Workshops

Center for Teaching and Learning’s 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.

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

If you would like to request disability related accommodation(s) to participate in a WOU activity or event, 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 online request form.

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

This workshop 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.

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.

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.

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

Questions about Quizzes 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.

Digication is an eportfolio and online learning platform centered around active learning and flexibility. It can be used to create anything from scaffolded assignments for new students to job interview-ready eportfolios for graduates. This workshop will cover basic Digication setup, settings options, how assignments look and function for students, as well as some basic assignment design ideas and techniques.

Do your teaching practices support learning which is explicit, measurable, transferable, and empowering for learners? If so, this workshop is for you! In this workshop, you will learn about Canvas’ Outcomes and Learning Mastery Gradebook features.

This workshop will look at all the ways students can use native Canvas features to interact in courses. We will cover how to use peer reviews, groups, discussions, the collaborations tool, and the chat feature, as well as some tips and best practices.