Walk-in Office Hours

This is an opportunity for any UT instructor, from graduate teaching assistant to fully tenured professor, to ask any questions related to instruction. Whether a question about technology, ideas on how to enhance student engagement, refine your course's design, or you are curious about taking your use of Canvas to the next level, we are here to help you!

Every Friday	11am - 1pm	SZB 450AF
Tuesday 12/4 & 12/11	2pm - 4pm	SZB 450AF

If you are unable to attend Office Hours, you can always schedule a one-on-one appointment with a Canvas Specialist.

Upcoming Workshops

To RSVP, please click the link to Register.* If you have additional questions, please stop by during walk-in office hours or schedule a one-on-one consultation. If you would like to schedule a targeted training session for your group, please contact canvasid@utlists.utexas.edu.

	Date	Time	Location	RSVP
Getting Started with Online Course Design (in collaboration with FIC)	F 11/16	9:30 - 11am	SZB 450H	Register
Canvas Crash Course	Tu 12/4	10 – 11am	SZB 450H	Register
Final Grade Submission	W 12/5	11am – 12pm	SZB 450H	Register
Final Grade Submission	Tu 12/11	10– 11am	SZB 450H	Register
Canvas Crash Course	W 12/12	11am– 12pm	SZB 450H	Register
Final Grade Submission	W 12/12	3 – 4pm	SZB 450H	Register
Introduction to Canvas	W Jan 9	1 - 3pm	SZB 450H	Register
Canvas Crash Course	Th Jan 10	10 - 11am	SZB 450H	Register
Simplify Grading with Rubrics and SpeedGrader	Th Jan 10	2 - 3:30pm	SZB 450H	Register
Canvas Crash Course	Tu Jan 15	10 - 11am	SZB 450H	Register
Getting Started with iClicker (brown bag)	Tu Jan 15	12 - 1pm	SZB 450H	Register
Assignments & Gradebook	Tu Jan 15	2 - 3:30pm	SZB 450H	Register
Managing Large Multi-Section Courses	W Jan 16	10 - 11:30am	SZB 450H	Register
Explore the New Canvas Gradebook	W Jan 16	1 - 2pm	SZB 450H	Register
Getting Started with UT Instapoll in Canvas	W Jan 16	2:30 - 3:30pm	SZB 450H	Register
Using Peer Review in Canvas	Th Jan 17	10 - 11:30am	SZB 450AF	Register
Canvas Crash Course	Th Jan 17	2 - 3pm	SZB 450H	Register

*If you are unable to log in to UTLearn, please email kkondoff@austin.utexas.edu to register for a particular session.

Map for George I. Sanchez Building (SZB)

Workshop Descriptions

Getting Started with Online Course Design (1.5hrs)

How should you approach the design or redesign of your courses for online delivery? Through an examination of the ten basic questions of online course redesign, we will begin the process of re-conceiving face‐to‐face courses for online teaching and learning environments by addressing the following questions:

What is the ‘big picture’ of online course design and what logistical items must be considered?
Create or curate? What are appropriate types of content delivery for building learning communities with a focus on adopting effective practices of discussion and engagement online
How is student learning and assessment addressed within online course design?
How should online courses be evaluated for their effectiveness?
How should faculty and students stay organized and to manage new or redefined workloads for online course?

This workshop will also introduce participants to tools within Canvas, the course management system of UT-Austin, and tools that can be used within Canvas to help facilitate online course design and delivery.

Participants will also be introduced to a Deeper Dive Instructional Guide (DDIG) that will act as a guide through the course design process. The "Architecting Online Courses" DDIG was conceptualized and built with significant input from associate professor Matt Fajkus (School of Architecture), whose Tree House project inspired our approach to supporting online course design and delivery.

Canvas Crash Course (1hr)

Bring your laptop and get an early start on creating your Canvas course(s). In 50 minutes, we will show you the basics (upload and organize content, message your students), plus some helpful tips to save you time while setting up your course.

Tu 12/4 @ 10am SZB 450H

W 12/12 @ 11am SZB 450H

Th 1/10 @ 10am SZB 450H

Tu 1/15 @ 10am SZB 450H

Th 1/17 @ 2pm SZB 450H

Final Grade Submission (1hr)

Is your gradebook ready for the end of the semester? Do you have questions about weighting groups, dropping lowest scores, muting & unmuting assignments, and/or removing dashes? Do you know what the difference is between Current Score and Final Score? Come join us for a session where we dig deep into the gradebook, dispel any myths, and get you ready to submit Final Grades via the Registrar's site.

W 12/5 @ 11am SZB 450H

Tu 12/11 @ 10am SZB 450H

W 12/12 @ 3pm SZB 450H

Assignments & Gradebook in Canvas (1.5hrs)

Bring your laptop and learn the workflow of assignment creation, student submission, instructor grading and student’s view of feedback. We will present an overview of the gradebook and discuss the advantages of using grading tools such as Rubrics and SpeedGrader.

Tu 1/15 @ 2pm SZB 450H

Explore the New Canvas Gradebook (1hr)

The New Gradebook is an optional feature that enables improved functionality for gradebook management. This workshop will provide an overview of some of the new features, such as new arrange and filter options, the ability to view Published and Unpublished Assignments, select how to enter grades (for grading convenience), and the ability to automatically set Late and Missing Submission Policies. New Gradebook User Guide

W 1/16 @ 1pm SZB 450H

Getting Started with iClicker in Canvas (1hr)

This session will cover best practices for configuring and conducting iClicker polling sessions, synchronizing the Canvas and iClicker gradebooks, and exporting scores from iClicker to Canvas. Finally, we'll talk about pedagogically-innovative and interactive exercises to expand student participation and understanding of course concepts. Clicker Resource Center, https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1125742

Tu 1/15 @ 12pm SZB 450H

Getting Started with UT Instapoll in Canvas (1hr)

Come learn more about UT Instapoll, a classroom-response system developed by the Liberal Arts Development Studio. It is free for use by faculty, staff and students of The University of Texas at Austin.

W 1/16 @ 2:30pm SZB 450H

Introduction to Canvas (2hrs)

This workshop will provide an overview of using Canvas, UT Austin’s supported online platform for managing courses. We will highlight some of the basic features and functionality - how to upload and organize your content, create gradebook columns, and message your students.

W 1/9 @ 1pm SZB 450H

Managing Large Multi-Section Courses in Canvas (1.5hrs)

Many large courses are comprised of multiple unique number sections and sometimes require coordination between multiple instructors and/or TAs. If this is you and you’re interested in simplifying this process, we encourage you to join us. The goal of this workshop is introduce multiple avenues for managing large courses, from merging the sections together as one to using the Blueprint feature to manage all of them as separate sections. We will highlight each option, discuss advantages and disadvantages, and when to choose one over the other. In addition, we will also discuss ways to communicate with students in both scenarios. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet to this session. This workshop assumes that participants have basic knowledge of Canvas.

W 1/16 @ 10am SZB 450H

Simplify Grading using Rubrics and SpeedGrader (1.5hrs)

Bring your laptop and explore how to use Rubrics and SpeedGrader to improve efficiency and consistency of assignment grading in Canvas. We will cover rubric creation, viewing different assignment types in DocViewer, annotating on student submissions and how to leave feedback on rubric criteria and/or SpeedGrader.

Th 1/10 @ 2pm SZB 450H

Using Peer Review in Canvas (1.5hrs)

Join us to learn why you should incorporate peer review into your course, how to use peer review in Canvas, and see a demo of the new Peer Review tool we developed. We will discuss best practices for integrating peer review into your course and discuss strategies to maximize student success.

Th 1/17 @ 10am SZB 450AF