Canvas Workshops

The Center for Teaching and Learning Canvas workshops focus on the nuts-and-bolts of working with different Canvas features.

Effective teaching practice frames our approach to how these tools are used and modeled but the primary outcome for these sessions is to improve your comfort using different components of Canvas on a technical level. We hope that by increasing your comfort with Canvas, you will be able to use its features in support of your pedagogical strategies.

Each session covers a specific set of features or functions in canvas, providing how-to demonstrations and guiding you to additional resources.

Workshop Format

Canvas workshops are synchronous, facilitated trainings. Canvas workshops are held on Zoom.

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Collaborating in Canvas

Canvas has many tools to help you share course materials and collaborate on designing new learning experiences with your colleagues. This workshop will help you identify the best strategy for your collaborations, whether you’re sharing a single assignment, building a whole course, or hoping to find new content you can add into your course. Features like share-to/copy-to, Canvas Commons groups, and how to optimize your use of development shells will be covered.

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Getting to Know Gradebook

Canvas’ gradebook is a powerful tool for tracking your students’ progress and easily calculating your grades each term. This session will introduce you to the gradebook, how to configure it to meet your needs, and tips for using it productively.

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Making the Most of Modules

This workshop explores how Canvas uses modules to create structure in courses, as well as fundamentals of module organization, content, and settings.

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Questions about Quizzes

This workshop provides an overview of the differences between Classic and New quizzes in Canvas, as well as how to set up and administer both. Facilitators will go through different settings, quiz question types, grading, and setting up exceptions and accommodations.

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Expand Your Options: External Tools & Canvas Commons

During this workshop, we will show you how to add an external tool or app to Canvas and introduce you to Canvas Commons, an open repository of learning objects and content created by other Canvas users.

Accommodations

If you would like to request disability related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity, please notify Disability Services (ODS) at 503-838-8250 or ods@wou.edu at least three (3) business days in advance. For ASL interpreting, Typewell transcribing, or captioning services please complete the request form.

For any questions related to programs and workshops, please email CTL@wou.edu.

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