Canvas: Course Planning and Design

Learn about the different course design options and considerations you have available when developing your Canvas courses. We’ll touch on what kind of course design suits you best and how to start incorporating features of Canvas to make your life easier when it comes to course content delivery, student engagement, and tracking student progress. Resources:…Continue Reading Canvas: Course Planning and Design

January 12 Workshop – Course assessment techniques: Canvas and in the classroom

In this workshop I’ll cover the Canvas tools for assessing student progress. We’ll take a look at Canvas assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions. You’ll learn how to set up each of these assignments as well as how to provide feedback to students. You’ll also learn the basics of the Canvas gradebook and how its settings affect…Continue Reading January 12 Workshop – Course assessment techniques: Canvas and in the classroom

January 11 Workshop – Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is Boston College’s personal response system. This workshop will cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your account. You’ll learn about the basic types of polling questions, how to organize polls for class purposes, how to present in the classroom, and how to run reports on polls. Resources…Continue Reading January 11 Workshop – Poll Everywhere

January 6: Classroom Technology Refresher

The classrooms on our campus have several unique features compared to the rest of Boston College. In this workshop you’ll learn how to log into the A/V system, make the most out of the dual screen configuration in each room, share content on the projector, use the Wacom monitors for digital annotations, and learn how…Continue Reading January 6: Classroom Technology Refresher

Google Sheets: Collaboration

In this workshop you’ll learn helpful tips and tricks for collaborating on spreadsheets with other people. You’ll learn all about how to manipulate data without affecting the information for others using filter views. You’ll also learn how to lockdown and protect areas of your spreadsheet, how to add data validation to cells, and more….Continue Reading Google Sheets: Collaboration

Google Sheets: BC Mail Merge

There are many ways to manage sending emails to large groups of people. This workshop covers the mail merge process using Google Sheets. Mail merges are great for sending customized email messages to recipients. I’ll cover the mail merge process from beginning to end including some advanced uses of the tool. You’ll connect a mail…Continue Reading Google Sheets: BC Mail Merge

Canvas: Getting the most out of your course

In this workshop we’ll go beyond the basics and learn some practical tips and tricks for getting the most out of what Canvas has to offer. We’ll cover several Canvas features that make managing your course content much easier. Things like announcements, discussion boards, leveraging modules for organization, student appointment groups, and making the most…Continue Reading Canvas: Getting the most out of your course