Workshops and Webinars


The 海角社区 Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) facilitates Canvas learning opportunities on a range of topics and in a variety of forms:

  • Webinars are online and last one hour
  • Workshops are typically online and last up to three hours
  • Build Spaces are in-person, group co-working sessions that last two hours

If you would prefer to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule, check out the quick start and on-demand video and how-to resources.

This list contains only programming relevant to Canvas. 
For a complete listing of CTL's available programming, please visit our Events page. 

A list of our french-language offerings can be found at the bottom of this page.

Vous trouverez notre programmation en français au bas de la page.

UPCOMING CANVAS Webinars

Join CTL Canvas Specialists for more in-depth explorations of Canvas features from technical and pedagogical perspectives. Short “Wednesday Webinars” on Zoom are scheduled bi-weekly.

Teaching and learning happen in multiple spaces, places, and dimensions of our work at the 海角社区. Every Canvas learning opportunity welcomes anyone engaged in supporting students’ learning experiences.

Each webinar is 45 minutes long (20-minute demonstration + 25-minute Q & A, sharing, and practice).  

Take note! Particularities of the Canvas Gradebook

Monday, Oct. 27

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Online, via Zoom

CTL has received many questions about the Canvas Gradebook this past year.
Building a clear gradebook is the single most important thing you can do to ensure transparency and lower student stress. In this 20-minute webinar, we’ll explain the main difference between the eClass and Canvas gradebooks, we will share some troubleshooting tips, and we will explore some best practices for creating your gradebook and assignments in Canvas.

Learning outcomes:

  1. Organize your Canvas Gradebook in a way that is clear and transparent

  2. Adjust gradebook settings to streamline your workflow

Canvas Pickles: Most Common Mistakes Instructors Make (and How to Fix Them)

Wednesday, Nov. 12

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Online, via Zoom

It’s easy to miss a few key steps–and in Canvas, those steps can make a big difference for students and for your workload. In this 20-minute webinar, we’ll go through the most common setup and design mistakes instructors tend to make when first building a Canvas course, from confusing navigation to missing assignments and unpublished modules.

We’ll show you how to avoid these roadblocks and share quick tips to make your course clear, consistent, and ready for students, help you feel more confident in your course setup, and save you time (and stress) during the term. Stay for an additional 25-minute Q & A to discuss your teaching needs and share creative solutions and best practices.

Learning outcomes:

  1. Identify and fix common issues that prevent students from accessing content

  2. Simplify your course navigation to foster student satisfaction and success

Lucid Whiteboards for Teaching and Learning

Thursday, Dec. 04

12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

Online, via Zoom

Missing the old Jamboard and its collaboration features? The Lucid Education Suite integration in Canvas is available to instructors and their students!  In this 20-minute webinar, we will explore ideas for interactive assignments, collaborative whiteboarding and flowchart-making, and we will see how to integrate these activities into Canvas.

Stay for an additional 25-minute Q & A to discuss your teaching needs and share creative solutions and best practices.

Learning outcome:

  1. Create some basic collaborative activities using Lucidspark and Lucidchart

UPCOMING CANVAS workshops

No upcoming offerings are currently scheduled; please check back!

Build Spaces

Faculty-Specific Canvas Build Space Sessions are designed to provide targeted support for instructors and staff within a specific faculty. These informal co-working sessions offer a collaborative learning environment where our CTL facilitators circulate the room, providing individualized pedagogical guidance on effectively using Canvas tools and strategies to build courses.

In a Faculty-Specific Canvas Build Space, we bring this support directly to you with a personalized, two-hour in-person session. Our time together is tailored to your teaching team’s unique program, course contexts, and instructional needs.

This space allows you to:

  • minimize distractions
  • problem-solve the eClass to Canvas transition
  • receive pedagogical feedback
  • seize opportunities for idea sharing among colleagues

To host one or more Faculty-Specific Canvas Build Space(s), you provide a room in (or near) your department, as well as registration and communications with your teaching team (instructors and staff). Each registrant brings their device. 

All levels of experience with Canvas are welcome.

 

Complete the to request a Canvas Build Space session.

Ateliers et webinaires

VENDREDIS VITRINE À VENIR

Joignez-vous aux spécialistes Canvas du CTL pour explorer plus en détail les fonctions de Canvas d’un point de vue à la fois technique et pédagogique. Les courts webinaires “vendredis Vitrine” sont offerts un vendredi chaque mois sur Zoom. 

L’enseignement et l’apprentissage se déroulent dans de multiples espaces, lieux et dimensions de notre travail à l’Université de l’Alberta. Nos occasions d’apprentissage Canvas sont ouvertes à toute personne impliquée dans le soutien des expériences d’apprentissage de notre population étudiante.

Toutes les sessions ont lieu en ligne (démo de 20 minutes + période de discussion de 25 minutes).

Prenez-en note! Particularités du carnet de notes dans Canvas

7 novembre

de midi à 12 h 45

Online, via Zoom

Au CTL, nous avons reçu beaucoup de questions à propos du carnet de notes dans Canvas au courant de la dernière année. Construire un carnet de notes clair est l’étape la plus importante de la création de votre cours pour en garantir la transparence et réduire le stress chez vos personnes étudiantes. Pendant ce webinaire de 20 minutes, nous aborderons la principale différence entre les carnets de notes dans eClass et dans Canvas, nous partagerons quelques trucs de réglage et nous explorerons les pratiques exemplaires en matière de création du carnet de notes et des évaluations dans Canvas. À la fin du webinaire, restez avec nous pour une période de discussion de 25 minutes afin de poser vos questions et échanger avec vos collègues!

Objectifs d'apprentissage:

  1. Organiser votre carnet de notes Canvas afin qu’il soit clair et transparent

  2. Ajuster les réglages de votre carnet de notes de manière à en simplifier la gestion