Moraine Valley Center for Teaching & Learning

ACCESSIBILITY IN CANVAS
2019-04-04 13:45 - 14:45, 2019-09-12 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | L243
Accessibility is an important aspect in the success of all students, especially those using Canvas. We will focus on utilizing the easy-to-use UDOIT tool in Canvas, which can help scan courses for accessibility issues and offer corrections. This session will allow time for you to scan your own classes, learn about accessibility issues, and receive assistance with corrections.

ORGANIZE MATERIALS IN CANVAS
2019-04-08 14:45 - 15:15 | L243
This workshop will share strategies to simplify module content and duplicate modules for consistency.

UPDATES TO CANVAS GRADE BOOK
2019-04-30 15:00 - 15:45, 2019-05-10 09:00 - 09:45, 2019-05-13 17:00 - 17:45, 2019-05-20 15:00 - 15:45, 2019-06-13 10:15 - 11:00, 2019-08-14 14:00 - 14:45, 2019-08-27 10:15 - 11:00 | L243
In this session, participants will learn about changes to the Canvas gradebook.

Canvas: Getting Started
2019-06-06 10:30 - 11:20, 2019-08-07 10:30 - 11:20, 2019-09-05 10:30 - 11:20, 2019-10-07 10:30 - 11:20 | 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
2019-06-06 11:30 - 12:00, 2019-08-07 11:30 - 12:00, 2019-09-05 11:30 - 12:00 | 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
2019-06-06 13:00 - 13:50, 2019-08-07 13:00 - 13:50, 2019-09-05 13:00 - 13:50 | 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.

Canvas Rubrics, Outcomes, And Grading
2019-06-06 14:00 - 14:50, 2019-09-05 14:00 - 14:50, 2019-10-18 11:00 - 23:50, 2019-11-12 15:30 - 16:20 | L243
This workshop will demonstrate how to create and attach rubrics and outcomes to course activities.

MVLA: External Tools To Enhance Your Canvas Course - Runs through August 2, 2019
2019-06-10 | A280
In “MVLA: External Tools to Enhance Your Canvas Course,” participants will be exposed to various technologies they can use to improve student learning and make information more accessible to students through their Canvas courses. This MVLA course will focus on providing faculty with information and strategies that may be used to improve their Canvas courses. We will explore various technologies that go beyond the basics that are provided in Canvas. Many students are already familiar with many of the technologies that will be addressed in this course. By ensuring that faculty members are familiar with such technologies, we are able to meet students where they are.

Canvas Rubrics, Outcomes, And Grading
2019-08-07 14:00 - 14:50 | L243
This workshop will demonstrate how to use attached rubrics to graded activities

College 101 - Canvas & New Text
2019-08-29 13:00 - 14:30 | 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 transitions.
All COL101 instructors will be provided a course shell to copy into their own master course shell.

Online Course Development Begins
2019-09-09 | A280
Online Course Development is the program dedicated to teaching instructors how to create, revise, or facilitate online and hybrid courses. The program occurs over 8 weeks and is completely online. This course is required for instructors who, with the permission of their department, want to learn how to teach online. Prior comfort with using Canvas is recommended before enrollment in the program.

COL-101 Canvas Shell and New Textbook
2019-10-30 14:00 - 15:00

COL-101 Canvas Shell & New Textbook
2019-11-05 11:00 - 12:00
