This hands-on session prepares Canvas users to optimize content for accessibility. Participants learn to identify accessibility issues within content, use the Rich Content Editor, create extended deadlines for quiz and assignment submissions, and use recommended guidelines for accessible quizzes.
Do you have questions about how to use Zoom effectively? Consider joining Penn State IT Learning and Development for Zoom Office Hours.
Why: Penn State IT Learning and Development will share Zoom updates, new training resources, and open the floor for your questions.
When: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays throughout the Spring 2021 semester (from January 20 through May 5)
Where: Please join via this Zoom link.
NOTE: No registration is required, but you must log in to Zoom at zoom.psu.edu. Once you enter the meeting, you will be placed in a Waiting Room and the host will let you in after they verify your identity.
Collaborating and communicating online has become an integral part of our day-to-day lives, but it’s often messy and hard to navigate across multiple apps and devices. Join us for a brown bag session to learn how to create and organize a virtual collaboration space with Microsoft Teams. You’ll have a chance to explore relevant features available in Teams (channels, apps, tabs etc.) and walk away with tips for setting up, organizing, and managing your Team to make collaboration more seamless.
Are you new to using the calendar features of Outlook on the Web or need a refresher of the features and tools? Join us for this session and learn how to use Outlook’s most important calendar features. Learn to do it all: Schedule meetings, respond to meeting invitations, share your calendar, and get organized for greater efficiency!
Bring another level of engagement to your courses using Top Hat, Penn State’s new student response system and comprehensive teaching platform. In this training you’ll learn how you can use Top Hat to streamline attendance and participation, increase student engagement, deliver low stakes assessments, and more. You’ll also have time to experience and practice creating, organizing, and sharing content. We will cover how to set up the Canvas integration, share tips for getting your students connected, and how to sync Top Hat grades and assignments with your course to save you time and effort!
Ready to use Zoom, but not sure how to get started? Join us for this demonstration session to get up and running with Zoom basics. Explore the differences between meeting and webinar, and learn how to choose the best options for your sessions. Discover important information about meeting and account settings, and a few key host tools that can help you conduct effective meetings and webinars.
Ready to start using Zoom to host a webinar, but not sure how to get started? Join us for this demonstration session to get up and running with the basics of Zoom webinars. You will walk away with important information about webinar and account settings, and an understanding of a few key host tools that will help you conduct effective and engaging webinars.
Learn to use breakout rooms and other interactive tools to increase collaboration in Zoom. Participants will experience options for having their meeting attendees interact using tools such as chat, annotation tools, and breakout rooms. Participants will also develop ideas for setting up and using these tools to get meeting attendees working together in their own online sessions.
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