Faculty
Development Workshops

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

Co-Developers: Brandy Sidlo, Cris Chonka, and Jessie DeSocio

Developed: Spring 2025; Updated Fall 2025

The Cidi Labs DesignPLUS: ODU Intermediate Training is available in Canvas but requires ODU credentials to access.

This self-paced course explores additional elements available with the DesignPLUS Sidebar incorporating experiential learning throughout. Prior to self-enrollment in this course, learners are expected to complete the synchronous or asynchronous Cidi Labs DesignPLUS: ODU Basics Training to become familiar with the tool. Before exploring additional Sidebar elements, the course is set to require learners complete the Basics Refresher and What are Content Blocks? sections to ensure they are prepared to build on their prior knowledge before diving into more complex design elements.

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

Co-Developers: Brandy Sidlo, Cris Chonka, and Jessie DeSocio

Developed: Spring 2025; Updated Fall 2025

Cidi Labs DesignPLUS: ODU Basics Training (Canvas)

This session introduces faculty to the basics of the Cidi Labs DesignPLUS Sidebar incorporating experiential learning throughout the session. The intended audience are faculty with a working knowledge of the Canvas LMS who want to incorporate more to increase student engagement with their course content.

Are you a Canvas pro but wish you could do more? Guess what... there is a new tool within Canvas - Cidi Labs DesignPLUS! This tool is designed to help you create and style engaging, professional-looking course content without needing HTML or CSS expertise. Join us for this workshop to take your course "from drab to fab." We will show you how to use Cidi Labs DesignPLUS to make some small yet impactful visual enhancements to your courses. While the skills you'll acquire can be applied to both new and existing Canvas courses, this training will focus on working with existing content. Learners will explore the DesignPLUS Sidebar and Upload/Embed Image tool.

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

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

Developer: Cris Chonka

Assistant Developer: Kristin White

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

Developer: Chrystal Trapani

Assistant Developer: Kristin White

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

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: January 2022

Storyline Package Development and Review Training 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: February 2022

Copy Your Canvas Course (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop guides and provides hands-on practice for faculty on the processes of importing and exporting course content, using "copy to", "send to", link validation, and bulk editing availability and due dates within their Canvas courses.

Developed: January 2022

Create Your New Course in Canvas (Google Slides)

This 90-minute workshop guides and provides hands-on practice for faculty on the processes of configuring course navigation settings, setting a course home page, organizing courses with modules, creating content using the Rich Content Editor, and publishing items, modules, and their Canvas course.

Developed: February 2022

Canvas Tips and Tricks (Google Slides)

Canvas Tips and Tricks: Facilitator's Guide (Google Doc)

This one-hour workshop shares some hidden gems of Canvas. From un-deleting files to using Gradebook shortcuts, faculty learned time-saving strategies and practical tips to help them harness and manage the features of Canvas.

Co-Developer and Co-Presenter: Chrystal Trapani

Developed: August 2021

Using Zoom 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.

C0-Developer and Co-Presenter: Chrystal Trapani

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.

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. 

Co-Developer and Co-Presenter: Chrystal Trapani

Developed: February 2021

Updated: July 2021

Retired: May 2022

VoiceThread (Google Slides)

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

C0-Developer and Co-Presenter: Chrystal Trapani

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.

Updated: May 2020

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Assignments and Tests Workshop Links (Google Doc)

Blackboard: New Course Shell Menu (Google Doc)

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

Updated: May 2020

Retired: December 2021

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

Blackboard: Copying and Preparing Your New Course Handout (PDF)

Blackboard: New Course Shell Menu (Google Doc)

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

Updated: May 2020

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Getting Started (Google Doc)

Blackboard: New Course Shell Menu (Google Doc)

This one-hour demo workshop introduced new Blackboard users to the Learning Management System. 

Updated: October 2020

Retired: December 2021

Blackboard: Kaltura Share Media (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty with hands-on activity using Kaltura to share media in their Blackboard Learn courses.

Developed: March 2020

Going Pro with Your Videos (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty an introduction to different types of videos they could produce in conjunction with the Center of Learning and Teaching.

Developed: February 2020

Online Discussions: Design Strategies & Essentials (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty strategies for designing effective online discussion forums and suggestions for making large class discussions more manageable.

Developed: February 2020

Recording Your Lectures at Home (Google Slides)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty strategies for setting up their recording area at home, preparation and practice, audio options, lighting tips and tricks, background options, and slide presentation and design including accessibility.

Developed: March 2020

Retired: December 2020

Zoom Basics: Scheduling and Hosting a Meeting (Google Doc)

This one-hour workshop provides faculty with the essentials to transition from face-to-face class to scheduling and hosting online class meetings.

Developed: January 2020

Last Update: September 2021

Zoom: Web Conferencing Basics & Beyond the Basics (Google Slides)

This two-hour workshop provides faculty with the basics and beyond to successfully schedule, host, and engage their students during online class meetings as well as share the recordings with them.