Spring 2024 Semester Start Opportunities
Although the Fall 2023 semester isn’t quite concluded, we have programs scheduled to help you get your courses up and running for Spring 2024. Events kick off after the winter break, and begin 4 January.
Below are events we currently have scheduled. We will be sharing descriptions for each event over the next few days. Please make a reservation for events you want to attend by following the links below.
| TITLE | TIME | MODALITY | RECORDING |
| Canvas Quickstart In this orientation to Canvas, facilitators will review design, assessments, gradebook, and some of UAF’s most used Canvas integrations. | 4 January, 12-2pm | Virtual | No Recording |
| Canvas Quickstart In this orientation to Canvas, facilitators will review design, assessments, gradebook, and some of UAF’s most used Canvas integrations. | 5 January, 12-2pm | Virtual | No Recording |
| Moving Day (Move from Bb to Canvas) This step-by-step workshop will help you move your course from Blackboard to Canvas and get oriented in the new space. | 8 January, 9-11am and 1-3pm | Hybrid | No Recording |
| Canvas Barn-raising This barn-raising lays out a set of tasks and deadlines to help you get your course online and ready-to-go in just three days. | 9-11 January, 9am-2pm | Virtual | No Recording |
| Best Practices for Hyflex Learning This session will feature best practices for hyflex learning, which allows students to use different modalities (online/in-person) for attending/completing a course. | 9 January, 1-3pm | Hybrid | No Recording |
| AI and Your Teaching Practice This session will offer an overview of current efforts at UAF to integrate AI with teaching and learning, as well as share resources available to faculty and your students. | 11 January, 10am-12pm | Hybrid | Recording |
| RSI in Practice: A Faculty Panel In this panel discussion, UAF faculty will share their strategies and practices for meeting the new federal standards for “Regular and Substantive Interaction” (RSI) in online courses. | 11 January, 1:30-3pm | Virtual | Recording |
| Designer Consults Book a consultation with an instructional designer to help you troubleshoot problems, develop curriculum, create and schedule assessments, and so much more. | Daily, 3-12 January | Virtual | Book a consult |
| Open Lab Bring your questions about Canvas and/or teaching with technology to get direct support from an instructional designer. | 5 January and 12 January, 10am-12pm | Hybrid | Join the Zoom session |
