Canvas Bootcamp for Existing Users
Looking to enhance your skills and stay up to date with Canvas’s latest features? Join the Teaching and Learning Centre’s Canvas Bootcamp!
This program is geared towards existing Canvas users and will cover a variety of topics: from designing interactive home pages to creating engaging assessments and utilizing educational technology tools.
When: Thursday July 25, 2024; 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Where: Online via Google Meet. Links and calendar holds will be sent following registration
Registration
Participants may attend the full day of sessions, or select specific sessions of interest. Details of each session are available below.
Session Schedule + Descriptions
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Canvas Refresh: New Features, Updates, and Reminders - 9:30 am - 10:20 am
Refresh your knowledge of our Learning Management System! This session will explore what is new with Canvas and cover regular updates such as key dates, gradebook policies, and course storage.
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Elevate Your Canvas Pages with the Rich Content Editor - 10:30 am - 11:20 am
Welcome your students to your course with an informative, interactive and creative homepage! This session will provide a step-by-step guide to setting up, customizing and beautifying your course home page using the Rich Content Editor.
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From Assignments to Gradebook: Creation and Configuration - 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Revisit how to efficiently create assignments, streamline grading, and control your gradebook in Canvas. Explore some of the unique features available in the assignments creation tool and gradebook.
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Design Engaging Assessments with New Quizzes - 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Are you ready for New Quizzes? In this session, we will explore the new question types available with this Canvas tool and demonstrate how you can leverage them to create meaningful and engaging assessments.
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Making Meaning out of Modules: Tips and Tricks for Interactive Organization - 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Modules can be used for more than organizing content. Learn about the various ways to control the flow of course content to enhance learning experiences and gather data about student progress.
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Kaltura Kickstart - 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Harness the power of Kaltura Capture and Kaltura Classroom. Learn how to effectively use these tools for recording and editing video content, building interactive learning activities, for hosting engaging virtual classes, and video content management.
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Canvas Q&A - 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Do you have any questions about Canvas? Join our Educational Development team in this open Q&A session, where you can receive personalized support and guidance.