a chronological layout
- Getting assignments and tasks populated to student calendars
- Utilizing the description area of Quizzes and Assignments
The goal is not to change how you teach, just how students view the course.
| Date/Time | Location | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 28th 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Tuesday, June 2nd 11:00am – Noon | Webex | Registration |
| Wednesday, June 10th 10:00am – 11:00am | Webex | Registration |
| Thursday, June 25th 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Tuesday, July 7th 10:00am – 11:00am | Webex | Registration |
Canvas Deep Dives (1 Hour)
We will focus on a single tool, and dive deep into various options and use cases for how that tool works.
- Groups: This training will discuss what the tool is, how it differs from what we are use to in D2L, when it should be used, and when it shouldn’t be used.
- Webex Tools: Webex is usable through Canvas, but does take some initial setup there. If you are interested in using Webex for your classes, this is the workshop for you.
- Content: This training will walk through embedding video content, linking to other course content, and utilizing the student “to-do” list.
- Rubrics: This training will start with the general creation of rubrics, then expand to specific use cases of instructors attending the session.
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Wednesday, June 3rd 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Webex Tools | Wednesday, June 3rd 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Content | Thursday, June 4th 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Rubrics | Thursday, June 4th 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Groups | Monday, June 15th 11:00am – Noon | Webex | Registration |
| Webex Tools | Tuesday, June 16th 11:00am – Noon | Webex | Registration |
| Content | Monday, June 29th 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Rubrics | Tuesday, June 30th 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Webex | Registration |
If you have any questions about these sessions, please reach out to the UW-W Learning Technology Center.