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

Google Sheets: Data manipulation and functions deep dive

Going beyond spreadsheet fundamentals this workshop will go deeper into various functions to assist with turning raw data into something useful. You’ll expand your knowledge about the kinds of functions available to you. We’ll look at some standard mathematical functions, logical operators, text manipulation, and more advanced lookup functions. These are extremely helpful and powerful…Continue Reading Google Sheets: Data manipulation and functions deep dive

Canvas: Getting started with your spring courses

This workshop is designed to give you a quick overview of some of the most common features of Canvas. You’ll learn a few best practices for designing your site, how to import material from prior years, how to add and organize course content, and the basics of using Canvas to collect student assignments. Workshop Resources:…Continue Reading Canvas: Getting started with your spring courses

Introduction to Google Sheets

Learn how spreadsheets can help you store, organize, and analyze information to help you make decisions or manage routine processes. Learning how to use spreadsheets is extremely helpful no matter if you’re tracking student trends, keeping track of grades, or even merging and analyzing large datasets. This workshop will cover the basics of what spreadsheets…Continue Reading Introduction to Google Sheets

August 2021 – Using Classroom Technology

This workshop is meant to give you an overview of the technology available to you in the classroom. I’ll cover everything from logging in to the A/V system, to using the Wacom monitors for annotation, to using our online personal response system of choice, Poll Everywhere. Even though we’ll be having in person classes this…Continue Reading August 2021 – Using Classroom Technology

July 2021 Canvas Workshop

This workshop covers several of the key areas of Canvas to make sure you are using it to its full potential. It covers course organization and design, how to make sure content is available to your students, how to use the Panopto integration, and updates to functionality over the last year that you may find…Continue Reading July 2021 Canvas Workshop

You made it teaching through a pandemic… now what?

You’ve learned a lot over the last year and a half, and this workshop was designed to help you learn the best way to incorporate that knowledge into your classroom moving forward. This workshop covered some of the technologies and teaching tools that worked, what didn’t, and what you can bring forward with you into…Continue Reading You made it teaching through a pandemic… now what?