Workshops and Webinars
Canvas Workshops
Canvas Workshop Series:
The EdTech Team will be offering Canvas training workshops from now through Fall '23. These workshops will also be recorded and will be posted on this page below, 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 to teach before, 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.)
Moodle Quiz Webinar
March 27, 2020
The EdTech Team covered the basic of:
- how to create a Quiz
- how to add questions to a Quiz
- how to build a Question Bank
- how to create a Quiz from the Question Bank
- how to set User Overrides (if you want to set different day/time/duration for a student/s)
Moodle Assignments Webinar
April 3, 2020
The EdTech Team covered:
- the difference between "Moodle Assignments" and "Turnitin Assignments"
- how to setup a "Moodle Assignment" and "Turnitin Assignment"
- how to see Student Submissions
- how to five feedback
Moodle Assignments and Forums Webinar
May 19, 2020
The EdTech Team covered:
- Moodle Assingments
- Moodle Forums
- Turnitin Assignments
- Basic Proctorio options
Moodle GradeBook Webinar
June 5, 2020
The EdTech Team covered:
- setting up the GradeBook
- Categories and Grade Items
- Extra Credit
- Checking if its calculating correctly
Zoom Basics Webinar
May 26, 2020
SMC Edtech Team covered:
- Zoom Toolbar
- Share Screen
- Breakout Rooms
- Polls
- Recording
Zoom Screencast and Youtube Channel Webinar
May 22, 2020
The EdTech Team covered:
- recording a screenast via zoom
- uploading into your SMC 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"
Google Application Webinar
April 3, 2020
The EdTech Team Covered:
- collaborative group work idea using Google Apps (i.e Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.)