Upcoming Training
The TEL department provides staff and student training throughout the year, addressing a range of topics to ensure that everyone is getting the most out of the tools and platforms we provide. We also continue to update our self-paced Canvas-based courses for staff and students, including Canvas Learn for Students and the Student Assessment Guide
As always, please feel free to reach out to our team with questions or comments at edtech@mtu.ie
Managing and releasing Grades and Feedback in Canvas Session 1
This training session will cover how to give student feedback and input and release grades in Canvas.
You can find help articles on using Canvas for assessments here: https://telhelp.eu.helpdocs.com/
Introduction
Assignment settings
Quiz settings
Accessing student work
Speedgrader
The Gradebook
Moderate quizzes
Ouriginal submissions
Exporting the grade book
"Message students who"
Canvas Assignment Tips
Managing and releasing Grades and Feedback in Canvas Session 2
This training session will cover how to give student feedback and input and release grades in Canvas.
You can find help articles on using Canvas for assessments here: https://telhelp.eu.helpdocs.com/
Introduction
Assignment settings
Quiz settings
Accessing student work
Speedgrader
The Gradebook
Moderate quizzes
Ouriginal submissions
Exporting the grade book
"Message students who"
Canvas Assignment Tips
Canvas Refresher
Digital Teaching and Learning Refresher
This training session will help you refresh your knowledge on using Canvas and will include the topics below:
Accessing & archiving modules
Copying other module content
Setting up modules for re navigation, visibility, etc.
Crosslisting
Start of semester
Your module Syllabus
Getting setup for the semester
Managing and releasing Grades and Feedback in Canvas
Managing and Releasing Grades
The upcoming sessions will focus on reviewing and releasing student feedback and grades using the Canvas Gradebook feature.
Introduction to 360 Video and its application in creating immersive teaching and learning resources
360 Video
This training session will help you gain insight into using 360 video in your digital and teaching content. This will include an introduction to 360 Video, examples of how it could be used and guides on how to use it correctly
Slidedeck Design: Effective slide design and PowerPoint features for teaching and learning
Slidedesk Design
This training session will help you gain insight into the effective use of slide design and will outline PowerPoint features for teaching and learning.
Teaching and Learning Productivity Hacks using Canvas, Zoom and Microsoft Apps
Teaching and Learning Productivity Hacks
This training session will help you get a look at productivity hacks that can be used in Canvas, Zoom and the Microsoft apps
Content Design: Finding and remixing images and videos to use in teaching and learning
Content Design
This training session will help you improve your knowledge on finding and remixing images and videos for your use in your digital teaching and learning course content design.
Accessibility: Preparing digital teaching and learning content for a diverse learner group
Accessibility
This training session will help you gain insight into preparing digital teaching and learning content for a diverse learner group.
Reviewing and releasing student feedback and grades
The upcoming sessions will focus on reviewing and releasing student feedback and grades using the Canvas Gradebook feature. In addition to the above, the TEL department continues to update our self-paced courses for staff and students on Canvas including Canvas Learn for Staff and the Student Assessment Guide.
As always, please feel free to reach out to our team with questions or comments at edtech@mtu.ie.
Vevox Wrap up session
Vevox enables staff to run live online student polls, quizzes, Q&As and surveys. From our research, the tool has high adoption in Higher Education Institutions across Ireland and the UK and has a very active community of users. The pilot will take place over Semester 2 and participating staff will be given training and resources to guide them through using the tool. We will also provide examples of best practice across a number of teaching and learning scenarios.