CANVASCON19 is over for another year!
On behalf of the CanvasCon19 committee, thank you - thank you, THANK YOU! We hope you enjoyed the day, learned some new things and were able to take in the sights and sounds of the sea!
Many of our presenters have shared their Powerpoint slides. You will find them posted below.
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Keynote speakers
Stan Wendt Regional Director, Canvas
David Lyons, Senior Solutions Engineer, Canvas
Breakout Session 1
The New Canvas Gradebook
Gordon Cox
A quick session to go over some of the new gradebook features coming this summer including new sorting options, notes and automatic late point deductions.
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Did You Know... You can _____ in Canvas?
Lorne Deimert
Discover lesser known tools and shortcuts to make your Canvas course work FOR YOU.
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Accessibility Made Easy through Canvas
Karma Black
If you missed the presentation at Invigorate, here’s your second chance to learn about the accessibility features in Canvas, including the Accessibility Checker, adding extra time for accommodated exams, and more! Why not learn a few tips and tricks to make your Canvas content easier for various types of learners to access? You may be surprised by how simple it is!
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Breakout Session 2
Full-Class Testing and Exam Security
Cam Reimer
Testing Services’ full-class testing service has been thriving since it was introduced nearly two years ago. This session will look at the tools available in Canvas to enhance the security of exams when they are available to students over a number of days. The tools discussed will have broader application to Distance Learning and in-class testing, as well!
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Customizing Canvas Content
Kelsey Janzen
We customize everything: from sparkly phone cases, to orthotic inserts in shoes, to complex sandwich orders at the cafeteria – the list seems endless. We love the personalized experience. So why should our Canvas experience be generic and run-of-the-mill? It shouldn’t. Let’s chat about WHY you should consider customizing your Canvas content, as well as tangible methods for customizing your Canvas course in ways that increase meaningful engagement and build positive classroom culture.
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LinkedIn Learning for Canvas
Joelle Reynolds & Melissa Reed
Do your students arrive to class with gaps in common skill sets required for the course? Would you like to integrate some videos to introduce or review those skills? LinkedIn Learning is a repository of professionally developed instructional videos and courses, ranging in topics from the technical to the recreational, and are available to all Lethbridge College staff, faculty and students. This session will provide instructors with concrete recommendations for LinkedIn Learning videos to share with students and each other, and will demonstrate how to embed these videos into a Canvas course.
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Breakout Session 3
Gamify your Canvas Course with Badgr
Joelle Reynolds & Tyler Wall
Tap into student motivation with Badgr for Canvas! This easy to use digital badging feature allows instructors to automatically issue badges to students as they submit assignments, post discussions, view pages and complete quizzes. Come learn how to gamify your course and draw on the full motivational potential of your students.
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1 pm |
Optional Roundtables |
Consider sticking around after lunch to participate in a faculty round table! Each round table will provide a forum for instructors to discuss what they are already doing great, what challenges they face and what they are excited about trying out in Canvas.
Canvas assessment methods and tools
Facilitator: Jonathan Legg |
Promoting student collaboration in Canvas
Facilitator: Candace Lewko |
Student engagement in Canvas
Facilitator: Christie Robertson |
Have Questions about EvaluationKit (EK)?
Kristina from Institution Planning was available in the IB Commons to show instructors how to access their EK Reports and answer any questions about the new software! |