Note: All workshops will be online. The zoom link will be sent to you once you register.

Faculty Workshops are open to anyone who teaches at Rice! Please click the Faculty Workshop tab, check the calendar, and register for the workshops that interest you. If you need further help, please email teaching@rice.edu.

*Any changes to future dates will be reflected here, and any changes to workshops will be emailed to those registered for the session.

Course Descriptions: Each course gives how-to information as well as best practices for each tool

Introduction to Canvas: A quick start to using Canvas, this course will cover the basics and get you ready for diving deeper
Content in Canvas: Covers creating content using Pages, My Media, Files, and Modules
Communication: Discusses basic zoom, discussions, announcements, inbox, and more
Quizzes and Assignments: Focuses on creating and administering quizzes, exams, surveys and a variety of assignment types
Gradebook: Looks at how to set up and use the Gradebook in Canvas
Zoom: Covers the use of Zoom through Canvas for courses as well as outside of Canvas for meetings
Accessibility: Focuses on how to create courses that are accessible for all students
Kaltura: Delves into lecture recording and creating videos for students along with media assignments
Collaboration Tools: Covers a variety of tools which help you and your students collaborate both on learning activities and to build community
Engagement Tools for Online Learning: Tools and Tactics for engaging students in online/dual delivery courses
Assessments and Feedback: *We recommend attending the Assignments and Quizzes workshop before this extension* which examines further tools and implementation strategies for student assessment and feedback.

Important: You will receive a link to the webinar once you register using the link on the calendar below.

Student Orientations

These are informal training sessions designed to give students practical tips, best practices, and answer frequently asked questions. There will not be student orientations over the summer. However, please feel free to make an individual appointment if you need training.

Helpful site by Instructure.com - Canvas Student Tour

Faculty, TA, Staff, or Student One-on-One session

These sessions are for anyone who needs an individual consult or more in depth discussion of something covered in the workshops. To choose an open time slot, click the link below that corresponds to your main concern.

https://calendly.com/learning-environments

Canvas Coffee Hour

Coffee Hours are currently on hold. Please check back as the Fall approaches for possible updates.

Coffee Hour is intended for multiple faculty members from any discipline to join and share Canvas ideas and learn from each other.

You can …

build course content in Canvas with Learning Environments team
work together with other faculty members and share ideas
learn Canvas further
ask OIT staff Canvas and related questions
and much more!

Recorded Trainings

You can find recordings of the live webinars at Learning Environments: Recorded Trainings. Right now we are adding the summer workshop recordings to this site. We will continue to update as new workshops are added and run for the fall.