Workshops and Webinars

Workshops and Webinars
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EdTech's Virtual Office Hours

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EdTech Virtual Office Hours Flyer

 

  • Do you need a consultation on how best to format your Canvas course?
  • Do you want more details on any of our past Tech Tuesday Tips? 
  • Do you want to knock out most of your EdTech questions in one shot?

Starting Monday, January 29, from 12pm-2pm, drop-in to speak with one of our team members during EdTech’s Online Office Hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canvas Workshop Series:

The EdTech Team will be offering Canvas training workshops throughout the Fall. Recorded trainings can be found on this page under Webinar Recordings. 

Trainings are currently held via Zoom.

View the Canvas Training Calendar

Please RSVP for one or more of the trainings using this link (Once you RSVP, you will get access to the Zoom Meeting information)

*The EdTech Team recommends that if you have have not used Canvas as an instructor, you should first attend the Canvas Fundamentals Workshop before attending other trainings. 

1. Canvas Fundamentals: 1 hour workshop

This workshop is an introduction to Canvas and will provide an overview of the basic features, dynamic tools, and functionality that allows you to build and support engaging courses.

2. Assignments and Discussions: 1 hour workshop

This workshop will cover how to build assignments and discussions in Canvas, including Turnitin assignments.

3. Gradebook, SpeedGrader, and Rubrics (Prerequisites: Attend the Assignments and Discussions Workshop and the Online Quizzes Workshop): 1 hour workshop

This workshop will cover how to grade and provide feedback using Speedgrader and the Gradebook. Also, it will cover how to use Rubrics for grading in Canvas. 

4. Online Quizzes: 1 hour workshop

This workshop will cover how to setup a Canvas Quiz, build questions, and how to view analytics. 

5. Canvas Studio - Videos and Video Quizzes: 1 hour workshop

This workshop will cover how to setup Canvas Studio, how to upload and create videos, how to use the interactive tools (i.e creating video quizzes), and how to view analytics. 

5. Simple Syllabus: 1 hour workshop

This workshop will cover Simple Syllabus in Canvas, the Dashboard view, how to edit the syllabus as an instructor, and how to view as a Student.

Webinar Recordings

Canvas Fundamentals Workshop

March 2023

The EdTech Team covered the basics of:

  • Introduction to Canvas
  • How to navigate Canvas
  • Overview of basic features and tools to setup your course

Canvas Fundamentals Workshop Recording

Assignments and Discussions Workshop

July 2023

The EdTech Team Covered:

  • Creating Assignments
  • Creating Discussions
  • Turnitin Assingments

Assignments and Discussions Workshop Recording

Canvas Studio: Videos and Video Quizzes Workshop

July 2023

The EdTech Team Covered:

  • How to access Canvas Studio
  • How to create and upload videos
  • How to use the interactive tools (annotations, comments, quizzes)
  • How to view analytics

Canvas Studio Workshop Recording

Online Quizzes Workshop

July 2023

The EdTech Team Covered:

  • The difference between Classic and New Quizzes
  • Creating Quizzes
  • Building Questions
  • How to create Item Banks
  • Quiz Analytics

Online Quizzes Workshop Recording

*More training videos can be found on the Canvas SMC Quickstarts page under Canvas Training Recordings. (To access these materials make sure that you are logged into MySMC/Canvas.)

 

Zoom Basics Webinar

May 26, 2020

SMC Edtech Team covered:

  • Zoom Toolbar
  • Share Screen
  • Breakout Rooms
  • Polls
  • Recording

ZOOM BASICS

 

Zoom Screencast and Youtube Channel Webinar

May 22, 2020

The EdTech Team covered:

  • recording a screenast via zoom
  • uploading into your SMC YouTube Channel

SCREENCAST & YOUTUBE CHANNEL

 

Zoom Breakout Rooms Webinar

March 21, 2020

The EdTech Team covered:

  • the difference between the "main room" and the "breakout rooms"
  • how to setup breakout rooms
  • how to send a broadcast message to all breakout rooms
  • how participants can "ask for help" oce they are in their breakout rooms
  • how the Host joins breakout rooms
  • how to close breakout rooms

BREAKOUT ROOMS PART 1         BREAKOUT ROOMS PART 2

 

Zoom Polling Webinar 

April 7, 2020

The EdTech Team covered:

  • what is polling
  • best practices
  • the difference between polls and questions
  • how t se up polls beforehand
  • how to setup a poll "on the fly"

ZOOM POLLING

Google Application Webinar

April 3, 2020

The EdTech Team Covered:

  • collaborative group work idea using Google Apps (i.e Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.)

GOOGLE APPS