Hosted by Charlie Mahoney IN PERSON Workshop UL 30 This in-person workshop helps faculty use LockDown Browser to secure quizzes and exams in Canvas, while also learning how to guide students through… Continue reading Lockdown Browser (in person)
Hosted by Avo Topjian Did you know Canvas can automatically display letter grades? Minimize confusion with the grades in your course by having your points or percentages automatically displayed as Letter Grades. This workshop will show you how to use this time saving function in your courses. Join the event on Zoom **If you require… Continue reading Displaying Letter Grades in Canvas
Hosted by Megan Duncan Discover how Adobe Express’s AI-powered features can help you create stunning course visuals, handouts, presentations, and marketing materials. Learn to generate images, refine layouts, and streamline your creative workflow—even with no design experience. Join the event on Zoom **If you require an ASL interpreter, please contact your department. ***For Zoom captions… Continue reading AI in Adobe Express
Hosted by Dr. Joyce Marie Brusasco, Dr. Helen Heinrich, Dr. Deone Zell In an AI-accelerated world, faculty play a critical role in helping students think critically with and about AI. This workshop explores practical strategies for designing learning activities that engage AI as a tool while emphasizing evaluation, bias detection, accuracy checking, and the essential role of human… Continue reading Critical Thinking in the Age of AI
Hosted by Charlie Mahoney Explore Google’s Notebook LM as a tool for organizing readings, summarizing complex topics, and supporting personalized learning. Learn how to import materials, generate structured study aids, and use AI responsibly to support research, teaching, and tutoring. Join the event on Zoom *If you require an ASL interpreter, please contact your department.… Continue reading Introduction to NotebookLM
Hosted by Kacee Williams This workshop provides an overview of building and using quizzes in your Canvas course. Topics will include: Creating questions and question banks, Assigning points, and Gradebook. Join this event on Zoom **If you require an ASL interpreter, please contact your department. ***For Zoom captions - please pre-enable automated captions/transcript on the Zoom website (not the… Continue reading Canvas Quizzes
Hosted by Dr. Joyce Marie Brusasco Learn how to push the layout and design of your Canvas pages to the next level by using ChatGPT to create the HTML code for you. No previous experience with HTML necessary; consider this an introduction to "vibe-coding". Join this event on Zoom **If you require an ASL interpreter, please contact your department.… Continue reading Canvas HTML with ChatGPT
Hosted by Charlie Mahoney Creating Custom GPTs – Learn how to build your own AI assistant using ChatGPT's no-code tools. This workshop covers how to upload documents, set behavior instructions, and align your GPT with course goals. We'll also discuss ethical use and share CSUN-specific examples for teaching and support. You will need to be signed into… Continue reading Creating Custom GPTs
Hosted by Dr. Joyce Marie Brusasco Discover how Canvas Insights leverages data from the course learning analytics, use filters to help you spot early-alert indicators, and quickly send tailored outreach emails. Join this event on Zoom You will need to be signed into Zoom with your csun.edu or my.csun.edu email address to join. If you are signed into the Zoom app with a different… Continue reading Canvas Insights
Hosted by Dr. Deone Zell Google Notebook LM turns your course readings, lecture notes, and research articles into interactive, AI-powered workspaces. In this workshop, you’ll see how to generate instant summaries, outlines, flashcards, and even mind maps to support student learning and streamline lecture prep. We’ll also explore advanced features like audio/video overviews and collaborative notebooks, showing how they can… Continue reading Google NotebookLM for Teaching and Learning
Hosted by Charlie Mahoney Poll Everywhere is an interactive, web-based student response system that engages learners through activities like word clouds, Q&A, and polls. Students can participate using a computer, tablet, or phone, and instructors can integrate responses with Canvas for grading. This workshop will cover getting started with Poll Everywhere, exploring activity types such as word… Continue reading Engage Students with Poll Everywhere
Hosted by Charlie Mahoney IN PERSON Workshop UL 30 This in-person workshop helps faculty use LockDown Browser to secure quizzes and exams in Canvas, while also learning how to guide students through downloading, installing, and testing the tool. We’ll walk through enabling LockDown in your course, explore Respondus Monitor options, and troubleshoot common student issues. You’ll leave with a quiz-ready setup, student instructions, and FTC… Continue reading Lockdown Browser (in person)