Academic Technology Professional Development
Academic Technology Professional Development
The Department of Academic Technology will be offering a series of training sessions during the summer. Faculty interested in attending these sessions should contact for more details.
If you also need help building your online course, get more information on the Online Learning Pages.
Sessions are offered online via Zoom or in B2-26. Please register in advance for any Zoom sessions using the provided links. A Zoom link will be sent to you. Registration can still be done on the day of the session.
Please feel free to reach out to with questions or to schedule one-on-one or special training sessions. We’re happy to work around your schedule.
Bookmark this page. Additional sessions will be added regularly.
Academic Technology Q&A
Come with your questions! In this open session, we’ll help you with any questions or concerns.
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
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Monday, April 1st, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
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Friday, April 5th, 11 – 11:30 am (Via Zoom, register here)
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Friday, April 19th, 11 – 11:30 am (Via Zoom, register here)
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Monday, April 29th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
Canvas Accessibility Checker
Ensure readability, usability, and section 504 compliance with the Canvas Accessibility Checker, which will check your Canvas items for any accessibility issues and provide quick, easy solutions.
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Friday, March 29th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
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Monday, April 8th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
Managing Your Canvas Gradebook
The Canvas gradebook can become difficult to navigate, especially toward the end of the semester once there are many assignments and submissions. Learn how to filter out the gradebook by module or assignment group, search for assignments and students, edit assignment status, and communicate with students based on submissions and grades.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
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Thursday, April 11th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
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Friday, April 26th, 11 – 11:30 am (Via Zoom, register here)
Kaltura Video Quizzes
This session will cover adding quiz questions to your Kaltura videos and using them as Canvas assignments.
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Wednesday, April 10th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
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Thursday, April 18th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)
Editing Kaltura Videos
After recording a video in Kaltura, you can also use the built-in editing tools to clip and trim the video, which will be covered in this session.
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Wednesday, April 17th, 11 – 11:30 am (Via Zoom, register here)
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Wednesday, April 24th, 2 – 2:30 pm (Via Zoom, register here)