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Fall ELET Training Series: Improving Online Courses - tcassidy - 09-16-2020
Creative & Scholarly Engagement Webinars for Improving Online Courses
Canvas, Zoom, Library Webinars
September 28 – October 8, 2020
REGISTRATION REQUIRED AT: https://forms.gle/sQ7j9WYhzKwK9fh46
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce eLET’s ongoing Creative & Scholarly Engagement Webinar Series for Improving Online Courses. The sessions will be held from September 28th through October 8th. Please note that each topic is offered twice (daytime and evening).
- Introduction to Canvas Basics – for beginners, T September 29th 11:00 am - Noon
- Introduction to Canvas Basics – for beginners, Th October 1st 7:00 pm - 800 pm
- Getting Started with Canvas Studio, M September 28th Noon - 1 pm
- Getting Started with Canvas Studio, M September 28th 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Library Support for Online Teaching & Learning, W September 30th 11:00 - Noon
- Library Support for Online Teaching & Learning, W or September 30th 7:00 - 8:00 pm
- Increasing Student Engagement with Zoom, October 1st Th 10 - 11 am
- Increasing Student Engagement with Zoom, October 5th M 7:00 - 8:00 pm
- Googleizing Canvas, T October 6th Noon - 1
- Googleizing Canvas, Th October 8th 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Introduction to Canvas Basics
Choose between: September 29th (T) 11 - Noon or October 1st (Th) 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Are you completely new to Canvas? This webinar will demonstrate how to navigate the LMS, build content, and organize a course. Participants will create the basic building blocks of a Canvas module. This webinar is a perfect first step for beginning instructors.
Getting Started with Canvas Studio
Choose between: September 28th (M) Noon - 1 or September 28th (M) 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Lights! Camera! Action! Learn tips for getting the most out of the Canvas Studio video recorder. Using videos can help you create multimedia items for your course and enhance your instructor presence in an online environment. This webinar will include shared information, a chance to practice in your own course shell, and time for Q&A.
Prerequisite: This session is intended for those who have taught with Canvas for at least one semester. (No previous Canvas Studio experience required.)
Library Support for Online Teaching and Learning
Choose between: September 30th (W) 11:00 - Noon or September 30th (W) 7:00 - 8:00 pm
EBSCO and other research databases are now integrated within Canvas. Learn how to quickly and painlessly embed multidisciplinary online library content into your assignments, discussions, or quizzes. Followed by a summary of faculty options to adopt library-owned e-books and OER as no-cost course material replacement.
Increasing Student Engagement with Zoom
Choose between: October 1st (Th) 10 - 11 am or October 5th (M) 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Ready to take your Zoom (synchronized) classes a step further? In this session, you will learn how to break up your lectures with class activities. We will explore breakout rooms for group work, creating polls for student engagement, using reactions, and using the whiteboard, and iPad sharing feature
Googleizing Canvas
Choose between: October 6th (T) Noon - 1 or October 8th (Th) 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Canvas is good for teaching and learning. Google is good for keeping files organized, and for collaborating. How can you combine these to get the best of both worlds? This session will introduce you to the basics of Google and the ways in which it can be effectively integrated into Canvas, saving you time and energy.
Prerequisite: This session is intended for those who have taught with Canvas for at least one semester.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED AT: https://forms.gle/sQ7j9WYhzKwK9fh46
Sheri L. Prupis, MA
Director, Teaching & Learning Technologies
Virginia Community College System