Live Canvas Training - Spring 2026
Get started now! We highly recommend completing our fully online, self-paced "Growing with Canvas" training in addition to attending this live training event. Contact instructionaldesign@weber.edu with any questions.
Join WSU Online Instructional Designers and colleagues for our back-to-school workshops! We offer these right before each semester. Sign up for sessions in Learn Weber (our new training platform) in the eWeber Portal and check your email for reminders the day before training.
All sessions will be via Zoom or in Lindquist Hall 101 (see below).
Wednesday, December 10 - Canvas Jumpstart: Build, Test, Launch via Zoom
Mission: Leave with a student-ready Canvas course shell with a syllabus, home page, and one full module, including an assignment.
Register for each session in Learn Weber
9:30 - 10:20 Creating Content: Build Pages, Modules, and Course Overviews
10:30 - 11:20 Building Assignments and Discussions: Engage Students and Collect Work
11:30 - 12:20 Quizzes Made Simple: Create, Preview, and Publish Assessments
12:20 - 1:00 Lunch break
1:00 - 1:50 Using the Canvas Gradebook: Organize, Grade, and Communicate
2:00 - 2:50 Honorlock Basics: Secure Proctoring for Your Canvas Quizzes
Thursday, December 11 - Accessibility Bootcamp in Lindquist Hall LH 101
Mission: Prepare your course for all learners. From captions to color contrast, navigation to alt text, you’ll fine-tune your digital environment for takeoff—because accessibility isn’t extra, it’s essential.
Register for Bootcamp in Learn Weber
11:00 - 12:00 Canvas Rich Content Editor Accessibility
12:00 - 1:00 Pizza & hands-on build time
1:00 - 2:00 Document Accessibility
2:00 - 2:50 Hands-on build time
Wednesday, January 7 - Canvas Advanced: Tools for Transformative Teaching via Zoom
Mission: Supercharge your Canvas course with engagement strategies, custom design, and interactive assessments.
Register for each session in Learn Weber
1:00 - 1:50 Using Video in Canvas + Annoto: Enhancing Video Engagement
2:00 - 3:15 From HTML to AI: Design Magic for Canvas
3:15 - 4:00 Unlock Canvas Outcomes: Your Assessment Superpower with Dr. Gail Niklason
4:00 - 4:50 What’s New in Canvas: Smart Features for Smarter Teaching NEW!!
Sign up for any and all sessions in Learn Weber!
Additional Canvas Help
Need some last-minute help? Visit WSU Online Instructional Designers in the Digital District (Lampros Hall) for drop-in help weekdays from 8:30-4:00 or Google chat us @instructionaldesign for virtual help. No need to sign up, just put a reminder on your calendar to contact us!