Live Canvas Training - Fall 2025

Get started now! We highly recommend completing our fully online, self-paced "Growing with Canvas" training in addition to attending this live training event. Contact instructionaldesign@weber.edu with any questions.

Join 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Online Instructional Designers and colleagues for our back-to-school workshops! We offer these right before each semester.  (our new training platform) in the eWeber Portal and check your email for reminders the day before training. 

All sessions will be face-to-face in Lampros Hall room 201. 

Wednesday, August 6 - Canvas Jumpstart: Build, Test, Launch

Mission: Leave with a student-ready Canvas course shell with a syllabus, home page, and one full module, including an assignment.

9:00 - 9:25         : Customize Your Dashboard, Menus, and Settings
9:30 - 10:20       : Build Pages, Modules, and Course Overviews
10:30 - 11:20     : Engage Students and Collect Work
11:30 - 12:20     : Create, Preview, and Publish Assessments
12:20 - 1:00       Light lunch & connect with colleagues
1:00 - 1:50         : Organize, Grade, and Communicate
2:00 - 2:50         TBA

 

Monday, August 11 - Canvas Jumpstart: Build, Test, Launch (repeat of Aug 6)

Mission: Leave with a student-ready Canvas course shell with a syllabus, home page, and one full module, including an assignment.

9:00 - 9:25         : Customize Your Dashboard, Menus, and Settings
9:30 - 10:20       : Build Pages, Modules, and Course Overviews
10:30 - 11:20     : Engage Students and Collect Work
11:30 - 12:20     , Preview, and Publish Assessments
12:20 - 1:00       Light lunch & connect with colleagues
1:00 - 1:50         : Organize, Grade, and Communicate
2:00 - 2:50         : Secure Proctoring for Your Canvas Quizzes NEW!

 

Tuesday, August 12 - Canvas Advanced: Tools for Transformative Teaching

Mission: Supercharge your Canvas course with engagement strategies, custom design, and interactive assessments.

9:00 - 10:20      : Design Magic for Canvas NEW!
10:30 - 11:20    : Designing for Every Learner NEW!
11:30 - 12:00    : Your Assessment Superpower with Dr. Gail Niklason
12:00 - 12:30    Light lunch and connect with colleagues
12:30 - 1:20      Enhancing Video Engagement
1:30 - 2:20        : Smart Features for Smarter Teaching NEW!
2:30 - 3:20        : Secure Proctoring for Your Canvas Quizzes NEW!

 

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Additional Canvas Help 

Need some last-minute help? Visit 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Online Instructional Designers in the Digital District (Lampros Hall) for drop-in help weekdays from 8:30-4:00 or Google chat us @instructionaldesign for virtual help. No need to sign up, just put a reminder on your calendar to contact us!