Canvas Connections

Canvas Connections

Looking to get more out of your Canvas Course? Check out these 30-minute bite-size virtual sessions! The Learning Technologies team will demonstrate powerful tools available in Canvas and answer your questions about how to get started using them in your course!

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
11:00-11:30 am
Top Practices for Course Management and Design

Canvas offers several unique ways to organize your course(s) to fit the needs of the delivery and length. This session will introduce you to the principles of backward design and scaffolding for your Canvas course(s).
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield

View the Recording
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
11:00-11:30 am
Advanced Course Design in Canvas

Learn about best practices in Canvas for creating student-centered course spaces that can be easily navigated from a browser or a mobile device. We’ll discuss how to effectively use Canvas Pages.  Introduce Canvas Commons and how to best utilize templates.
Facilitated by Matt Long		View the Recording
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
2:00-2:30 pm
Advanced Panopto

Panopto is a screen and lecture capture tool that facilitates the recording of your lectures on the screen (PPT, other application) or any other website.  Panopto is fully integrated into Canvas. During this session, you will learn about advanced features like editing, Panopto Assignments and video organization.
Faciltated by Matt Long		View the Recording
Thursday, September 28, 2023
11:00-11:30 am
Teaching with Video

Engaging learners with video content is nothing new; however, engaging them with the right content can make an impact on how they learn. From balancing length to the appropriate number of videos to share at once, this session will introduce the best practices for engaging learners with video.
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		View the Recording
Monday, October 02, 2023
11:00-11:30 am
Top Practices for Course Management and Design

Canvas offers several unique ways to organize your course(s) to fit the needs of the delivery and length. This session will introduce you to the principles of backward design and scaffolding for your Canvas course(s).
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		View the Recording
Wednesday, October 04, 2023
2:00-2:30 pm
HyFlex Classrooms

Hyflex classrooms give faculty the ability to host synchronous lectures for both on-campus and remote learners simultaneously. Balancing both sets of learners is key in making Hyflex lectures successful. This session will introduce you to some of the best practices for engaging both sets of your Hyflex learners.
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		View the Recording
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
11:00-11:30 am
Using Rubrics and Assessments

Rubrics are often used as a tool to help instructors fairly assess student work; however, rubrics can often leave students confused and frustrated, while faculty can be left feeling stifled and limited by them. During this session, you will be introduced to how different styles of rubrics can meet the needs of you and your students.
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		Link to Join
Thursday, October 12, 2023
1:00-1:30 pm
Advanced Course Design in Canvas

Learn about best practices in Canvas for creating student-centered course spaces that can be easily navigated from a browser or a mobile device. We’ll discuss how to effectively use Canvas Pages.  Introduce Canvas Commons and how to best utilize templates.
Facilitated by Matt Long		View the Recording
Monday, October 16, 2023
2:00-2:30 pm
Advanced Panopto

Panopto is a screen and lecture capture tool that facilitates the recording of your lectures on the screen (PPT, other application) or any other website.  Panopto is fully integrated into Canvas. During this session, you will learn about advanced features like editing, Panopto Assignments and video organization.
Faciltated by Matt Long		View the Recording
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
11:00-11:30 am
WebEx in Canvas

WebEx is ECU’s web conferencing virtual meeting environment which provides both live and recorded sessions. It enables voice and video communication in a structured online learning environment, which replicates all of the capabilities of a traditional classroom. WebEx is also integrated into Canvas, so you can setup meetings, record them, and make those recordings available to your students all through your Canvas course.
Facilitated by Matt Long		Link to Join
Thursday, October 26, 2023
10:00-10:30 am
Teaching with Video

Engaging learners with video content is nothing new; however, engaging them with the right content can make an impact on how they learn. From balancing length to the appropriate number of videos to share at once, this session will introduce the best practices for engaging learners with video.
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		View the Recording
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
1:00-1:30 pm
H5P and Canvas

H5P is an interactive content builder that allows you to create various activities for your students to interact with both inside and out of Canvas. This session will introduce the basics of how to get started with H5P while exploring some of the possible content types you can build to start engaging your learners. 
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		Link to Join
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
2:00-2:30 pm
Using Rubrics and Assessments

Rubrics are often used as a tool to help instructors fairly assess student work; however, rubrics can often leave students confused and frustrated, while faculty can be left feeling stifled and limited by them. During this session, you will be introduced to how different styles of rubrics can meet the needs of you and your students.
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		Link to Join
Monday, November 20, 2023
1:00-1:30 pm
Microsoft Teams and OneDrive

During this training session we will review and discuss the differences between Onedrive and Teams. along with setting up Onedrive folders and Microsoft Teams and learn how to create,share and collaborate using Onedrive folders and files and Microsoft Teams.

Onedrive - Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage is available through your Microsoft 365 subscription and is the only approved cloud storage for ECU data

Teams - Microsoft Teams is the ultimate messaging app for your organization—a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing, and even the occasional emoji! All in one place, all in the open, all accessible to everyone.
Facilitated by Matt Long		View the Recording
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
1:00-1:30 pm
H5P and Canvas

H5P is an interactive content builder that allows you to create various activities for your students to interact with both inside and out of Canvas. This session will introduce the basics of how to get started with H5P while exploring some of the possible content types you can build to start engaging your learners.
Facilitated by Justin Littlefield		View the Recording
January 16, 2024
10:00-10:30 am
Top Practices for Course Management and Design

Canvas offers several unique ways to organize your course(s) to fit the needs of the delivery and length. This session will introduce you to the principles of backward design and scaffolding for your Canvas course(s).		View the Recording
January 18, 2024
1:00-1:30 pm
Teaching with Video

Engaging learners with video content is nothing new; however, engaging them with the right content can make an impact on how they learn. From balancing length to the appropriate number of videos to share at once, this session will introduce the best practices for engaging learners with video. 		View the Recording
January 23, 2024
2:00-2:30 pm
Microsoft Teams and OneDrive

During this training session we will review and discuss the differences between Onedrive and Teams. along with setting up Onedrive folders and Microsoft Teams and learn how to create,share and collaborate using Onedrive folders and files and Microsoft Teams. Onedrive - Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage is available through your Microsoft 365 subscription and is the only approved cloud storage for ECU data
Teams - Microsoft Teams is the ultimate messaging app for your organization—a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing, and even the occasional emoji! All in one place, all in the open, all accessible to everyone.
View the Recording
January 24, 2024
10:00 - 10:30 am
Advanced Course Design in Canvas

Learn about best practices in Canvas for creating student-centered course spaces that can be easily navigated from a browser or a mobile device. We’ll discuss how to effectively use Canvas Pages. Introduce Canvas Commons and how to best utilize templates. 		View the Recording
January 29, 2024
2:00-2:30 pm
WebEx in Canvas

WebEx is ECU’s web conferencing virtual meeting environment which provides both live and recorded sessions. It enables voice and video communication in a structured online learning environment, which replicates all of the capabilities of a traditional classroom. WebEx is also integrated into Canvas, so you can setup meetings, record them, and make those recordings available to your students all through your Canvas course.		View the Recording
January 31, 2024
11:00 - 11:30 am
Advanced Panopto

Panopto is a screen and lecture capture tool that facilitates the recording of your lectures on the screen (PPT, other application) or any other website. Panopto is fully integrated into Canvas. During this session, you will learn about advanced features like editing, Panopto Assignments and video organization.		View the Recording
February 5, 2024
2:00-2:30 pm
H5P and Canvas

H5P is an interactive content builder that allows you to create various activities for your students to interact with both inside and outside of Canvas. This session will introduce the basics of how to get started with H5P while exploring some of the possible content types you can build to start engaging your learners.		View the Recording
February 7, 2024
11:00 - 11:30 am
Using Rubrics and Assessments

Rubrics are often used as a tool to help instructors fairly assess student work; however, rubrics can often leave students confused and frustrated, while faculty can be left feeling stifled and limited by them. During this session, you will be introduced to how different styles of rubrics can meet the needs of you and your students. 		View the Recording
February 14, 2024
1:00-1:30 pm
Teaching with Video

Engaging learners with video content is nothing new; however, engaging them with the right content can make an impact on how they learn. From balancing length to the appropriate number of videos to share at once, this session will introduce the best practices for engaging learners with video.		View the Recording
February 20, 2024
11:00 - 11:30 am
Hypothesis

Hypothesis is a digital annotation tool that can allow your learners to engage with one another as they work to annotate a web document together. Students are able to comment and respond directly to one another through Hypothesis. This session will introduce you to the basics of Hypothesis to get your students annotating.		View the Recording
February 28, 2024
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Top Practices for Course Management and Design

Canvas offers several unique ways to organize your course(s) to fit the needs of the delivery and length. This session will introduce you to the principles of backward design and scaffolding for your Canvas course(s).		View the Recording
March 12, 2024
10:00-10:30 am
Teaching with Video

Engaging learners with video content is nothing new; however, engaging them with the right content can make an impact on how they learn. From balancing length to the appropriate number of videos to share at once, this session will introduce the best practices for engaging learners with video.		View the Recording
March 13, 2024
2:00-2:30 pm
Microsoft Teams and OneDrive

During this training session we will review and discuss the differences between Onedrive and Teams. along with setting up Onedrive folders and Microsoft Teams and learn how to create,share and collaborate using Onedrive folders and files and Microsoft Teams. Onedrive - Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage is available through your Microsoft 365 subscription and is the only approved cloud storage for ECU data
Teams - Microsoft Teams is the ultimate messaging app for your organization—a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing, and even the occasional emoji! All in one place, all in the open, all accessible to everyone.		Link to Join
March 14, 2024
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Advanced Course Design in Canvas

Learn about best practices in Canvas for creating student-centered course spaces that can be easily navigated from a browser or a mobile device. We’ll discuss how to effectively use Canvas Pages. Introduce Canvas Commons and how to best utilize templates.		Link to Join
March 19, 2024
10:00-10:30 am
Advanced Panopto

Panopto is a screen and lecture capture tool that facilitates the recording of your lectures on the screen (PPT, other application) or any other website. Panopto is fully integrated into Canvas. During this session, you will learn about advanced features like editing, Panopto Assignments and video organization.		Link to Join
March 20, 2024
11:00 - 11:30 am
H5P and Canvas

H5P is an interactive content builder that allows you to create various activities for your students to interact with both inside and outside of Canvas. This session will introduce the basics of how to get started with H5P while exploring some of the possible content types you can build to start engaging your learners.		Link to Join
March 21, 2024
2:00-2:30 pm
Getting Started with Course Accessibility

Want to make your course more accessible to your learners but not sure how? We got your back! This session will provide various tips and strategies for making your Canvas course more accessible for your learners.		Link to Join
March 26, 2024
11:00 - 11:30 am
WebEx in Canvas

WebEx is ECU’s web conferencing virtual meeting environment which provides both live and recorded sessions. It enables voice and video communication in a structured online learning environment, which replicates all of the capabilities of a traditional classroom. WebEx is also integrated into Canvas, so you can setup meetings, record them, and make those recordings available to your students all through your Canvas course.		Link to Join
March 26, 2024
2:00-2:30 pm
Using Rubrics and Assessments

Rubrics are often used as a tool to help instructors fairly assess student work; however, rubrics can often leave students confused and frustrated, while faculty can be left feeling stifled and limited by them. During this session, you will be introduced to how different styles of rubrics can meet the needs of you and your students.		Star Wars Trilogy
March 28, 2024
1:00-1:30 pm
Hypothesis

Hypothesis is a digital annotation tool that can allow your learners to engage with one another as they work to annotate a web document together. Students are able to comment and respond directly to one another through Hypothesis. This session will introduce you to the basics of Hypothesis to get your students annotating.		Link to Join