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Organizing Your Course with Canvas: Focus on Modules and Pages

Canvas courses are structured on Modules and Pages as the modes for delivering content, assignments, and more. This workshop focuses on how to use Modules and Pages to structure a course. Participants will view examples from a current course and explore the different ways in which Modules and Pages can be used to successfully manage […]

Conduct Virtual Office Hours and Class Sessions Through Webex

Webex is a powerful teaching and conferencing platform that enables instructors to conduct live online classes and office hours. This workshop will introduce the basics of Webex and demonstrate its tools, including chat, screenshare, polling, and more. Webex is an ideal platform for synchronous learning for online and hybrid courses, and it makes for a great […]

Increasing Student Engagement with Canvas: Assignments, Discussions, and More

Canvas is a powerful tool for increasing student engagement with innovative assignments and interactive discussion forums. This workshop focuses on best practices for creating assignments, providing feedback, and organizing grades. Participants will view sample assignments and explore a range of feedback options. We will also examine the simple process for creating discussion forums to promote […]

Record and Share Your Lectures with TechSmith Relay

This session will introduce you to the capabilities of the newest version of TechSmith Relay to record lectures and presentations that can be shared with students. Capture everything that you […]

Import Course Content Into Your Canvas Course Shell

Instructors will learn how to import existing course content into a blank Canvas course. Topics will include importing from Moodle, importing from another Canvas course, and uploading content from a computer. Pedagogy Connection: Canvas will become Ramapo’s Learning Management System over the course of this year. This workshop guides instructors on how to import existing content […]

Aligning Your Course with Canvas Outcomes and Rubrics

Canvas enables instructors to align student learning outcomes, rubrics, and assignments in a simple and effective way. This workshop focuses on creating outcomes, managing rubrics, and connecting both of these things to assignments. Participants will view sample outcomes and explore a range of rubric options. We will all explore the Learning Mastery component of the […]

Conduct Virtual Office Hours and Class Sessions Through Webex

Webex is a powerful teaching and conferencing platform that enables instructors to conduct live online classes and office hours. This workshop will introduce the basics of Webex and demonstrate its tools, including chat, screenshare, polling, and more. Webex is an ideal platform for synchronous learning for online and hybrid courses, and it makes for a great […]

Delivering Online Exams with Canvas Quizzes

Canvas can be a great resource for delivering online exams. This workshop focuses on creating quizzes, the variety of available question types, and feedback options. Participants will view sample quizzes and practice creating a quiz of their own. We will all introduce the Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor systems to prevent cheating during online exams. […]

How to Use WebEx 101 for End Users

This Webinar workshop will review the basics of WebEx. This includes how to Join a Meeting, how to Schedule a Meeting, and functionality in the meeting. Please click the link […]

How to Use WebEx 101 for End Users

This Webinar workshop will review the basics of WebEx. This includes how to Join a Meeting, how to Schedule a Meeting, and functionality in the meeting. Please click the link […]

Using Canvas Modules to Organize Your Course

Modules are the basic building blocks for course content in Canvas. This workshop covers how to create a new module, add content to the module, and organize the content that […]

Using Canvas Pages to Organize Your Course

The Pages tool in Canvas offers a dynamic and visually appealing way to present your content. This workshop covers how to create a course Front Page, upload and embed images […]