Academic Technology Workshops

Training Sessions

In addition to sessions on the basics of Canvas, the Academic Technology team offers workshops on special Canvas topics, such as Online Quizzes, Rubrics, Gradebook, Discussion Forums and others, as well as workshops on using Qualtircs and Office 365.  

Faculty may register for these free sessions on our Academic Technology Trainings and Workshops Sharepoint site.

If you have questions regarding logistics and specifics of the training session content, dates, and times, please contact Academic Technology canvaslms@colum.edu.

Utilizing Canvas

The robust features of Canvas enhance teaching and learning beyond the physical classroom, and include a superior suite of tools, advanced easy-to-use interface, improved collaboration and the ability to easily integrate with many external tools for future enhancements.

Canvas allows instructors to be truly aspirational in two areas, especially:

1) Boosting student engagement

Canvas features an easy-to-use, learner-centered, content-focused design with:

Canvas encourages students to learn from each other through:

2) Providing better feedback

Canvas makes it easy to provide effective feedback to enhance student learning by offering:

Faculty who have already received training can refer to the Canvas training guide for additional assistance.