Training

Technolgy Learning & Connections Center

In-person technology training is offered each quarter in A109 for Bellevue College faculty and staff.  Workshops are geared to learning web and desktop software used at the college and to improve basic fundamental understanding of working with technology.

Hours: Monday – Thursday – 9:30am – 6:00pm  |  Friday – 9:30am – 4:00pm

Contact us:  425-564-4210  |  425-564-4214

If you need live support, please send a Request Center ticket and setup an appointment time. Once you get a confimation, click on the link below on the appointed time to get live help for Canvas.

Live Canvas Support Webinar for Faculty 

 

Canvas training for Spring 2013

Register for the workshops available on the    Technology Training Calendar      

Read the Canvas Guide for Instructors to get started.

Read the FAQs section for more Canvas answers.

The following offerings are available for students and faculty.

What’s available for students?

Self-paced

• Student User’s Guide to Canvas – This page will help you with the basics of getting started, getting your account set up, logging in the first time and where to find other technical help if you need it.
• Canvas Student Orientation - An online, self-paced orientation you may view anytime.

Instructor-led

• Canvas Online Learning Workshop - Get an idea of what it’s like to take an online class with this session. This course is designed to help you succeed in your online course. You’ll learn the software while learning about features like submitting your assignments and communicating with your instructor.
• Canvas On-Campus Workshop - If face to face is more your speed, our Canvas On-Campus Workshop gives you a more personal orientation and introduction to Canvas, it’s features and how to succeed in your online course.

What’s available for faculty?

Online and self-paced

• Faculty User’s Guide to Canvas – Get the fundamentals for getting access to your course sites.
• Canvas knowledge base articles – We’re adding new articles to our Help Desk knowledge base every day. Check out all articles covering Canvas.

In-person workshops and walk-in help

Workshops and walk-in sessions are offered in A109 for faculty who want to learn Canvas.  These sessions focus on stepping you through Canvas features, working with site management screens and generally giving you the fundamentals of working with the tools.

• Workshop descriptions
• Technology Training Calendar

Canvas Help Center

Instructure, the company that owns Canvas offers an online help website with guides, videos and a user community where you may connect with faculty from other colleges to share idea. Visit the Canvas Help Center.

Free Canvas test sites

Instructure offers free temporary sites for teachers who want to try out Canvas. If you aren’t scheduled to teach with Canvas in the fall, you can set up a temporary site anytime you wish by visiting www.instructure.com.

Faconline Listserv

If you’ve used Blackboard Vista in the past, it’s likely you’ve used faconline, Bellevue College’s listserv for faculty teaching online. This listserv is still the best way to connect with your BC faculty colleagues to share what you’ve learned about using Canvas, as well as exchange ideas about teaching online. Instructions for subscribing to Faconline.

Office 2010 self-guided tutorials and other educational resources are available on the Technology Resources site