The Teaching and Learning Center has a team of instructional designers to support you in designing your courses. Email TLC-Help@nau.edufor instructional design assistance or to request an individual consultation with a TLC Instructional Design Team member.
Canvas Open Lab Schedule
If you have a canvas question, join an instructional designer at our Canvas open lab. Labs are offered both in-person and online.
Weekly Schedule
Monday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Zoom & Cline 169
Tuesday, 9:00 – 11:30 am | Zoom only
Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:30 pm | Zoom only
Thursday, 10:00 – 11:30 am | Zoom & Cline 169
Zoom Meeting ID: 243 233 4493
Password: canvas
If you have a canvas question, join an instructional designer at our Canvas open lab. Labs are offered both in-person and online.
Weekly Schedule
Monday | Zoom & Cline 168
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tuesday | Zoom & Cline 168
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Wednesday | Zoom & Cline 168
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- 8/21 AM meeting not offered
Thursday | Zoom & Cline 168
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Zoom Meeting ID: 243 233 4493
Password: canvas
If you have a canvas question, join an instructional designer at our Canvas open lab. Labs are offered both in-person and online.
Weekly Schedule
Tuesday, 9:00 – 10:30 am | Zoom & Cline 169
Wednesday, 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Zoom only
Thursday, 10:00 – 11:30 am | Zoom only
Friday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Zoom & Cline 169
Zoom Meeting ID: 243 233 4493
Password: canvas
Canvas Workshops Online
We offer workshops on a variety of Canvas topics. Please register by clicking the date below and to receive the Zoom Link.
The Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader are powerful tools for providing students with feedback on their work and keeping them updated on their progress in your course. Join us to learn more about grading and the gradebook in Canvas.
Monday, 7/29/24, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Tuesday, 7/30/24, 11:00 – 11:45 am
Join this Zoom workshop on Canvas basics.
Tuesday, 8/13/24, 8:30 – 9:15 am
Wednesday, 8/14/24, 8:30 – 9:15 am
Join us for an overview of the Canvas basics needed to be ready for the first day of class.
Monday, 8/19/24, 8:30 – 9:15 am
Tuesday, 8/20/24, 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Join this workshop to learn about the Canvas tools to maximize instructor efficiency.
Tuesday, 8/27/24, 11:00 – 11:45 am
Join us to learn about ensuring ADA compliance, managing accommodations in Canvas such as adding extra time and extending deadlines on Quizzes and Assignments for one or more of your students.
Tuesday, 9/3/24, 11:00 – 11:45 am
Join this workshop to learn how to create, annotate, and edit videos in Canvas.
Tuesday, 9/10/24, 11:00 – 11:45 am
Join this workshop to learn about Canvas communication tools.
Tuesday, 9/17/24, 11:00 – 11:45 am
Join this Canvas workshop to understand the difference between the New Quizzes and Classic Quizzes options.
Tuesday, 9/24/24, 11:00 – 11:45 am
Self-Enroll Training Courses
Canvas is the primary learning management system for all courses at Northern Arizona University. We encourage all faculty to access the Canvas instructor training resources below.
Canvas offers Daily Webinars to help users set up and improve Courses in Canvas.Follow this link to the Knowledge Base Article on accessing the Canvas Training Services Portal.
Below are a few steps we recommend taking to get started with Canvas.
- Go to canvas.nau.edu to log in to Canvas.
- Review the Canvas Knowledge Articles for Faculty.
- Learn through the Canvas Webinars.
Canvas Conversations is a fully asynchronous course organized into three modules that leverage the Canvas Training Services Portal.
Course Topics
- Module 1: First Day Ready learning path
- Module 2: Course Design and Accessibility learning path
- Module 3: Live Webinars through the Canvas Training Services Portal
Self-Enroll in Growing with Canvas
This asynchronous online Canvas training is available from August 21 2023 to August 21, 2024.
Growing with Canvas is an asynchronous online training designed for full-time faculty. Faculty participants will move through the five modules. Each module will engage faculty participants in learning, check their knowledge with a quiz, and challenge them to complete practical assignments in a companion Canvas shell. The total time expected to complete the Growing with Canvas training is 10-15 hours.
Growing with Canvas for Staff and Part-Time Faculty is an asynchronous training designed for staff and part-time faculty. Participants will move through the five modules at their own pace. Each module will engage participants in learning, invite them to share in the discussion, check their knowledge with a quiz, and challenge them to complete practical assignments in their sandbox.
TheGrowing with Canvas for Staff and Part-Time Faculty training will not have an official start nor end date. The course will be monitored by the Teaching and Learning Instructional Design Team. The TLC team will monitor the discussion board. The total time expected to complete the Growing with Canvas for Staff and Part-Time Faculty training is 5-10 hours.
Growing with Canvas for Staff and Part-Time Faculty Self-Enroll Link
For Immediate Canvas Technical Assistance
- Contact the LMS Faculty Help Desk at 928-523-3335 or toll-free at 866-802-5256.
- Email support at LMS-Faculty-Help@nau.edu or submit a ServiceNow ticket
