Canvas Corner
Hear about some of the great features of Canvas from your colleagues here at CI.
Videos with Transcripts:
- Canvas Corner: Attendance
- Canvas Corner: Analytics
- Canvas Corner: Linking Images
- Canvas Corner: Custom Course Image
Canvas 101 - Online Course
Course may be previewed now, and will be available for use by all CI faculty and staff on July 1, 2017.
This self-paced course is designed to get you familiar with Canvas and provide you with some key take aways that will get you up and running with your class. The course has been broken up into 7 modules, each of which contains resources to help you understand the given topic, along with how-to instructions. Upon completing this course, you will receive a Canvas Essentials digital badge.
In-Person Workshops
The in-person workshops will take place every week starting July 1, 2017. These workshops will be facilitated by members of the Teaching & Learning Innovations team. They will be hands on, so bring your course materials and questions.
Canvas 1: Getting Started with Canvas
- Setting up your home page
- Managing Notification Settings
- Creating or uploading a Syllabus
- Moving content from Blackboard to Canvas
- How to access Canvas Chat support
Canvas 2: Beyond the Basics
- Using Canvas Commons to use or share templates and resources
- Changing the main menu
- Creating Assignments
- Creating Discussions
- Using the Calendar
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Canvas: A Faculty Perspective with Alison Perchuk
In these workshops Alison Perchuk, Assistant Professor of Art, will provide participants with a faculty perspective on using Canvas. Alison is teaching both traditional face-2-face courses and online courses in Canvas. During these workshops, she will show you her favorite things about Canvas and provide you a look inside her courses.
The faculty perspective workshops will be taking place on the following days and times:
- Starting with Canvas - Tuesday, 9/5/17 10:00AM-11:00AM
- Starting with Canvas - Wednesday, 9/6/17 12:00PM-1:00PM
- Fine Tuning your Canvas Course - Friday, 10/27/17 10:00AM-11:00AM
- Fine Tuning your Canvas Course - Tuesday, 10/31/17 3:00PM-4:00PM
- Sneak Peak into a Canvas Course - Wednesday, 12/13/17 10:00AM-11:00AM
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5 Day Workouts** - Online Courses
Learn something new in Canvas in just 20 minutes a day over 5 days. These workouts are designed to give you quick ideas for making the best use of Canvas. The 5 Day workouts are fully online and are facilitated by a member of the Teaching & Learning Innovations team.
- Canvas Basics - 9/11-9/15
- Making Your Course Accessible to All Learners - 10/16-10/20
- Increasing Student Engagement in Canvas - 11/6-11/10
** Prerequisite: Canvas 101 or Canvas 1: Getting Started with Canvas
Canvas Mentor
Schedule a meeting with our Canvas Mentor, Alison Perchuk, Assistant Professor of Art. Alison is available to come to program meetings to provide an overview of Canvas and share about her experience using Canvas.
Email: alison.perchuk@csuci.edu
Drop-in Support
The T&LI team is also available for drop-in support at the FIT Studio (Solano 1201) Monday - Friday between 9:00AM and 4:00PM, or by appointment. To schedule an appointment with us please contact tlinnovations@csuci.edu and we'll be happy to help answer your questions.