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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of July 22
(All times PST)
Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage and then email support@otan.us for more information.
This Upcoming Week’s Professional Development
Monday, July 22, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Grading and Feedback with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | Discover strategies for providing clear, actionable feedback that motivates learners. Explore Canvas's built-in features to personalize feedback, use multimedia annotations, and create a dynamic learning experience. Walk away with practical tips to turn grading from a chore into a chance to connect with your students and fuel their success! Great for instructors new to Canvas.
Tuesday, July 23, 1-2:30 pm | Instructure Link: Canvas Admin Cohort Part 2 with Cory Chitwood | Developed for Canvas Administrators, this session will demonstrate how to Build Outcomes/AdultEd Standards, Assess them and learn the features of Collaboration and Troubleshooting in Canvas. This is presented by an Instructure host with an Instructure link. No registration required. Use the Instructure Link to join the course at 1:00 pm PST.
Coming Soon!
Monday, July 29, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Outcomes and Rubrics with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME| This session will guide instructors through the process of creating, integrating, and applying rubrics to assignments and discussions, ensuring clear and consistent assessment criteria.
Monday, August 5, 12-1:30 pm | ASAP & Canvas: A wordaround from the field. with Christina Hyatt, OTAN SME | Is your agency an ASAP & Canvas user? Come to learn some workarounds for making ASAP work with Canvas. This session will cover: SIS imports, different pathways for using ASAP in Canvas, and there will also be time for Q & A.
Tuesday, August 6, 9-10:30 am | Canvas Course Basics for Administrators with Instructure Guest Speaker | This session designed for Account Administrators demonstrates Instructor Basics with the Rich Content Editor and Module Structure. This provides enough information for an Admin to get started on their own course or to help a colleague. This is hosted by Instructure with an Instructure link.
Thursday, August 8, 12-1:30 pm | Canvas Course Settings and Sharing with Dana Thompson, OTAN SME | Customize your course settings for a seamless learning experience in Canvas. Attend this session to: Learn to control course visibility, manage user roles, and optimize navigation.