Canvas Open Labs, Workshops, and Support for Faculty
The Teaching and Learning Center has a team of instructional designers to support you in designing your courses. Email TLC-Help@nau.edu for instructional design assistance or to request an individual consultation with a TLC Instructional Design Team member.
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 Basics Self-Enroll Training Course
Canvas Essentials Accordion Closed
Self-Enroll in Canvas Essentials
Canvas Essentials is a course for faculty to learn the basics of Canvas. It is an asynchronous online training in which participants move through seven modules. Each module will engage participants in learning activities, checking Canvas knowledge, and practicing Canvas tasks in a companion Canvas shell. The total time expected to complete the Canvas Essentials training is six hours. Successful completion of Canvas Essentials and module quizzes with a score of 9 out of 10 for each will make completers eligible for a digital badge that verifies training completion and acquisition of foundational Canvas skills.
Canvas Basics Workshops Online
We offer workshops on a variety of Canvas topics. Register for a date/time below and join us online to learn about Canvas and how to best use it with your students at NAU.
AI Resilient Assessments Accordion Closed
This workshop will discuss alternate assignments and assessments that are make AI less of an answer tool for students while focusing on progressive projects, self-reflection, and other strategies.
Week of Mar 16:
Monday | March 16 | 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Zoom
Introduction to DesignPlus in Canvas Accordion Closed
Easily add engaging content, design, and features to your course.
Week of Mar 23:
Monday | March 23 | 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Zoom
Grab and Go Student Supports Delivered in Canvas Accordion Closed
Enhance your course design with plug-and-play student support content now available in Canvas. This session will demonstrate how to add editable content blocks—covering study strategies, effective use of feedback, foundational AI literacy, reading a research article, and student wellbeing—directly into your course anywhere the Rich Content Editor exists. These resources provide flexible, just-in-time support that can be adapted to fit your course structure and students’ needs.
Week of Mar 30:
Transform Your Syllabus into an Interactive Canvas Module Accordion Closed
In this hands-on session, you will learn how to transform your syllabus into an engaging Canvas module that features interactive content. Building from a prepared module template, you will have the opportunity to customize the content for your course. This approach ensures that your syllabus is not only informative but also dynamic and tailored for active student engagement.
Week of Mar 30:
Monday | March 30 | 2:00 – 2:45 pm | Zoom
Building a NEW course Quickly in Canvas Accordion Closed
Using CidiLabs MultiTool to build out your course in less than an hour.
Week of Mar 30:
Monday | March 30 | 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Zoom
Advanced Tools in DesignPlus in Canvas Accordion Closed
Add additional engaging content, design, and features to your course.
Week of Apr 6:
Monday | April 6 | 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Zoom
Cleaning Up and Improving Your Canvas Course Accordion Closed
So I have (or inherited) an old course that is a mess….
Week of Apr 13:
Monday | April 13 | 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Zoom
Instructional Design (ID) Open Lab Schedule
Do you have questions for an Instructional Designer? Join us during our Open Labs and ask for help with Canvas, course design, AI, accessibility, scaffolding, teaching large classes, and more. Labs are offered both in-person (Cline 169) and on Zoom. See details below and don’t forget to bring your laptop!
Spring ID Open Labs Accordion Closed
Weekly hours through May 7:
Monday | 10:00 – 11:30 am | Zoom & Cline 169
Tuesday | 9:00 – 10:30 am | Zoom & Cline 169
Wednesday | 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Zoom & Cline 169
Thursday | 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Zoom & Cline 169
Zoom Meeting ID: 243 233 4493
Password: nau Zoom 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