Webinar & Workshops for Faculty & Staff
We are offering 2 Zoom webinars to help train course administrators and faculty who will be responsible for Canvas course development or ensuring the accessibility of online content:
Online Course Development Webinar
We also developed a webinar, Tips for Online Course Development, to provide faculty with a starting point for transitioning from face-to-face to online teaching.
Getting Started Supporting Faculty in Canvas
Designed for administrators who will assist faculty in creating and managing Canvas course sites, this one-hour webinar will cover how to create pages, modules, assignments, and announcements in ways that can help students succeed. It will also cover how to import files and add course content, including audio and video files.
Watch a recorded version of the workshop.
You can also watch individual segments of the recorded workshop:
- Introduction (length: 2:33)
- Learning Outcomes (length 2:18)
- The Canvas Dashboard (length: 3:44)
- Creating Modules (length: 5:18)
- Adding Files (length: 7:56)
- Adding Links to Modules (length: 3:48)
- Adding Pages & Embedding Videos (length: 13:03)
- Adding Assignments to Modules (length: 14:02)
- Managing Navigation (length: 5:41)
- Publishing Content and the Course (length: 2:23)
- Communicating with Students (length: 3:45)
- Adding People & Course Settings (length: 11:21)
Online Content Accessibility Workshop
This course is designed for those responsible for creating and maintaining content for online-based instruction and the web. It is suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences. In this 3-hour workshop (over two days, 1.5 hours per session), you will learn why accessibility matters, an overview of various standards and legal requirements, the tools available to test your content for accessibility and core principles to produce accessible content. The concepts and principles are relevant for both document accessibility and online-only formats.
Watch a recorded version of the webinar.
You can also watch individual segments of the recorded workshop:
- Introduction (length: 20:15)
- Accessibility Standards & Expectations (length: 26:57)
- Links (length 15:56)
- Headings (length: 15:03)
- Images - Part 1 (length: 11:27)
- Images - Part 2 (length: 9:25)
- Color Contrast (length: 8:26)
- Complex Images (length: 4:08)
- Readability (length: 3:42)
- PDF Remediation Process (length: 5:02)
- Captions (length: 8:34)
- Transcripts (length: 3:44)
- Audio Descriptions (length: 6:14)
- PDFs (length: 16:24)
- Word Documents (length: 3:34)
- PowerPoint (length: 2:27)
- Accessibility Checkers & Resources (length: 6:27)
- Q&A (length: 8:57)
Tips for Online Course Development
We designed this webinar as a starting point for transitioning from face-to-face to online teaching. It is a 60-minute overview covering tips and best practices to expedite moving your course online. Join us, and bring your questions for an interactive discussion.
Watch a recorded version of the webinar (length: 55 min.).
To watch a specific segment of the recorded webinar, use the links below:
- Introduction (length: 10:28)
- Plan Your Course (length: 15:35)
- Prepare your course:
- Online Course Preparation Resources (10:07)
- Accessibility (length: (2:27)
- Video Recording (length: 4:00)
- Privacy & Security (length: 2:20)
- Teach your Course (length: 7:08)