Please join us for our face-to-face Canvas trainings!

If you would like an overview of Canvas or practice with any of its tools, please click on Faculty Workshops (which are open to anyone who teaches at Rice) and register for the workshops that interest you.

If you require individual attention to your course, please sign up for a One-on One session or drop-in at a Canvas Coffee Hour. There we can discuss the design of your course and delivery of your course content.

If you are a student needing help with Canvas, please click on Student Orientations or sign up for a One-on-One session.

*Any changes to future dates will be reflected here, so please check back close to the date. Any changes to workshops will be emailed to those registered for the session.

Faculty workshops are formal training sessions within a classroom setting. Important: Please RSVP here. This ensures that we have appropriate training materials ready upon the start the of the session.

Workshop Topics:

Introduction to Canvas

This workshop introduces the basic usage of the Canvas. Perfect for faculty who are new to Rice or to using Canvas!

Gradebook

The gradebook is NEW this semester! So this workshop is great for those who have never used the gradebook tool as well as for those who have been using it for years. Come and learn about the new functions and abilities the gradebook can give you!

Communicating with Students

Ever wonder how to communicate more easily with your students using Canvas? Or what the possibilities are for synchronous and asynchronous communication? This workshop will explore a variety of communication tools in Canvas.

Assignments and Quizzes

This workshop takes a deeper look into the Assignments and Quizzes tools in Canvas.

Accessibility

This workshop will cover the basics of making sure that your Canvas sites are accessible so that all students have an opportunity to learn and succeed.

Resources

An in-depth look at how to add files and videos to your courses as well as best practices for organization and use.

Student Orientations

These are informal training sessions designed to give students practical tips, best practices, and answer frequently asked questions. Register for Student Orientation Sessions

Please also feel free to come to the coffee hours or to make an individual appointment.

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

Click to view the One-on-One Session Calendar for available time slots.

In this session we can discuss a wide variety of topics in Canvas, from course design to assignment creation and from grade book setup to resource management. These sessions are for anyone who needs individual consult or more in depth discussion of something covered in the workshops. Sessions are set for 30 min; if you think you need a longer session, please sign up for multiple slots.

All one-on-one appointments will be located in MUDD 101A (next to the computer stations).

Canvas Coffee Hour

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

On Fridays from 2-4, OIT staff will be in Brochstein Pavilion – on the south side of the building. You can …

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

Summer 2019 Schedule

Canvas Coffee Hour is closed until August 16th. However, if you would like training before that please request a session on the One-on-One appointments tab.

Please BYOD – bring your own device. (*Coffee not included.)