Ongoing
Monday -Thursday – 9 a.m. – Noon & 1-3 p.m. (subject to availability)
Meet with Christine Miller, Instructional Media Specialist in the DE Department for a 30-minute Zoom session to discuss your Canvas Course. Anything from basic introductory questions to course design suggestions.
To schedule an appointment, please email miller_christine@smc.edu and she will schedule a mutually agreeable time and then set up an Outlook Zoom appointment invitation and send that to you. This process can take up to 48 hours if the sign up is over the weekend or up to 4 hours on a weekday.
Please note: Sign ups at the last minute might not be able to be accommodated. If you need immediate help, contact the Canvas Help Desk through the link in the Help and Academic Resources button.
The SMC Fall 2024 Professional Development Day Archive Recording is now available in Canvas Central. Captions to follow soon!
Turnitin Grading Grapple: Speed Grader vs. the “New Integration” – Which Should You Choose?
Presenter: Leann McArthur, our Customer Success Manager from Turnitin
Recently Santa Monica College implemented the 1.3 integration with Turnitin. Many of our faculty would like to know more about the differences between using Turnitin with Speedgrader (Canvas Plagiarism Framework) or via 1.3. This session will include a reminder of how both Turnitin integrations work, and when one or the other might be best used. Questions are encouraged.
This 4-week online foundation course requires a fee. You may be eligible for reimbursement if you seek approval from your department chair first. You may e-mail distance_ed_inquiry@smc.edu for further information.
Sign up for @One Online Courses
Please follow the above link to access your one-stop resource for all things Canvas. Please note: this link is managed by @One and is not the official Canvas Help Desk.
We are pleased to announce that we now have a Student Tutorial Course for students to become familiar with Canvas.
Students can reach this tutorial by going to Passport to Canvas-Student Quick Start Canvas Course or by going to the Help and Academic Resources button within Canvas.
Faculty may also self-enroll for the free self-paced version offered by @ONE at any time.
Course Description: This self-paced course will introduce you to using Canvas in online, hybrid, and face-to-face classes. These simple, hands-on lessons give you the chance to master Canvas in your own practice course to build a home page, content page, discussion, and quiz, while also exploring how to use Canvas communication tools.
If you're new to Canvas, or just want a powerful refresher on the basics, this course is a great starting point, and you get to keep your sandbox to play in, experiment, and build your online material.
Registration: Self-Paced Introduction to Teaching with Canvas
We want all our students to have a great learning experience, don't we? Designing with usability/accessibility in mind gives ALL students the chance to learn more effectively. This self-paced mini-course will introduce you to strategies for identifying and eliminating barriers to learning in your Canvas course.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Identify what online course content needs to be made accessible
- Describe the three elements of Universal Design for Learning
- Name six usability formatting elements that can easily be addressed within Canvas
Register for Self-Paced Introduction to Designing for Accessibility
DE would like to thank all who participated in our Spring 2026 Design & Learn Workshop Series.
View the archive recording and related links: Spring 2026 Design & Learn - Zoom Recording Deletion FAQs & How To’s
You can view the archive recordings for each session in Canvas Central and navigating to the Design & Learn: DE Workshop Series button on the homepage.
We’re using Pronto!
Pronto is a communication hub created for the everyday user. It connects students, teachers and entire campuses via chat and video, so you can learn faster, work smarter, and communicate seamlessly. Click on the Pronto icon at the bottom of the global Canvas navigation to get started!
You can find these recordings in Canvas Central in the Pronto Module
For additional assistance, please contact the Pronto Customer Success Manager at sydney@pronto.io
Canvas Studio is now available for faculty and student use. More information and training resources can be found in Canvas Studio Module within Canvas Central.
DE is pleased to announce that SMC faculty now have access to the Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboard, in addition to the existing Pope Tech Accessibility Guides.
The Pope Tech Dashboard allows faculty to check accessibility for all their Canvas course shells in one convenient place. Instructors have a summary dashboard of all their courses and individual views of each course. They can also drill into the Accessibility Guide right from their dashboard to view and fix issues.
Faculty can also access the Pope Tech Documentation guides for use within Canvas which include help videos and articles for both the Pope Tech Accessibility Guide and Canvas Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboards.
If you have further questions about this new feature, please contact distance_ed_inquiry@smc.edu .
DE Team
We are pleased to announce that we have enabled two new features within our Canvas instance.
AI Smart Search (instructors/students) - Smart Search allows users to search Canvas course content by understanding the context of queries and finding relevant results based on that context. Smart Search facilitates faster content discovery for both teachers and students. PLEASE NOTE: This is a feature preview so please understand that using this tool will be subject to ongoing updates.
- Explainer Video: Smart Search in Canvas
- Feature Preview Overview: Smart Search in Canvas
Khanmigo Teacher Tools Canvas Integration (instructors only) - We’re excited to introduce the seamless integration of Khanmigo Teacher Tools directly within Canvas. Khanmigo leverages Khan Academy content to simplify AI for educators and generate high-quality, trustworthy tools. It includes 20+ AI powered tools that accelerate common tasks like writing letters of recommendation, brainstorming discussion prompts, creating individualized learning plans, and more.
- Get Started Video (HE): Khanmigo Teacher Tools in Canvas
- One Page Overview (HE): Khanmigo Teacher Tools in Canvas
- AI Nutrition Facts: Khanmigo