Incorporating Canvas Tools: Helping Students Keep Up

As instructors, we want students to come to class prepared, complete assignments on time and know about any changes to assignment deadlines. Key Canvas features can help you communicate your expectations to students and help them keep up with your course. The auto-populated Calendar and To Do List along with automatic Notifications can provide students with timely reminders. In addition setting Requirements and being able to list an assignment in multiple places allow instructors to more clearly indicate their expectations.

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Techniques in Learning and Teaching (TILT)

Transitioning from Moodle to Canvas?

Instructional and Media Technologies

Upcoming Canvas Training

October 25 & 26:  Onsite (UofM) and Online Canvas Training

This full day training will be an introduction to Canvas that cover the basics and beyond.  A trainer from Canvas will be visiting the Twin Cities campus (and streaming on YouTube Live) to provide attendees a solid foundation to begin using Canvas to its full effectiveness.

Where: Wednesday, October 25 - West Bank, HHH 50 & Online
Thursday, October 26 - St. Paul Campus, Cargill 105 & Online
*Both days will cover the same content. Feel free to come and go as needed on either day.

Please RSVP

Agenda

• Hour 1: Create and organize course content
• Hour 2: Communication and discussion
• Hour 3: Assess, grade, and monitor student work
• Hour 4: Lunch (on your own)
• Hour 5: Facilitate collaborative learning with groups
• Hour 6: Advanced topics
• Hour 7: Questions & Canvas work time

Canvas Nights at UMM

Open labs where you may bring your work and help will be on hand.  4 to 8 p.m.  Bring your syllabus and your content. Come and go as you wish.

• Thursday, November 9, 4-8 p.m., Imholte 11    
• Wednesday, December 13, 4-8 p.m., Imholte 11

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November 28:  An Evening with Canvas at UMM

When: Tuesday, November 28, 5-8 p.m.
Where: Imholte 11

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(See agenda below)

Agenda

Part 1 - Canvas Fundamentals

• Navigating within Canvas
• Adding/Organizing Content
• Creating an Assignment
• Grading an Assignment - SpeedGrader
• Using the Gradebook
• Communicating with Students

Break and Light Refreshments

Part 2 - Building Your Canvas Course Site:  Hands-On

After a brief introduction to the Morris Canvas Course Site Template, we take a rapid course development approach. Participants begin building a Canvas course site using the Morris Canvas Course Site Template. Bring your content on a thumb drive or access via online storage (such as Google Drive).

Wrap-up and Final Remarks

Recorded Past Trainings

Custom Canvas Training - September 12

Led by a trainer from Instructure (the creators of Canvas).

Watch Recording

Topics covered:

• Communication inside of Canvas
• Integrating Google and Canvas
• Using the Canvas teacher mobile app
• Exploring the student experience on the Canvas student mobile app
• Using the gradebook
• How to request Canvas help

Instructure's Canvas Training - View the Recording

Instructure, the vendor for Canvas, held an online Canvas training session on September 12, 2017.  If you missed it that day, they have made the recording available to us. 

The recording is two hours in length, but it covers some great information and shows us things that we can do in our Canvas course sites.

Canvas Training Recording

UMM's Technology for Teaching & Learning - New Website

The NEW Technology for Teaching & Learning Website

Please visit our new website!  You may use the links at the top or the buttons below the banner to access the site's contents.

I welcome your feedback on the new site:  pam@morris.umn.edu.