SUMMER 2023 TRAINING
Open Labs
These laboratory sessions are held in DAL1.170 where faculty and adjuncts can come and go to gain assistance in instructional design, technology support or to spend time working together as a departmental team to develop new courses. Our office also work alongside instructors to answer questins about online or hybrid teaching strategies through one-on-one consultations.
Open Labs are held in DAL1.170 every:
- Monday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Ongoing UNTD Canvas Online Instructor Training (Online)
This eight module, fully online course will prepare you with the skills needed to build and manage courses in Canvas. Specifically geared toward online and hybrid teaching faculty, this course takes you all each of the innovative tools Canvas has to offer and presents best practices for their use in the online classroom. Strategies learned during this course can also prove to be invaluable when integrating Canvas into the traditional classroom.
Topics covered in this online course include:
- Introduction to Canvas
- Making Canvas Work for YOU!
- Building your Course.
- Managing Your Course
- Communicating with Students
- Encouraging Interaction
- Feedback and Grading in Canvas
Participants are required to schedule two face-to-face or virtual meetings during this course with Distance Learning and Instructional Technology staff to cover essential elements of Canvas and to answer any questions you might have.