Academic Technology Training Sessions

See dates below for upcoming online training sessions.

In addition to offering times when you can book one-on-one sessions with Ms. Knighton, the dates below have been set aside for open office hours for you to drop in to see her either in person in Stetson 137 (Macon campus) or via Zoom.

In-person drop-in dates/times:

  • Aug. 14 / 8:30–9:30
  • Aug. 15 / 9:00–10:00

 

Zoom drop-in dates/times (Zoom link):

  • Aug. 15 / 10:00–11:00

Canvas Training

Mrs. Knighton will be offering the following training at the indicated times/dates for each session.

The Canvas Basics course (Zoom link):

  • Aug. 12 / 1:30-2:30

It will cover the following topics:

  • Canvas Dashboard and Sidebar: using the features of each
  • Global Navigation Menu: navigating the menu and learning about each feature
  • Course set up: setting a homepage and the course navigation menu; adding your syllabus
  • Quizzes: migrating Classic quizzes into New Quizzes; moderating quizzes, and creating New Quizzes
  • Assignments: how to create and manage assignments, quizzes, and discussions
  • Speedgrader: how to use Speedgrader to grade assignments and give feedback
  • Communication tools: using the inbox and announcements
  • Publishing: publishing the course and other course content

The Canvas Essentials course (Zoom link):

  • Aug. 14 / 3:00-4:00

It will cover the following topics:

  • Content management: using modules and pages
  • Merge/Cross-list sections: merging multiple sections of a course into one Canvas course
  • Copying a course and/or course content: importing material from a previous course
  • Weighted Grading: setting up weighted grading categories for your gradebook
  • Rubrics: creating rubrics for your assignments
  • Rich Content Editor (RCE): learning to use the RCE to embed links, images, videos, and more

The Canvas New Quizzes course (Zoom link):

  • Aug. 12 / 8:30-9:00

It will cover the following topics:

  • Quizzes: migrating Classic quizzes into New Quizzes, moderating quizzes, and creating New Quizzes
  • Improving Quiz security: using the “detect multiple sessions” setting in New Quizzes to detect when students log into a quiz from different browsers
  • Extra time: giving students extra time in the quiz tool

Echo360 Training:

Mrs. Knighton will be offering the following training at the indicated times/dates for each session.

The Echo360 Basics course (Zoom link):

  • Aug. 14 / 1:00-2:00

It will cover the following topics:

  • Adding Echo360 content to a Canvas course: uploading, importing, or creating a new presentation
  • Embedding Content into a video: embedding questions and polls, media
  • Transcripts and Closed Captioning: editing the transcription and creating closed captioning for the video