Professional Development Schedule
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2023 |
Professional Development Schedule
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Professional Development Session Details
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Assignments and Discussions
This session will review the assignment and discussion tools. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Creating an Assignment
- Assignment Settings
- Creating a Discussion
- Discussion settings
- TurnIt In Basics
Canvas Roll Call and Attendance
This session will cover how to take attendance using Roll Call and will include:
- Adding Attendance to your course menu
- Reviewing the Attendance (Roll Call) settings
- Linking Attendance to the Gradebook
- Attendance reporting
Communication tools + Groups and Collaboration
This session will review communication tools in Canvas that will help you communicate with your students and the use of groups for collaboration. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Canvas Inbox (internal messaging system)
- Course Calendar
- Announcements
- Setting up groups
- Office 365 Collaboration
Course Analytics and Reports
This session will review the reports available to you as an instructor. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Where to access reports
- What reports are available
- How to run reports
- Sample reports
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
Quizzes and test banks
This session will cover Canvas quizzes and test banks. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Reviewing Quizzes from Blackboard
- Creating a new quiz
- Quiz settings
- Working with test banks
- Student view of quizzes
Student View
This session will show what a course looks like from the student view. This will allow you to better understand students questions about their experience. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Dashboard
- Course Stream
- Reviewing Content
- Discussions
- Inbox
- Groups
- Assessments
- Grades
- Grade Predictor tool
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.
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
Zoom Basics
Blackboard Collaborate will be sunsetting for the College on June 30, 2023. This session will review how to use Zoom for synchronous sessions.
Canvas Communication Tools & Groups
Thursday, January 11 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Roll Call & Attendance
Tuesday, January 9 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Student View
Wednesday, January 10 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Quizzes & Test Banks
Tuesday, January 9 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, January 24 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, January 11 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, January 4 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Monday, January 8 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, January 10 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, January 24 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, January 24 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Tuesday, January 9 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Friday, January 12 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, January 24 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Tuesday, January 9 | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Friday, January 12 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, January 24 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
10 Things to make your course more effective in Canvas
Wednesday, January 10 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
February 2024
Thursday, February 22 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Thursday, February 1 | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Wednesday, February 14 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Thursday, February 15 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Monday, February 5 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, February 7 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, February 7 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Friday, February 9 | 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, February 1 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Monday, February 12 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Room 179 and Online
Thursday, February 22 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Tuesday, February 13 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, February 8 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Monday, February 26 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
10 Things to make your Canvas course more efficient
Tuesday, February 20 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
March 2024
Canvas Communication Tools & Groups
Monday, March 25 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Roll Call & Attendance
Tuesday, March 5 | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Student View
Tuesday, March 19 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Quizzes & Test Banks
Monday, March 4 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Creating an Accessible Course
Monday, March 18 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Monday, March 4 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, March 7 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Gradebook and Rubrics
Wednesday, March 20 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Grading and SpeedGrader
Wednesday, March 20 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Microsoft OneDrive in Canvas
Tuesday, March 5 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Room 179 and Online
Microsoft Teams in Canvas
Monday, March 18 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Room 179 and Online
Thursday, March 21 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Zoom Basics in Canvas
Wednesday, March 6 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, March 28 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
April 2024
Canvas Communication Tools & Groups
Wednesday, April 24 | 11:00 aM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Roll Call & Attendance
Tuesday, April 2 | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Monday, April 8 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Quizzes & Test Banks
Thursday, April 18 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Monday, April 22 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Creating an Accessible Course
Wednesday, April 10 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Gradebook and Rubrics
Friday, April 19 | 9:30 AM -10:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Grading and SpeedGrader
Friday, April 19 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
Microsoft OneDrive in Canvas
Tuesday, April 2 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Microsoft Teams in Canvas
Monday, April 15 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Room 179 and Online
Thursday, April 25 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Zoom Basics in Canvas
Friday, April 5 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, April 18 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
May 2024
Canvas Communication Tools & Groups
Tuesday, May 7 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Wednesday, May 1 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Monday, May 6 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Pottstown TBD and Online
Canvas Quizzes & Test Banks
Thursday, May 2 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Creating an Accessible Course
Tuesday, May 7 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Getting Started with Canvas
Wednesday, May 1 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Gradebook and Rubrics
Monday, May 6 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Grading and SpeedGrader
Monday, May 6 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Microsoft OneDrive in Canvas
Monday, May 6 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | CH 179 and Online
Microsoft Teams in Canvas
Tuesday, May 14 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | CH 179 and Online
Thursday, May 23 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Room TBD and Online
Zoom Basics in Canvas
Friday, May 3 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | CH 179 and Online
Wednesday, May 8 | 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | CH 179 and Online
10 Things to make your Canvas course more efficient
Friday, May 3 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | CH 179 and Online