Professional Development Schedule
Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes |
2024 |
Professional Development Schedule
Use the link below to join any of the sessions that have a virtual option unless otherwise noted on the calendar
Professional Development Zoom link:
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Meeting ID |944 3392 8143
Password |614328
(Excluding Zoom Training, which is held in Teams. Find the Teams link in the calendar)
Registration is not required for virtual sessions
Session descriptions can be found below the calendars at the bottom.
May 2025 Calendar |
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Getting Started with Canvas 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Online Only |
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Proctorio Basics 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Online Only |
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Proctorio Basics 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Online Only |
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June 2025 Calendar |
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Ungrading: Because Life Doesnt Come with a Report Card 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Online Only |
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No sessions in July
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Professional Development Session Details
(Click a title below to reveal the session description)
Getting Started with Canvas
This will be an introductory session on how to get started with Canvas. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Accessing and logging into Canvas
- Canvas Navigation Basics
- Suggestions on how to approach reviewing and updating your courses
- Basics of adding and re-arranging content
- Review Course Evaluation Checklist
- Creating and Adding Content
Gradebook and Rubrics
This session will cover setting up your gradebook and using rubrics. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Setting up gradebook
- Managing categories
- Setting up Weighted Total
- Overall gradebook management
- Creating Rubrics
Grading and SpeedGrader
This session will cover to how grade assessments in Canvas and the use of SpeedGrader. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Grading each assignment type (assignment, quiz, etc)
- Grade settings and grade management
- Using SpeedGrader
- Providing feedback to students (with/without a rubric)
- Student view of feedback
Kahoot!
This session will cover how to use Kahoot! in the classroom. It will include:
- Creating a Kahoot!
- Sharing with students
- Using in PowerPoint
- Tips for use in the classroom
Turnitin (replacement for SafeAssign) and Draft Coach
This session will demonstrate how to use TunritIn (the replacement for SafeAssign) as a faculty member and how to interpret the scores. This includes setting up an assignment with Turnitin. Draft Coach, an interactive online coach for citations, grammar, and similarity will be demonstrated. Draft Coach is available for both faculty and students.
Ungrading: Because Life Doesnt Come with a Report Card
In a world where grades often dictate the future, its time to rethink how we assess student learning. Join us for a lively and humorous exploration of ungrading, a revolutionary approach that challenges the traditional grading system. Discover how ungrading can foster critical thinking, creativity, and genuine intellectual growth in higher education.
Well dive into the philosophy behind ungrading, share amusing anecdotes from classrooms that have embraced this method, and discuss the surprising benefits for both students and educators.
Get ready to unlearn what you know about grades and embrace a new way of thinkingbecause, lets face it, life doesnt come with a report card!
Verity (Replacement for Lockdown Browser)
This session will review Verity, which is the replacement for Lockdown Browser:
- how to set up Verity in Canvas for both faculty and students
- how to set up a quiz with Verity
- the features and functionality of Verity quiz settings
- accessing and reading the Verity data dashboard
Yuja Basics/Refresh
This session will review how to begin using Yuja. Topics include:
- Library Organization
- Recording a Yuja video
- Editing Basics
- Closed-captioning Basics
- Sharing with students