During the Summer of 2020, the Learning Technology Center (LTC) will be offering opportunities to learn the Canvas basics, make simple changes to your courses to improve the student experience, and to dig deeper into Canvas features. For self guided assistance, please view the Canvas Service Page.
Canvas Basics
Whether you are brand new to Canvas, or just want to brush up on the basics, this training will put you on the right path. We will focus on
- Creating a new Module
- Adding files to Modules
- Adding Assignments to Modules
- Setting up your gradebook
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.
| EVENT NAME | DATE/TIME | LOCATION | REGISTER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Basics | Thursday, July 16th 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| What Students Want In Canvas | Thursday, July 23rd 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Canvas Basics | Tuesday, August 11th 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| What Students Want In Canvas | Thursday, August 13th 3:00pm – 4:00pm | 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.
- Quizzes: This will touch on different question types, building in targeted feedback in auto-graded quizzes, and most likely spend the bulk of the time in the Question Bank area to help instructors get a feel for Canvas Question Bank.
- Assignments: We will focus on tasks such as creating a place for students to digitally turn in work, and setting up your gradebook.
- Discussions: We will look at setup (including threaded vs unthreaded), visibility, the lack of a “Forum” in Canvas (compared to how D2L had it), group setup, and grading.
- 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.
| EVENT NAME | DATE/TIME | LOCATION | REGISTER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quizzes | Tuesday, July 28th 10:00am – 11:00am | Webex | Registration |
| Assignments | Thursday, July 30th 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Webex | Registration |
| Discussions | Tuesday, August 4th 11:00am – Noon | Webex | Registration |
| Webex Tools | Thursday, August 6th 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Webex | Registration |
If you have any questions about these sessions, please reach out to the UW-W Learning Technology Center.