Faculty Development Workshops

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developer: Chrystal Trapani

Developed: Spring 2026

Pretty Dreadful Format: Alternatives to PDFs (Google Slides)

In this workshop, you will move beyond the print-to-PDF trap and explore the 3Rs Framework: Retire, Replace, and Remediate. Join us to learn how prioritizing fluid formats (e.g., Microsoft Word documents and Canvas Pages) reduces your workload while providing superior mobile access for students. We will also showcase how to use NotebookLM to rescue unfixable or dense PDFs, transforming them into high-quality, accessible audio podcasts that drive deeper student engagement.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developer: Kristin White

Assistant Developer: Chrystal Trapani

Developed: Spring 2025; Updated Fall 2025

Panopto Basics: Creating & Editing Videos (Google Slides)

This session introduces the core features of Panopto, focusing on how to create and edit videos using Panopto Capture. You will learn how to access and use Panopto Capture, record and edit videos, and upload them to the platform. This workshop includes a hands-on opportunity for participants to practice using Panopto Capture during the session.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developed: Spring 2025; Updated Fall 2025

Panopto Organization & Analytics: Folders, Migrated Content & Video Analytics (Google Slides)

This session helps faculty organize their Panopto content and track how students engage with videos. You will learn how to create and manage course folders, use reference copies to share content across multiple courses, and analyze video statistics to monitor student viewing patterns and engagement.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developer: Cris Chonka

Assistant Developer: Chrystal Trapani

Developed: Spring 2025; Updated Fall 2025

Panopto Assignments: Quizzes & Student Submissions (Google Slides)

This session covers how to enhance interactivity in your Canvas course using Panopto. You will learn how to create and embed Panopto quizzes in Canvas, link quiz results to the gradebook, and leverage the discussion feature within Panopto videos to foster student engagement. The session also demonstrates how to set up video assignments that allow students to submit their own recordings, as well as how to review student-submitted videos and analyze quiz performance data.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developed: Fall 2024

AI and Accessibility (Google Slides)

Unlock the potential of AI in creating accessible digital content, but remember that these tools are still evolving. Best practices for using AI in the classroom emphasize double-checking AI-generated outputs—these tools can be imperfect and often require oversight. While AI can assist in generating accessible content, it may take several renditions to meet accessibility standards, making it time-consuming in some cases.

When working with images and videos, remember that generative AI struggles with complex elements like hands and eyes, which can result in inaccuracies. Crafting effective prompts is also key, as it takes time and practice to fine-tune them for the best results. AI can be a powerful tool, but achieving full accessibility often requires human intervention and refinement.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developed: Fall 2024

Neat & Tidy(UP) makes a Yuje (YuJa) Impact (Google Slides)

In this workshop, you'll explore how YuJa Panorama, the digital accessibility platform integrated with Canvas, can help you create more inclusive learning materials. Join us to learn how YuJa Panorama utilizes AI to identify and guide the remediation of your course content, making a significant impact on your accessibility score.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developed: Fall 2024

Using Google Slides for Knowledge Checks (YouTube Playlist)

This workshop provided faculty with a clear, step-by-step process for creating and integrating accessible, dynamic knowledge checks into Canvas pages using Google Slides.

Developed for the Division of Digital Transformation and Technology at Old Dominion University

Developed: Summer 2024

Google Educator Level 1 Tasks (YouTube Playlist)

Google Workspace for Education: Level 1 Slides and Documentation (Google Drive Folder)

Google Workspace for Education: Level 2 Slides (Google Drive Folder)

Developed and executed 16 unique, structured workshops (plus open office hours) to build the necessary skill set for the Google Certified Educator (Levels 1 & 2) professional credential, demonstrating a commitment to rigorous, high-stakes professional development.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Canvas Version

Developed: August 2022

Uploading Final Grades from Canvas to LEO Online (Banner) (YouTube)

Uploading Final Grades from Canvas to LEO Online (Banner) (Google Slides)

The short video provides directions for faculty on how to upload their final grades from Canvas.

Blackboard Learn Version

Developed: March 2021

Updated: April 2021

Retired: May 2021

Uploading Final Grades from Bb Grade Center to LEO Online (BANNER) (YouTube)

Uploading Final Grades from Bb Grade Center to LEO Online (Banner) (Google Slides)

The short video provides directions for faculty on how to upload their final grades from Blackboard.

Developed for the Department of English at Old Dominion University

You Called the Bamboo-Lance? Canvas Help to the Rescue (Google Slides)

Developed: July 2022

This one-hour workshop provides the Department of English faculty with an overview of Canvas.  The goal of the workshop is to provide them with basic information and direct them to corresponding workshops.

Developed: May 2022

A Head[er] of the Game: Using Headers in Google Docs (Google Slides)

This fifteen-minute tech tip was developed to guide new Google Doc users on the benefits and uses of utilizing proper heading structure.

Presented to a small group (approximately 20) of faculty members and graduate assistants.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: April 2022

Co-presenter: Jenna Ashley

Canvas Department Session: Biological Sciences (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides Biological Sciences faculty with an overview of Canvas.  The goal of the workshop is to provide them with basic information and direct them to corresponding workshops over the summer months to help them master Canvas.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: April 2022

Co-presenter: Jenna Ashley

Canvas Department Session: Human Movement Sciences (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides Human Movement Science faculty with an overview of Canvas.  The goal of the workshop is to provide them with basic information and direct them to corresponding workshops over the summer months to help them master Canvas.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: March 2022

Accessibility for Instructional Materials (Google Slides)

This two-hour workshop is intended to give participants an overview of why it is important to ensure digital accessibility is met and an overview of digital accessibility basics.

Developed for Digital Innovation (formerly the Center for Learning and Teaching) at Old Dominion University

Developed: Spring 2022

(deployed in internal LMS)

This self-paced course is meant to allow for self-paced progression through all of the department Canvas workshops: Getting Started with Canvas, Create Your New Course in Canvas, Assignments and Assessments, New Quizzes, Grades and SpeedGrader, Canvas Communication Tools, Canvas Discussions, Copying Your Canvas Course, How to Use and Customize the Canvas Course Template, Organize Your Course with Modules, and Update Your Migrated Canvas Course.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: January 2022

Storyline Course (Canvas Commons)

This self-paced course is meant to assist colleagues in The Center for Learning and Teaching in learning how to build content for Storyline 360.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: January 2022

Updated: March 2022

Retired: December 2022

Update Your Migrated Courses in Canvas (Google Slides)

Update Your Migrated Courses in Canvas (YouTube Playlist)

This hour-long workshop guides participants through their migrated course material. Old Dominion University (ODU) recently transitioned from Blackboard Learn to Canvas and used the migration company K16 to assist in the transition.  The goal of this workshop is to familiarize faculty with their copied course and what steps they should take once they receive their migrated courses.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Co-Developer and Co-Presenter: Kristin White

Developed: August 2021

Application: Zoom Features to Engage Students (Google Slides)

This 90-minute workshop provides faculty with hands-on technical tools and skills that they may use while facilitating Zoom sessions with their students.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Co-Developer and Co-Presenter: Kristin White

Developed: February 2021

Updated: July 2021

Retired: May 2021

VoiceThread (Google Slides)

This two-hour workshop guides faculty through developing, building, assigning, and grading VoiceThreads within Blackboard Learn.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Re-Developed: March 2021

Updated: August 2021

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Grade Center Essentials (Google Slides)

This 9o-minute workshop guides participants through setting up their Grade Center in Blackboard Learn.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

C0-Developer and Co-Presenter: Kristin White

Developed: March 2021

Retired: April 2021

Facilitating Student Presentations in a Live Zoom Session (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty with practical guidance for creating student presentations in a live Zoom session.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: February 2021

Retired: Fall 2022

Leveraging Microsoft Teams in Courses (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides an overview for using Microsft Teams in hybrid and asynchronous courses.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Developed: July 2020

Combined with Application: Zoom Features to Engage Students: January 2021

Overview: Zoom Features to Engage Students (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop guides faculty through preparing to record at home, how to build an accessible slide deck, plan and execute an effective recording session, and strategies to deliver their recorded lectures to their students.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Updated: May 2020

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Assignments and Tests Workshop Links (Google Doc)

Blackboard: New Course Shell Menu (Google Doc)

This 60-minute demo workshop introduced new users to the assignment and test options within Blackboard.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Updated: May 2020

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Copying and Preparing Your New Course (Google Doc)

Blackboard: New Course Shell Menu (Google Doc)

This 60-minute demo workshop introduced users to best practices for copying a Blackboard course shell in preparation for a new semester.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

Updated: May 2020

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Getting Started (Google Doc)

Blackboard: New Course Shell Menu (Google Doc)

This 60-minute demo workshop introduced new Blackboard users to the Learning Management System.

Developed for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Old Dominion University

C0-Developer and Co-Presenter: Kristin White

Developed: May 2020

Updated: April 2021

Dynamic Presentations: Narrated PowerPoint (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty with practical guidance for using Microsoft's PowerPoint for recording lecture materials and how to deploy the finalized, accessible product to a Blackboard Learn course via Kaltura.

ODU Department of English Brown Bag Series 

Developed: October 2019

Google Drive & Peer Review: A Way to Engage All Learners (Google Slides)

Summary

Using Google Drive to facilitate peer review is a tool that is effective, efficient, and collaborative.  Students of all learning types and personalities are able to find a way to make their voices heard.  Archived revision history allows for instructor reflection and review of their students' progress.