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Summary:

This article is meant to be a “launching point” a launching point for Boise State Faculty and Staff to learn about the Canvas LMS.

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Webinars on Supporting Student Learning and Persistence Using Canvas

(click here to view the full description and register for events)

  • Creating a Welcoming Environment in Canvas: December 15, 2021, 1-2 pm

  • Creating a Welcoming Environment in Canvas: January 6, 2022, 1:30-2:30 pm

  • Building Transparent Assignments in Canvas: January 19, 2022, 11 am – 12 pm

  • Providing Effective Feedback in Canvas: March 1, 2022, 2-3 pm

  • Using Student Analytics in Canvas: March 8, 2022, 11 am – 12 pm

Learning About Canvas

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Daily: Canvas Q&A Sessions

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  • Join the Session: The presenter will open the session for 15 minutes for faculty to pop-in at their convenience.  After 15 minutes with no attendance, the session will close.

  • What: This space is for the first-come-first-serve Canvas Q&A Session. 

  • If you need an Introduction to Canvas, please check out our Learning about Canvas knowledge resource to get started!

  • Who: Faculty and Staff who are working in Canvas and have a question they would like to walk through with a member of LTS. 

  • When: We will offer these sessions regularly during different time slots to be available to as many users as possible.

  • in-person

  • remote

  • hybrid

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    Types of Courses:

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    Call, Chat, or Email the Boise State Help Desk.

    Learn about Canvas

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    What:

    • This is the equivalent of a “Canvas Consultation” for Faculty and Staff on Zoom.

    When:

    • Daily (*check the LTS Training Calendar for a current schedule)

    • Not available on University Holidays and weekends

    How to Join the Session

    • Go to the LTS Training Calendar for Dates and Times along with the Zoom Link.

      • Current Session: Join immediately

      • Future Session: Save the event to your Google Calendar using the “copy to my calendar” tool (see screenshot to the right)

      • Special Events! Other events associated with LTS are posted on this same Events Calendar.

    • The LTS representative will open the session on Zoom. Visitors are assisted on a first-come-first-serve basis.

    • If zero users have joined the Zoom Session after 15 minutes, the session will close for that day.

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    Next Steps:

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    Schedule an Instructional Design Consultation

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    Instructional Design Consultations can help answer pedagogical questions and recommend creative solutions

    and technology to

    with instructional expertise.

    To get started, fill our the Request Form that best matches your Course Type below.

    Upon receiving the form an Instructional Designer from the CTL or eCampus will follow up.

    Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) Consultation Request Form

    eCampus Consultation Request Form

    Types of Courses:

    • in-person, remote, hybrid

    Types of Courses:

    • fully online

    Ask Questions about Canvas:

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    Have a suggestion?

    Email us! lts@boisestate.edu

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