College 101 – Canvas & New Text

L243

This training is designed to help COL101 move smoothly into the new textbook while incorporating one of the courses new objectives, MVCC Technology. A course shell has been created to allow easy adoption of the material and get students and instructors comfortable with the online tools through the introduction of college life, success skills, and […]

Canvas: Getting Started

L243

This workshop will provide an introduction to the Canvas learning management system from an instructor perspective. In this session, participants will learn how to navigate Canvas, post a course syllabus, create a simple module, edit the course menu, post announcements, and make the course and its resources available to students.

Canvas Grades: Getting Started

L243

This workshop will provide an introduction to the assignments and grades tools in Canvas. In this session, instructors will create a simple assignment, enter student grades and feedback, and setup grading policies.

Collect Student Work In Canvas

L243

This workshop will demonstrate how to create an assignment to accept various types of digital submissions and how to view and grade student work using SpeedGrader.

Best Practices For Faculty & Staff-Working With Students With Disabilities

L244 , United States

Participants will learn about creating an inclusive classroom , an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), gain an increased understanding of accommodations in higher education and ways to collaborate with campus resources to best support students.

Informal Assessment With Polling Tools

L243

Have you ever wanted a quick way to check student knowledge using quick & informal ways? With a little preparation, polling tools can provide a great way to informally assessing students in an engaged manner.

Live Brainstorming And Word Clouds

L243

Have you ever wanted a way for students to quickly brainstorm a topic, or make a collaborative decision? With a little preparation, brainstorming and word clouds can be a great way of visually representing knowledge in a class.

Engaging Students With Twitter

L243

Have you ever considered ways to keep your students engaged inside and outside of the classroom? Twitter can be a great way of engaging students through a medium they use.

Honors Course Development Workshop Begins

TBD , United States

This hybrid workshop is a component of the honors course development process. Faculty interested in teaching in honors need to complete the workshop as a part of their course development. It includes web instruction and a final meeting where faculty share sample assignments to use in their courses.

Canvas: Getting Started

L243

This workshop will provide an introduction to the Canvas learning management system from an instructor perspective. In this session, participants will learn how to navigate Canvas, post a course syllabus, create a simple module, edit the course menu, post announcements, and make the course and its resources available to students.

Brain-Based Methods Improve Engagement, Motivation And Performance!

A280

If you would like to improve student engagement, motivation and performance, this is the 'online' workshop for you! Thanks to strides in technology, 12 principles of student-centered, active brain-based methods founded in neuroscience are proven to trigger learning in engaging and exciting ways. Create memorable lessons in any area or subject! Explore brain-based: movement, five […]

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Registration:
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