Thursday, January 11, 2018

Session G
Title: What's New in Canvas
Presenter: Kweli Snowden (TLC)
Description: This session will provide a brief overview of the most significant new features and changes that have been released over the past few months.

Session H
Title: Google LTI & Canvas - More Ways to Collaborate!
Presenter: Kweli Snowden (TLC)
Description: This session will cover the multiples ways the Canvas Google LIT makes file sharing easy – from sharing course materials, creating cloud assignments, creating Google Doc collaborations or student submission of assignments.

Session I
Title: Canvas Grades - Save yourself time and energy!
Presenter: Kweli Snowden (TLC)
Description: This session introduces instructors to the various features in the Canvas Gradebook they can use to provide feedback and grades to their students. Learn about options to setup and organize the Gradebook, how to weight grades, and what all the various settings mean in the Gradebook. Please bring your syllabus to setup your gradebook for the spring semester.  (Please sign up for a paired pedagogical session on Tuesday – Session E)

Session J
Title: Canvas Open Lab Session I
Facilitator: Canvas Support Team
Description: This session provides attendees with the opportunity to ask any specific Canvas questions, work one-on-one with TLC staff on how to use Canvas features, request course design assistance or to brainstorm ideas with us.

Session K
Title: Canvas Groups - Enhance Collaborative Learning with Canvas
Presenter: Heeyoung Kim (TLC)
Description: This session introduces instructors to collaboration features in Canvas, including discussions, group assignments, the Collaborations tool, and web conferencing. Participants will explore how to use Canvas to create and enrich collaborative learning opportunities for students. Participants will gain experience with a variety of collaborative tools in Canvas and investigate ways to adapt collaborative activities to their own classroom needs and enhance their class activities. (Please sign up for a paired pedagogical session on Tuesday – Session D)

Session L
Title: Accessibility & Canvas
Presenter: John Gleavy (CCS)
Description: Canvas has created a tool that can review content for its accessibility. This session will cover how to use Canvas’ new accessibility tool and share other best-practices to ensure all students can access your course content in accordance with the WCAG 2.0 guidelines.

Session M
Title: Canvas Grades - Save yourself time and energy! (repeat of Session I)
Presenter: Kweli Snowden (TLC)
Description: This session introduces instructors to the various features in the Canvas Gradebook they can use to provide feedback and grades to their students. Learn about options to setup and organize the Gradebook, how to weight grades, and what all the various settings mean in the Gradebook. (Please sign up for a paired pedagogical session on Tuesday – Session E)

Session N
Title: Canvas Open Lab Session II
Facilitator: Canvas Support Team
Description: This session provides attendees with the opportunity to ask any specific Canvas questions, work one-on-one with TLC staff on how to use Canvas features, request course design assistance or to brainstorm ideas with us.