Interested in learning more about Canvas and various teaching tools at UMKC? Join us for our free workshops! Our team of instructional designers and instructional technologists are available to answer your questions and help you use technology to enhance the learning experience for your students and manage your workload as instructors.
From November 5 through 9, we offer the following workshops:
November 6
Content and Media in Canvas at 11:00 a.m. CST (online synchronous session)
Canvas has a simple, yet powerful, content editor that is available anytime for creating new content. In this free, one-hour workshop, we explore features of the Rich Content Editor to create text, embed video content and images, and check accessibility. To read the full workshop description and register for this workshop, please visit our workshops page.
Assignments in Canvas at 1:30 p.m. CST (online synchronous session)
During this free, one-hour training session, we show you how to create an assignment in Canvas and explore various assignment settings. To read the full workshop description and register for this workshop, please visit our workshops page.
November 7
Creating Tests in Canvas at 12 p.m. (online synchronous session)
Canvas offers the ability to administer tests without the hassle and cost of administering paper exams. In this free, one-hour training, you learn the basics of using Canvas to build tests in your courses. We also discuss some ways to discourage cheating in online testing environments. To learn more about this workshop and to register, please visit our workshops page.
November 8
Build Your Canvas Course 10:00 a.m. CST (online synchronous session)
Building your Canvas course from scratch may seem daunting, but we can help demystify the process for you. In this free, one-hour training, we show you how to build modules and pages, upload files, rearrange content, and more! To read the full description and register for this workshop, please visit our workshops page.
November 9
Captioning in Panopto 12:00 p.m. CST (online synchronous session)
One of the best ways to help improve accessibility in your course is to add and edit captions to your Panopto videos and lectures. This free, one-hour online workshop is designed to introduce faculty to captioning in Panopto. To read the full workshop description and register for this workshop, please visit our workshops page.