Center Workshops

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Log into Canvas and set profile and notifications
• Navigate Canvas interface
• Set home page, upload a file and post a syllabus
• Create a basic page, module and assignment

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Build the grade book by building assignments
• Establish assignment group structure
• Build basic assignments
• Use Canvas grading features

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Build a course structure using pages and/or modules
• Build modules and different kinds of pages
• Upload and organize files

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Build basic graded and ungraded quizzes and surveys
• Create different types of basic questions
• Add questions from question banks
• Use question groups and question banks to customize quizzes

This workshop will:

• Work with attendees to determine which Canvas course organization might best suit their needs
• Demonstrate good examples of using various course organizational methods
• Demonstrate how to maximize the potential usefulness to students of Canvas tools like Assignments, Grades, Syllabus, etc.
• Suggest effective and efficient ways to communicate with students in  your Canvas course
• Discuss and demonstrate ways to minimize student confusion, ease their navigation, and answer their questions before they are asked

After attending this workshop, participants will learn how to:

• Create and oversee instructor led and student initiated discussions
• Use the Canvas Discussions Tool and integrate and use the Piazza Discussion tool in Canvas
• Reduce email, encourage collaborative problems solving, and check understanding with Discussions

Attendees of this workshop will:

• Explore a variety of video tools available to Michigan Tech Instructors
• Learn how to use them for a variety of educational purposes
• Learn how to integrate video into your teaching and learning activities
• Learn how to make video available to your students

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Download i>clicker software and adjust i>clicker settings
• Draw from pedagogical best practices for i>clicker use as a means to enhance learning and engagement
• Guide students to register, setup and use i>clicker remotes
• Download i>clicker data into Excel and Canvas

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Make an informed choice as to which grade submission method is best for them
• Use Banner Self Service to submit grades
• Use Canvas and the Grade Wizard to submit grades for large or complex courses
• Avoid some of the difficulties often encountered when using Canvas for grade submission

This survey workshop will provide participants with:

• A survey of six useful Google tools
• Examples of how Google tools can be used in collaborative projects, real-time student feedback and more

Consultations are also available to help you use a specific Google tool.

Participants will:

• building an understanding of group development
• exploring strategies for setting expectations
• holding team members accountable
• using technologies to support group collaboration and evaluation

Participants will:

• building an understanding of group development
• exploring strategies for setting expectations
• holding team members accountable
• using technologies to support group collaboration and evaluation