We know a lot of you prefer to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Our goal is to provide you with self paced resources that will assist you in learning the Instructor side of Canvas.  Beginner   Advanced **Growing With Canvas    This five module Commons course is a GREAT place to start learning Canvas or to fine-tune your existing Canvas skills! The course uses a combination of the Canvas Video Guides and Canvas Guides to teach the content. To access this resources navigate to Canvas Commons, search for "Growing with Canvas" and import the resource into your account.    **This resource is located in the Canvas Commons. Click here to learn how to import courses into your Canvas account. Disclaimer: The listed resources have been shared publicly in our Canvas Community or in Commons. Sometimes Canvas evolves faster than the resources do, explore and find those that fit your needs! ... View more

We know a lot of you prefer to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Our goal is to provide you with several video resources that will assist you in learning the Instructor side of Canvas.     Beginner   Advanced Welcome To Canvas Recordings First Look and Course Basics are two introductory training sessions that are each available as 1-hour recordings. These sessions will give new users a sneak peek into what they will experience as they begin their Canvas journey. First Look First Look introduces participants to the Canvas environment, login procedure, and global navigation. Attendees will explore account setup, personal preferences, and communication tools, such as the Inbox and Calendar. This session also presents the numerous avenues for support available to each Canvas user. Course Basics Course Basics provides an overview of the layout and features included in a Canvas course. Users will learn about the Course Navigation Menu and individual components that can be used to deliver content and assess student performance. This introductory demonstration provides users with the background knowledge to begin their Canvas journey. Personality goes a long way  Did you know that instructor presence in an online course is the single, most important factor in determining a student’s success and satisfaction? Frequent feedback, regular announcements, timely correspondence with students are just some indicators of teacher presence, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee it. In this session, the Canvas Network team will share creative ways to sprinkle your personality into your courses so students can connect with you -- and not the robot teacher in a dark room somewhere. Tips to designing Mobile Friendly Assignments  While the Canvas app is effective in translating your course to be responsive on a mobile device, it is the job of the teacher or instructional designer to effectively design assignments to address the on-the-go learner, as well. We have tips to help you make your assignments even MORE mobile-friendly!  Canvas Training T2T Series  Our very own Canvas Training Team presents the Train 2 Train series. This monthly series is designed for those folks who are in the position of training their faculty or staff on Canvas. Each month they feature a new topic, with discussions, feedback sessions and previews of new training sessions. While these sessions are delivered live, the recordings are made available after each session has ended. Exciting Elementary Explorations! This Canvas Live session gives users an opportunity to discover concepts surrounding some creative ways to integrate Canvas in K-5 classrooms. The session discusses exciting topics such as scavenger hunts, digital field trips, fun with videos and more! Join us in exploring best practices, sharing ideas and discovering more about what Canvas Training has to offer! Mastery Paths Differentiation is the buzz word that every teacher knows. How can I customize learning to the needs of my student? Canvas has an answer. That answer is Mastery Paths. Users will explore the various opportunities for student-centric learning that Mastery Paths offers, including performance triggered paths, custom pacing and even ways to let students choose their own adventure. We hope you choose *your* adventure today and join us for this exciting Mastery Paths journey! Exploring Accessibility This Canvas Live session will give users an opportunity to discuss concepts regarding accessible content creation. Together we will investigate resources which aid in the development of courses that are accessible to all. Come learn about best practices, share ideas and discover more about what Canvas Training has to offer!   Google LTI Series   Google LTI Series is a limited, bi-weekly series of 30-minute presentations and discussions designed to explore the power and capabilities of the new Google LTI integration.  Canvas in Overdrive with Google Drive In this session we will highlight the key features of the integration and demonstrate ways the LTI makes using Google with Canvas even easier. Accessing Your Assets Whether you’re a teacher or a student, the Google LTI allows you to share course materials or submit assignments with fewer clicks, respectively. See ways this seamless integration to your Google Drive makes file sharing so easy! Driving Course Content With the Google LTI integration, you can quickly link to or embed content from your Google Drive. Whether you are designing your course pages or organizing resources in modules, Google LTI leverages the Rich Content Editor (RCE) and external links, beautifully. Let us show you... Assignments Simplified From assignment creation to assignment submission to assignment grading. Watch how the assignment lifecycle is enhanced when the Google LTI is enabled in your course. Worksheet Wonders Worksheets can be essential to classroom activities and homework. But in the digital world, they can be a bit tricky to administer. One way is to post a digital copy of the worksheet for students, and hope they download, update, save and submit. Another way, (especially if you use Google Drive), is to create a template, make a copy, then share each one with a student, individually. Google LTI has helped to eliminate challenges and redundancies to worksheet templating! Woot-Woot! Collaborative Explosions With the Google LTI, take group work to the next level by creating collaborations for course groups, student groups, and on-demand groups for Google documents, spreadsheets and/or presentations! Learn how in this session! Office 365 LTI Series   Office 365 LTI Series is a limited, bi-weekly series of 30-minute presentations and discussions designed to explore the power and capabilities of the new Office LTI integration.  O365 LTI Series: Canvas + Microsoft in the Clouds In this session you will see the Microsoft Office 365 in action in Canvas. This session highlights the key features of the integration and demonstrates ways the LTI makes using Microsoft with Canvas even easier. O365 LTI Series: Your New Course 'Ribbon The Microsoft LTI allows students and teachers to access to their own O365 files within Canvas, creating less toggling between platforms. See ways this seamless integration to your Microsoft Office 365 makes file sharing (be it in course pages, assignments or modules) so efficient. O365 LTI Series: The Word on Assignments Assignment creation, submission, and grading has new advantages when the Microsoft Office LTI is enabled in Canvas. Check out ways to create templates and provide student feedback in a way that makes a teacher’s workflow feel like less work and more flow. O365 LTI Series: Collaborations and Things Worth (One)Noting With the Microsoft Office LTI, see ways that students can collaborate together on Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote documents. CanvasCon Presentations   In Canvas, the word ‘groups’ is used throughout the platform to mean different things. The Groupies Series is designed to clarify these nuances in hopes that you become a ‘fan’ of groups in Canvas. Flipping the Higher Ed Classroom Flipping the classroom is not only possible in higher ed, it is within reach, especially with the tools in Canvas. Designing these next generation learning opportunities with audio and video, Discussions, and Group spaces within your course spaces is easy. We’ll explore how. FAQs For Beginners  Getting started in Canvas can be overwhelming. How do I see my course like a student? How can I see what students are in my course? What browser do I use? How much file storage do I have? This session will explore some of the most frequently asked questions from instructors just starting with Canvas. Groupies Series   In Canvas, the word ‘groups’ is used throughout the platform to mean different things. The Groupies Series is designed to clarify these nuances in hopes that you become a ‘fan’ of groups in Canvas. Assignment Groups Have you ever wanted to weigh a group of assignments (i.e. 20%=quizzes, 40%=discussions, 40%=Assignments, etc.)? Have you ever thought to organize assignments into groupings or categories? Let’s review assignment groups and share a few ways you can leverage them for grading, organization and course management. Group Assignments When it comes to setting up your assignments in Canvas, what considerations should you make when accommodating for group submissions and group grading? Let’s review assignment settings, specifically the group-related ones, and leave with a few tips for designing group assignments. Assignments for Groups (a.k.a. differentiated assignments) Have you ever wanted to give one assignment to one group of students and another to a different group (without confusing students by having both assignments be visible)? Have you ever wanted to extend a deadline of one assignment to one group of students, but not the entire class? This session demonstrates ways to leverage differentiated assignments to customize course assignments in a way that keeps your gradebook clean and the students on track. Group Discussions How are group discussions different from class-wide discussions? What options are available when using graded (or ungraded) group discussions? And how do you navigate among group discussions once students begin posting? This session explores incorporating graded and ungraded group discussions into course design, and we'll consider the kinds of course activities and assignments that are best suited to group discussions. People Groups Student groups can exist within a course, as well as, outside of a course (account level groups). Let’s just jump in and deep-dive into these ‘people’ groups, be they at the course level or account level. From group settings to use-cases, let’s group together to discuss everything there is to know about groups. Inspire Greatness with Canvas Feedback Loops We all know that rich feedback between teachers and students inspires students to perform their best, corrects misconceptions, and encourages a growth mindset. But who has time? With Canvas you do! Not only does Canvas reduces time needed to provide rich feedback but also provides numerous pathways to get a feedback loop going with your students.                      Disclaimer: The listed resources have been shared publicly in our Canvas Community or in Commons. Sometimes Canvas evolves faster than the resources do, explore and find those that fit your needs!   ... View more

  We know a lot of you prefer to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Our goal is to provide you with self paced resources that will assist you in learning the Admin side of Canvas.  Beginner   Advanced   Canvas Admin Tour  The Canvas Admin Tour is a self-paced video course designed to help beginning Canvas Admins learn Canvas. The total viewing time for all videos is less than 45 minutes and videos can be viewed in any order. You will learn best practices for setting up your institution account with courses, terms and users; create shared resources with outcomes, rubrics and question banks; solve issues with various Admin Tools and pull reports and statistics. Introduction to Analytics with Canvas  This Canvas Network course guides higher ed faculty, staff, and administrators through the creation of their own learning analytics plan. This course discusses appropriate use of learning analytics and its limitations. Seth Gurell & Sam Gedeborg @ Utah Valley University   K-12 Policy: Data Privacy? Get Schooled  Data is essential for improving outcomes for students. In order to create a culture of trust that enables effective data use, policymakers and education professionals must ensure that the public has confidences that state and local leaders act to protect student data privacy. This self-paced course will discuss the value data brings to improve education, offer recommendations for addressing privacy concerns while promoting effective data use, and explore lessons learned from existing and emerging policies in education and other sectors. Meet the Canvas PartnersPartnerships  Canvas partners with over 100 different vendors to offer easy integrations via LTIs. Check out this resource page to find information on all our vendor partnerships, searchable by integration levels and category. Follow the page to our EduApp Center too and explore the many products that can be installed by Canvas Admins on the institution level! Canvancements  Check out this comprehensive list of Canvas Enhancements, where Admins can glean all kinds of tips & tricks about how to trick out their institution account. These resources were collected by super-user James Jones. Keep them coming James!   LMS Migration Strategies GroupLMS Migration Strategies  Our Canvas Community promotes collaboration and sharing of resources in many ways. Check out this group for great resources, discussions and advice for Admins! **Canvas Admin Orientation  A Canvas Commons resource offered by the Canvas Community team. This course is self-paced and designed to familiarize Canvas Admins with the need-to-know settings and features of Canvas. There are five modules consisting of 18 short lessons and will take approximately two and a half hours to complete. To access this resources navigate to Canvas Commons, search for "Self Paced: Admin Orientation" and and import the resource into your account. Look for the pink course card.    **Essentials for Admins  Join a Camp KumbayAwesome experience for Admins. This Commons course was presented as a full-day workshop at Instructurecon 2016! So grab your compass and lace up your hiking boots! You’ll hike the back trails while learning the Admin side of Canvas and play a few games along the way! To access this resources navigate to Canvas Commons, search for "Self Paced: Essentials for Admins" and import the resource into your account. Look for the pink course card.    **Canvas Support Orientation  This self-paced Canvas Support Orientation Commons course is designed to familiarize Canvas administrators and their support teams with the need-to-know resources and tools in order to effectively support and troubleshoot basic Canvas issues within their organization. To access this resources navigate to Canvas Commons, search for "Self Paced: Canvas Support Orientation" and and import the resource into your account. Look for the pink course card.  **Click here to learn how to import courses into your Canvas account.                Disclaimer: The listed resources have been shared publicly in our Canvas Community or in Commons. Sometimes Canvas evolves faster than the resources do, explore and find those that fit your needs! ... View more

  We know a lot of you prefer to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Our goal is to provide you with several video resources that will assist you in learning the Admin side of Canvas.    Beginner    Advanced  FastTrack: Canvas Admin Series Basics Series Ready to get up and running with Canvas? We’ve got some great resources to help you out. Short on time? Check out The Fast Track Canvas Admin Video Series where you can watch quick 3-minute videos on specific tools and features in Canvas. Prefer to take a full tour of Admin functions in Canvas class-style? The Canvas Admin Tour is for you with a menu of just-in-time learning opportunities! Fast Track: Canvas Admin Series   The "FastTrack: Canvas Admin Video Series" is a compilation of videos shared to the Canvas Community. Each video is less than 3 minutes and covers a specific Canvas Admin tool or functionality. The series is designed to continue to help with driving adoption and engagement of all the features. Account Structure Series Setting up your institution’s account for optimal performance and management is key to a successful implementation. Our Account Structure video series will showcase the how’to’s and how-did’s, from Admins at all levels as they share their pro-tips and lessons learned. Building a Seamless Integration Experience    This session will address best practices for designing an effective course in Canvas by managing the three vital areas of LMS integration: users, content, and data. InstCon 16 presentation by Marvin Puckerine @ Pearson Integration Cross-listing, De-crosslisting, Re-crosslisting, Oh My!   Confused on the cross-listing functionality in Canvas? Canvas User Tracey DeLillo breaks it down with a 30 minute video shared to the Canvas Community. Aren’t our users great? ProTips: Next Level Administration and Deployment  Go beyond the early adopters. To be successful, school divisions must continue to identify and promote the value and opportunities Canvas can provide students, parents, teachers, and administrators beyond the surface. Entering our fourth year of Canvas usage, CCS will share the pro tips we have gleaned from our users. Coding Series Are you a coder at heart and want to really trick out your Canvas instance? Yeah, we know you are! That’s why Canvas code is open-source! Check out our Coding Series videos for tips and tricks on API, JS, CSS, HTML and more for customization options galore. Live API for Admins - No Programming Required  Ever wish you could get data out of Canvas that isn't in the Reports? Have you heard of the Live API? This is an interface that lets you, as an Admin, find some of the data you're looking for without any programming. InstCon 16 presentation by Lindy Foster @ Oregon State University Data Series Data rules. You need it, you want it. Our Data Series videos will introduce you to Canvas Data and other tools like Google Analytics that will give you the information you need to answer those questions on how Canvas is being used at your institution when it comes time for accreditation and budgets. Canvas Data Portal: What Do I Do with That?     Instructure is a technology company committed to improving education. We provide instructors and students with modern tools and resources that empower and simplify the learning experience. Instructure offers Canvas, the open, easy-to-use, cloud-native learning management system, as well as Canvas Network, an index of open, online courses by educators everywhere — from Ivy League institutions to community colleges Let Data Be Your Compass     Campers are invited to explore how Belhaven University is using data derived from Dropout Detective, Tutor.com, student end-of-course surveys, and faculty observations as a guide to offer students a better experience online. Participants will learn about practical resources and steps that could be implemented in their own institution. Using Google Analytics to Understand Canvas Usage  Power on to understanding Canvas data with Jeremy Perkins, IC at Instructure. This 25 minute video is a workshop demo from one of our many CanvasCons. Explore the wealth of information you can pull from Canvas with Google Analytics. Keeping Track of it all with Canvas Data  Interested in the potential of Canvas Data for your institution? Come see how Hult is using Canvas Data to focus on consistency and compliance across multiple locations and programs. Take an in-depth look at using Tableau to connect and visualize Canvas Data, and monitor trends across your institution. LTI Series Bring the best of the web into your course! We have over 260 LTIs available for integration on account, sub-account or course level. Check out our EduApp Center for even more. In this LTI Series for Admins, we will highlight some great demo videos of LTIs integrations where you can learn about keys, secrets and XML or URL configurations. LTI your Canvas for Great Good    In addition to being an awesome learning management system, Canvas is an extensible platform. Come and learn the state of the art so that you can customize Canvas to fit your needs. InstCon 16 presentation by Andrew Butterfield, Travis Thurston, Erin Wadsworth. Reflexive LTIs  LTIs are a great way to tie together separate learning tools. But, what if we want to tie together separate parts of the same learning tool? Take a look at how one school is creating LTI integrations that build feedback loops into Canvas, using the API to enrich LTI capabilities. InstCon 16 presentation by Seth Battis @ St. Marks School Vendor Series At Canvas, we’re committed to making integrations as easy as possible. Below you will find a variety of webinars by our vendor partners demo’ing third-party technologies. Getting SMORE out of your Cengage Integration    Learn best practices and tips on integrating Cengage digital resources within Canvas. Streamline the student experience with a simple registration process providing single sign on and quick access to assignments through deep linking. Save time with automatic grade return and focus more time on teaching! It's a one stop, seamless and engaging user experience for students. Learn tips for collaborating, preparing your own courses and sharing material with adjuncts and students to make their transition easier too! McGraw-Hill Education Deep Integration    Explore data integration possibilities with McGraw-Hill Education Connect and Canvas. Breakthrough Integration - Canvas and Examinity    After three years and more than 50 integrations, Canvas and online proctoring groups have fine-tuned their collaboration. Examity will lead a discussion around the progress made since the beginning, citing expertise gained from being the integration partner in more than 1/2 of the total count. Participants will leave with an understanding of trends, successes and peer client examples. Instructurecon 2016 Presentation Recordings Unable to attend Instructurecon 2016? Missed out on a session you were really hoping to attend? Look no further! We at Canvas try to make accessing our resources as easy as possible. This collection of Instructurecon videos provides users a library of knowledge on a wide variety of topics, presentations and discussions. Disclaimer: The listed resources have been shared publicly in our Canvas Community or in Commons. Sometimes Canvas evolves faster than the resources do, explore and find those that fit your needs! ... View more

  Using Canvas in the Elementary Environment (90 mins)   Sallie Michalsky This training provides K12 educators with a greater understanding of how to leverage Canvas tools to foster connections outside of the classroom. You'll learn to create engaging content pages, improve communication with parents, increase parent involvement in student learning, and more. Leveraging modular design and student-centered learning,  teachers can differentiate and meet the needs of all learners in their classrooms. Participants will learn to use assignments, quizzes, discussions, and modules to maximize student learning. Click to Register ($125)       We would love to hear from attendees! Please share any questions or thoughts you might have before, during and after the presentation! ... View more