Upcoming Canvas workshops: Get your gradebook in shape!
The following message was emailed to instructors and staff on 09/27/2023
Some events hosted by the Center for Integrated Professional Development will be held face-to-face; others will be entirely online using Zoom. Please note the location carefully when registering. For online events, participants will receive a meeting link via their campus email about one business day in advance.
Select a date/time to register through the My.IllinoisState portal. If you have questions or need an accommodation to fully participate in an event, please email ProDev@ilstu.edu.
Canvas: Quizzes
Wednesday, October 4 • 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tuesday, October 10 • 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Williams Hall 325
The Canvas Quiz tool features some very useful and exciting features you can use to provide assessment and practice opportunities for your students. It works differently than the tool found in ReggieNet. You will see the types of questions, the difference between Canvas’s Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes, and the features of each. You will also see demonstrations of grading quizzes and creating questions in both Quiz engines. Registration is required.
Canvas Open Office Hours
Wednesday, October 4 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, October 5 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, October 10 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11 • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Williams 325
Members of our Canvas support team will be on hand to answer specific questions about setting up your course. Join us in-person at one of the times below. Bring your laptop if you have it. No registration necessary.
Canvas: Grading and Feedback
Thursday, October 5 • 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11 • 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online
Friday, October 6 • 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Williams 325
This is a hands-on tour of how you can use the Canvas Grades features to communicate with your students. You will get a tour of sorting data in the gradebook, using SpeedGrader and the annotation and comments feature. You will have time to try out your skills during the workshop and learn how you can use this as a way to motivate your students. Registration is required.