Canvas

Canvas Overview

Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

  • Account & Notifications Settings
  • Editing the Course Navigation Menu
  • Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
  • Basics of using Discussions
  • Assignments and Grades
  • Editing the Syllabus
  • Student view

Canvas updates and enhancements

Date: Wed, Sep 17, 2025
Time: 02:00 PM - 02:55 PM

This session will go over the recent and upcoming enhancements in Canvas. Updates may include Differentiation Tags, Discussion Checkpoints, Enhanced Rubrics, and SpeedGrader Enhancements. These updates are in various phases of rollout to the university (ready for use, in testing, coming soon).

Accessibility in your Canvas Course using TidyUp and Ally

Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Time: 02:00 PM - 02:55 PM

Working towards a digitally accessible Canvas course can be an overwhelming task, but there are tools to help! This session will introduce two Canvas-integrated tools, TidyUP and Ally, to assist you in your efforts to make your materials in Canvas accessible. TidyUP identifies and can help you remove outdated or unused content, while Ally identifies and remediates accessibility issues in your Canvas content. 

Canvas Overview

Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2025
Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

  • Account & Notifications Settings
  • Editing the Course Navigation Menu
  • Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
  • Basics of using Discussions
  • Assignments and Grades
  • Editing the Syllabus
  • Student view

Canvas Overview

Date: Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

  • Account & Notifications Settings
  • Editing the Course Navigation Menu
  • Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
  • Basics of using Discussions
  • Assignments and Grades
  • Editing the Syllabus
  • Student view

Canvas Overview

Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

  • Account & Notifications Settings
  • Editing the Course Navigation Menu
  • Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
  • Basics of using Discussions
  • Assignments and Grades
  • Editing the Syllabus
  • Student view