Fall 2026 Workshops
Canva 101: Building Your First Professional Presentation
In this 30-minute session, faculty will learn how to move beyond traditional, text-heavy slides by walking step-by-step through building a dynamic, visually engaging presentation in Canva. We’ll cover choosing and customizing professional templates, adding multimedia, maintaining clean design and accessibility standards, and exporting or embedding your deck directly into Canvas. Walk away with a completed, polished presentation framework ready for your next class.
- October 30 at 10:00 AM
- November 4 at 2:30 PM
- November 10 at 1:00 PM
- November 13 at 2:00 PM
Canva—Level Up: Streamlining Handouts and Harnessing Canva AI
Designed for faculty ready to explore beyond basic decks, this 30-minute session dives into creating polished, professional course handouts and leveraging Canva’s built-in AI tools. You'll leave with practical workflows to cut down course production time.
- November 6 at 10:00 AM
- November 10 at 10:00 AM
- November 11 at 2:30 PM
- November 13 at 9:00 AM
Streamlining Assessments: AI-Generated Test Questions and Canvas New Quizzes Item Banks
Discover how to supercharge your assessment workflow in this fast-paced, 30-minute session. First, see a live demonstration of how to leverage Canvas IgniteAI to rapidly generate, refine, and align high-quality test questions to your course objectives. Then, we will explore how to bring those questions into Canvas New Quizzes, organizing and managing them using Item Banks for efficient, reusable test building that saves you hours of authoring time.
- November 6 at 2:00 PM
- November 12 at 10:00 AM
- November 18 at 11:00 AM
- November 19 at 3:00 PM
AmplifyAI Workshops for Faculty and Staff
Getting Started with AmplifyAI
New to AmplifyAI? Learn how to sign in, navigate the platform, choose an AI model, and start a conversation. We’ll also review practical tips for effective and responsible use. No prior experience is needed.
- October 28 at 12:15 PM
- November 9 at 12:15 PM
- November 11 at 9:00 AM
- November 12 at 3:00 PM
- November 19 at 1:30 PM
- November 23 at 12:15 PM
Introduction to Prompt Templates and Assistants
Learn the difference between a one-time prompt, a reusable prompt template, and a customized AI assistant. See when each is useful, then explore how to build and refine your first assistant with instructions and reference files.
- October 30 at 1:15 PM
- November 4 at 12:15 PM
Vibe Coding for Canvas
Learn to use everyday language to create an interactive learning activity or web-based teaching tool for Canvas, even without programming experience. We’ll demonstrate how to test and refine the result and discuss options for using it in Canvas.
- November 2 at 12:30 PM
- November 16 at 12:15 PM
Using Layered Assistants
Explore how to structure assistants with multiple levels of instructions and supporting reference materials for more complex tasks. This session builds on basic assistant concepts and includes examples relevant to university work.
- November 3 at 2:00 PM
- November 10 at 1:00 PM
Building a Course Assistant with AmplifyAI
Bring a syllabus or other approved course materials and build an assistant tailored to your course. Learn how to use it to support instructional planning, lesson development, and course-related tasks.
- November 6 at 12:15 PM
- November 24 at 1:00 PM
Using AmplifyAI Prompt Templates and Assistants for Everyday Work
See how reusable prompt templates and assistants can support common faculty and staff responsibilities, including drafting communications, organizing information, preparing reports, and planning projects.
- November 13 at 1:00 PM
Using AmplifyAI for Lesson & Assessment Planning
Use AmplifyAI to draft and refine lesson activities and assessment plans aligned with learning goals. The focus is on practical planning approaches that faculty can adapt to their courses.
- November 17 at 1:00 PM
Using AmplifyAI to Develop Assessments & Rubrics
Explore how to use AmplifyAI to draft assessment questions, develop criteria and rubrics, and review alignment with learning objectives. We’ll also address the importance of faculty review and verification.
- November 18 at 1:00 PM