Morning – 9:30a-11:00a

Canvas Basics with Jen Classen

New to Canvas? After an overview of the Canvas environment and global navigation options, you will explore the course navigation menu and individual components that are used to deliver content and assess student performance. You will learn how to customize your course Home page, create Announcements, upload files, use the rich content editor to create content, adjust course settings, and publish your course so it is available to students.

Prerequisite: Canvas username/password.

Repeated below on Tuesday, August 25, at 1:00p.

Afternoon – 1:00p-2:00p

Gmail and Google Calendar with Hedrick Ellis

Tips for Organizing your Digital Life

This hands-on workshop will cover some advanced features of Gmail and Google Calendar such as: organizing your Inbox, creating contact groups, scheduling when emails are sent, saving attachments to Google Drive, finding available times for meetings, sharing your calendar, subscribing to a calendar, and creating appointment slots.

Morning – 9:30a-11:00a

Canvas New Quizzes and Surveys with Jen Classen

Elevate your digital assessment and real-time student engagement strategies using Canvas New Quizzes. You will learn to design interactive question types, manage advanced item banks, and leverage surveys to gauge student understanding.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Canvas workshop or prior experience with Canvas.

Repeated below on Thursday, August 27, at 1:00p.

Afternoon – 1:00p-2:00p

Google Drive and Docs with Hedrick Ellis

Tips for Organizing your Digital Life

This workshop is designed for people who are comfortable with the basic functionality of Google Drive and Google Docs and want to move to the next level. We will explore advanced features in Google Drive such as storing a file in two locations, moving multiple files at the same time, and organizing shared files. We will also explore some advanced features of Google Docs such as voice typing, automatic substitution, adding drawings, and using add-ons to add graphic organizers and highlighting tools.

Morning – 9:30a-11:00a

Canvas Assignments and Grading with Jim Lacey

In Canvas, “Assignments” refer to any scored student work — online submitted assignments, unsubmitted activities, scored discussion, or even quizzes. In this session, you will learn how to create different types of assignments, group assignments to make grade weighting easier, and use the Gradebook and SpeedGrader to quickly score student work.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Canvas workshop or prior experience with Canvas.

Repeated below on Wednesday, August 26, at 1:00p.

Afternoon – 1:00p-2:30p

Canvas Rubrics (leveraging AI) with Jen Classen

Upgrade your assessment strategies and ensure grading transparency across your courses by implementing structured Canvas Rubrics. You will learn to establish clear evaluative criteria (optionally leverage AI tools to rapidly generate robust rubric drafts) and integrate them into your assignments for a more efficient, consistent grading workflow.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Canvas workshop or prior experience with Canvas.

Morning – 9:30a-11:00a

Creating, Editing, and Storing Videos with YuJa with Jen Classen

YuJa is Endicott’s cloud-based video storage service that integrates with Canvas. This hands-on workshop will give you experience with using YuJa to create, edit, and manage videos. We will also explore how to add captions and embed questions with video quizzes.

Prerequisite: Endicott username/password

Afternoon – 1:00p-2:30p

Canvas Basics with Jen Classen

New to Canvas? After an overview of the Canvas environment and global navigation options, you will explore the course navigation menu and individual components that are used to deliver content and assess student performance. You will learn how to customize your course Home page, create Announcements, upload files, use the rich content editor to create content, adjust course settings, and publish your course so it is available to students.

Prerequisite: Canvas username/password.

Note: A Zoom-only session will also be held at 6:00p.

Morning – 9:30a-10:30a

Google Gemini for Workspace and Teaching with James Faulkner

Leverage AI in your teaching, service, and administrative routines with peace of mind. You will learn how to leverage Endicott’s offerings of Google AI (“Gemini”) features throughout the Google Workspace ecosystem and beyond (including Canvas). Licensed for all Endicott faculty and staff with enterprise-level data security and privacy protections, these Gemini features can catalyze your daily workflows when connected to your Google Drive and more.

Afternoon – 1:00p-2:30p

Canvas Assignments and Grading with Jim Lacey

In Canvas, “Assignments” refer to any scored student work — online submitted assignments, unsubmitted activities, scored discussion, or even quizzes. You will learn how to create different types of assignments, group assignments to make grade weighting easier, and use the Gradebook and SpeedGrader to quickly score student work.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Canvas workshop or prior experience with Canvas.

Morning – 9:30a-11:00a

Teaching with iPads with Jen Classen

IN PERSON ONLY – NO ZOOM OPTION

Maximize your classroom mobility and instructional flexibility by integrating an iPad into your daily teaching workflow. You will learn to annotate course materials in real-time, mirror your device effortlessly to the projector, and leverage interactive apps that foster active student learning.

Prerequisite: Personal or Endicott faculty iPad.

Afternoon – 1:00p-2:30p

Canvas New Quizzes and Surveys with Jen Classen

Elevate your digital assessment and real-time student engagement strategies using Canvas New Quizzes. You will learn to design question types, manage advanced item banks, and leverage surveys to gauge student understanding.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Canvas workshop or prior experience with Canvas.