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The U of A Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) facilitates Canvas learning opportunities on a range of topics and in a variety of forms:

• Workshops are typically online and last up to three hours
• Webinars are online and last one hour
• Build Spaces are in-person, group co-working sessions that last two hours

If you would prefer to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule, check out the quick start and on-demand video and how-to resources.

A list of our french-language offerings can be found at the bottom of this page.

UPCOMING CANVAS workshops

Canvas Workshop Series

The below Canvas Learning Opportunities are designed with your schedule in mind. Throughout these workshops, you will actively build your Canvas course content, ensuring you leave with a tangible outcome.

By the end of this workshop series, you will be able to:

• Navigate your Canvas sandbox and migrated course content
• Identify Canvas features that support your evidence-based teaching strategies
• Use the 51ÁÔÆæ Canvas template to build your upcoming course(s) and
• Access just-in-time support

Workshop #1: Creating Your Course Using Your Migrated Content and the U of A Canvas Template

This workshop, the first of three, covers essential information about the K16 migration and a tour of the Canvas dashboard. You'll discover strategies for organizing content moved from eClass to Canvas. Learn how easy it is to create multimodal course content using your migrated courses and the 51ÁÔÆæ Canvas template. We'll show you how to seamlessly coordinate student learning with Canvas Modules. You'll practice using Canvas tools like the Rich Content Editor, Pages, Announcements, Discussions, and Studio. Finally, you'll find out where to locate just-in-time resources for additional support.

Workshop #2: Building and Grading Assessments for your Course in Canvas

In this workshop, the second of three, we will explore strategies to create assignments and quizzes using the 51ÁÔÆæ Canvas template. Then, we’ll practice building and grading your course assessments more efficiently with the following Canvas tools: Assignments, Quizzes, Rubrics, and SpeedGrader. Finally, our eClass Support Team will help you navigate your new Canvas Gradebook.

Workshop #3: Canvas Features to Maximize Student Engagement

In the previous two workshops, you learned how to build content and assessments in Canvas and organize and coordinate your course's student experience. In this third workshop, you will learn how to maximize student engagement and establish a learning community by leveraging innovative Canvas tools such as Discussions, Groups, Collaborations, Pages with shared editing, Peer Review, Video annotations and quizzes, Analytics, and more.

UPCOMING CANVAS Webinars

Join CTL Canvas Specialists for more in-depth explorations of Canvas features from technical and pedagogical perspectives. Short “Wednesday Webinars” on Zoom are scheduled bi-weekly.

Teaching and learning happen in multiple spaces, places, and dimensions of our work at the U of A. Every Canvas learning opportunity welcomes anyone engaged in supporting students’ learning experiences.

Each webinar is 45 minutes long (20-minute demonstration + 25-minute Q & A, sharing, and practice).  

Build Spaces

Faculty-Specific Canvas Build Space Sessions are designed to provide targeted support for instructors and staff within a specific faculty. These informal co-working sessions offer a collaborative learning environment where our CTL facilitators circulate the room, providing individualized pedagogical guidance on effectively using Canvas tools and strategies to build courses.

In a Faculty-Specific Canvas Build Space, we bring this support directly to you with a personalized, two-hour in-person session. Our time together is tailored to your teaching team’s unique program, course contexts, and instructional needs.

This space allows you to:

• minimize distractions
• problem-solve the eClass to Canvas transition
• receive pedagogical feedback
• seize opportunities for idea sharing among colleagues

To host one or more Faculty-Specific Canvas Build Space(s), you provide a room in (or near) your department, as well as registration and communications with your teaching team (instructors and staff). Each registrant brings their device. 

All levels of experience with Canvas are welcome.

Complete the to request a Canvas Build Space session.

Ateliers et webinaires

ATELIERS À VENIR

Trousse d’urgence Canvas

VENDREDIS VITRINE PRÉVUS À L’ÉTÉ 2025

Joignez-vous aux spécialistes Canvas du CTL pour explorer plus en détail les fonctions de Canvas d’un point de vue à la fois technique et pédagogique. Les courts webinaires “vendredis Vitrine” sont offerts un vendredi chaque mois sur Zoom. 

L’enseignement et l’apprentissage se déroulent dans de multiples espaces, lieux et dimensions de notre travail à l’Université de l’Alberta. Nos occasions d’apprentissage Canvas sont ouvertes à toute personne impliquée dans le soutien des expériences d’apprentissage de notre population étudiante.

Toutes les sessions ont lieu en ligne (démo de 20 minutes + période de discussion de 25 minutes).

Types de questions et banques d’éléments: apprivoiser les Nouveaux Quiz dans Canvas

• Créer des questions de types variés pour vos examens
• Ajouter des questions à des banques d’éléments pour les réutiliser
• Utiliser des mini banques pour intégrer des questions aléatoires