Ed Tech will be hosting a 1-hour Canvas Instructor Training on Thursday, October 9, with a second session on Friday, October 17 for those unable to attend the first. The purpose of this training will be to address best practices for course building and settings, effective use of the SpeedGrader, and the ins-and-outs of cross-listed sections (what were called METAs in Moodle). The sessions will conclude with a Q&A.
Spaces & Times:
-
Thursday, October 9 (3-4 PM) – Innovation Center, Room 104/105
-
Friday, October 17 (9–10 AM) – Osterlin Building, International Lounge (Note: The CIE Coffee Club will meet in the same space immediately following the training)
Detailed Agenda:
- CANVAS COURSE CREATION: Now that we’ve all spent a few months with Canvas, we’ll elaborate on past course creation trainings and explore the key differences between Canvas and Moodle regarding course flow, activities and resources management, best practices for course settings, and answer the question “Can you make a Canvas course look pretty” (Spoiler Alert: Yes! Canvas courses can look beautiful!)
- THE SPEEDGRADER: What is the best method for grading assignments in Canvas? We’ll provide some tips and tricks to maximize your grading productivity. We’ll discuss quiz grading, complete/incomplete assignments, adding outcomes to your course and gradebook, and general SpeedGrader navigation and functionality.
- PEER REVIEW: Have you found this option when creating Canvas Assignments? We’ll show you how it works and how to set it up and grade students for reviewing each other’s work.
- CROSS-LISTINGS (FORMALLY METAs): We’ll discuss how Canvas combines sections of the same course so that instructors can manage everything from one place. It is actually a much smoother system than it was in Moodle, and much less confusing for instructors, once they are familiar with managing a Canvas course. Additionally, we will address the confusion over navigating FERPA while managing multiple sections from one course shell, an issue that didn’t originate with Canvas but is worthy of a refresher while we discuss cross-listings in general.