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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of May 12

Posted on 05/12/2025

OTAN Digest - May 2025

This Week’s Upcoming Activities

Monday, May 12, 2-3:00 pm | Canvas Discussions | In this session, participants will learn all about the new Discussion redesign and how to create and use Discussions for engagement. Discussions have been upgraded to enable Podcast feeds, new Checkpoints and summary features for easy grading.

Tuesday, May 13, 11:30-12:30 pm | Aligning and Tracking Outcomes in Canvas with Dana Thompson | Learn how to use Canvas Outcomes to track student mastery effectively by importing Account, State, and Common Core Standards into your courses. Align activities with measurable learning goals to enhance instructional success. This session complements last week’s session on Rubrics, but you can attend either or both for a complete understanding of these essential tools!

Friday, May 16, 1-2:00 pm | OTAN Tech Talk: AI Tools for Teachers, Oh mAI! with Francisco X. Pinedo, Jr. | Learn about AI tools for both teachers and students to use in the AE classroom.

Coming Soon!

Tuesday, May 20, 1-2:30 pm | Canvas Rich Content Editor - AI Tool

Thursday, May 22, 3-4:00 pm | Northstar Digital Literacy User Group | Join this user-driven group of adult educators using Northstar Digital Literacy at their agencies.

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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.