Are you looking to brush up on Canvas skills in preparation for Fall 2020? We would like to re-invite you to our Canvas Basics Course. Canvas Basics is a self-paced course that is a fun and informative tour of the Canvas Learning Management System. Topics include creating assignments, quizzes, grading and communication tools. Get started with Canvas Basics Course. Just remember, it’s OK to be basic!

COVID-19 will forever be etched in our memories as a historic moment where our day to day routines became uncertain. As faculty, we had to restructure our traditional face-to-face courses and prepare to teach remotely. The CTTL has sponsored a Quality Online Learning and Teaching with Canvas (QOTL) training every semester, however, with COVID-19, increased the training exponentially by offering additional cohorts in the late Spring semester and Summer. The goal of this training was to learn best practices for designing an Online/Hybrid courses in Canvas guided by the Online Education Initiative (OEI) Course Design Rubric, and the Peralta Equity Rubric. The training was condensed into a three-week format. With almost 60 participants in our last Spring cohort and over 100 in our Summer cohort, the need for additional support was vital for the success of the training. For the first time, QOTL incorporated Teaching Assistants, who helped support training facilitation, support and office hours. Our TAs this semester include: Dr. Safiyyah Forbes, Michelle Clark, Melissa Irish, Kim Saccio-Kent, Ame Maloney, and Kristina Brower. In addition to the TAs we are working with a group of faculty Online Learning Peer Mentors, who provide mentees one-on-one support post-training and into their first semester facilitating a fully-online course. Lastly, to round of the comprehensive support, we launched our first cycle of Peer Online Course Review (POCR) with a team of OEI certified reviewers. If you expertise in teaching online and are interested in supporting faculty colleagues, please reach out to the Distance Education Team.