{"id":62873,"date":"2020-07-07T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/?p=62873"},"modified":"2020-07-07T11:16:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:16:01","slug":"canvas-workshops-july-and-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/2020\/07\/07\/canvas-workshops-july-and-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Workshops &#8211; July and August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>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.&nbsp; For self guided assistance, please view the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/icit\/services\/canvas#Training\">Canvas Service Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canvas Basics&nbsp;<\/strong><br>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Creating a new Module<\/li><li>Adding files to Modules<\/li><li>Adding Assignments to Modules<\/li><li>Setting up your gradebook<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Students Want in Canvas&nbsp;<\/strong><br>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Matching your Assignments and Grades area to your course syllabus<\/li><li>Reorganizing Modules to a chronological layout<\/li><li>Getting assignments and tasks populated to student calendars<\/li><li>Utilizing the description area of Quizzes and Assignments<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is not to change how you teach, just how students view the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>EVENT NAME<\/th><th>DATE\/TIME<\/th><th>LOCATION<\/th><th>REGISTER<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Canvas Basics<\/td><td>Thursday, July 16th<br>2:00pm &#8211; 3:00pm<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What Students Want In Canvas<\/td><td>Thursday, July 23rd<br>2:00pm &#8211; 3:00pm<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Canvas Basics<\/td><td>Tuesday, August 11th<br>1:00pm &#8211; 2:00pm<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What Students Want In Canvas<\/td><td>Thursday, August 13th<br>3:00pm &#8211; 4:00pm<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canvas Deep Dives (1 Hour)<br><\/strong>We will focus on a single tool, and dive deep into various options and use cases for how that tool works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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.<\/li><li>Assignments: We will focus on tasks such as creating a place for students to digitally turn in work, and setting up your gradebook.<\/li><li>Discussions: We will look at setup (including threaded vs unthreaded), visibility, the lack of a \u201cForum\u201d in Canvas (compared to how D2L had it), group setup, and grading.<\/li><li>Webex Tools: Webex is usable through Canvas, but does take some initial setup there.&nbsp; If you are interested in using Webex for your classes, this is the workshop for you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>EVENT NAME<\/th><th>DATE\/TIME<\/th><th>LOCATION<\/th><th>REGISTER<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Quizzes<\/td><td>Tuesday, July 28th<br>10:00am &#8211; 11:00am<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assignments<\/td><td>Thursday, July 30th<br>2:00pm &#8211; 3:00pm<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discussions<\/td><td>Tuesday, August 4th<br>11:00am &#8211; Noon<\/td><td>Webex<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/my.uww.edu\/signup\/Registration\/Details\/16512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Webex Tools<\/td><td>Thursday, August 6th<br>3:00pm &#8211; 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