Academic strategy workshop program

When you claim the skills to make your academic experience more efficient and effective, you improve your entire university experience. Workshops will be held in person and via Zoom.

Reservations are required for workshops. Don't have time for a workshop? Check out our 1-Minute Workshop Video Series! Workshop Calendar Talk with a peer mentor about evidence-based strategies for getting through the first two weeks of online learning, and then transitioning back to in-person! See the links below for our spring calendar. We support students with a wide range of disabilities, including physical disabilities, chronic illness, and conditions such as ADHD, dyslexia, and anxiety.

To learn more about our support for students with disabilities and to request a mentor, visit this page: Disability Peer Mentor Program.

W orkshop Schedule for Semester. Workshops Organized by Topic. Our learning technologies programming focuses on the nuts-and-bolts of working with different tools. Effective teaching practice frames our inquiry and approach to how these tools are used and modeled but the primary outcome for these sessions is to improve your comfort using different technologies so that you can optimize their use in your course.

Our learning technologies programming covers different settings, features, and uses of supported learning technologies at WOU, providing how-to demonstrations and guiding you to additional resources. Growing with Canvas has five modules of content that will take users through everything they need to know about using Canvas at their institutions — no matter what grade or level.

Participants in the course will try out a number of the concepts through the practice assessments. Each module has about miuntes of video. We estimate the time to complete each module is 1.

The course does not need to be completed in one sitting. This form enrolls you in Growing with Canvas while also creating a sandbox shell that you can use to experiment with new ideas and features. Canvas Fundamentals is your introduction to Canvas. Facilitated by Academic Innovation staff, this session covers basic features, navigation, and design considerations for Canvas.

It is also an opportunity for you to ask questions about different features and capabilities in Canvas. Canvas Fundamentals is offered several times each term. To find out more about upcoming dates and sign up for a session, check out our Canvas Fundamentals registration page.

This session will introduce you to the gradebook, how to configure it to meet your needs, and tips for using it productively. Getting to Know Gradebook is offered several times each term. To find out more about upcoming dates and sign up for a session, check out our Getting to Know Gradebook registration page. This workshop will cover how Canvas uses modules to create structure in courses, as well as fundamentals of module organization, content, and settings.

In this workshop you will learn how to:. Making the Most of Your Modules is offered several times each term. To find out more about upcoming dates and sign up for a session, check out our Making the Most of Your Modules registration page. Questions about Quizzes is offered several times each term. To find out more about upcoming dates and sign up for a session, check out our Questions about Quizzes registration page.

Learn more about the additional tools and resources you can add into your Canvas course! This workshop will:. Expand Your Options is offered several times each term. To find out more about upcoming dates and sign up for a session, check out our Expand Your Options registration page. Need to move your course from Moodle to Canvas but not sure the best way? Academic Innovation facilitates guided course transitions throughout our Canvas conversion.

These hands-on sessions walk participants through the process of downloading a course from Moodle and uploading it into Canvas.