Ongoing
Canvas Course Consultations via Zoom: By Appointment Only
Mondays-Thursdays, 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.
For Appointments, please see email her at miller_christine@smc.edu
Please note: If you need immediate help, contact the Canvas Help Desk through the link in the Help and Academic Resources button.
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
Use this course as a beginning point on learning accessibility for Canvas or as a refresher.
The California Community College Chancellor’s Office created a “virtual professional development resource center”—a “one-stop-shop” for colleges and their employees to access effective practices, training, and other resources. As a California Community College employee, you have full access to the resources on this site. Free access to Lynda.com courses is included in the library of professional development materials.
Lynda.com offers a series of Canvas courses which are organized into chapters and divided into short individual videos. This is particularly helpful in learning a new skill from start to finish or to find a quick answer.
Here is how to access the Canvas courses offered by Lynda.com
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Register at the Professional Learning Network. (It's free if you have an SMC email account.)
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Click on the link called Learn (top of the page in the blue banner).-
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Go to "Learner Home."
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Type in Canvas in the search window.
3CSN Wayfinding Online Zoom Series Resources & Archives
Please see their website 3CSN.org for more information.
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 or at the links below:
Pronto Training Video Archive Recording, Thursday, June 17, 2021
Pronto Training Video Archive Recording, Friday, June 18, 2021
Merging Sections in Pronto through Manual Group Creation
For additional assistance, please contact SMC DE Mentor George Skriabin at skriabin_george@smc.edu
TechConnect Zoom is the NEW application that is available in Canvas to all CCC’s starting on August 12, 2022. It will replace the current ConferNow tool that is being used in the SMC Canvas instance. This new integration will appear in your Canvas Course NAVIGATION as SMC Zoom and SMC Student Connect. Please see the TechConnect Zoom announcement in Canvas Central for more details.
DE is pleased to announce that Canvas Studio was successfully installed on the SMC Canvas instance, and you should now see the Studio icon on the Global Navigation menu. More information and training resources can be found in Canvas Central in the Canvas Studio Announcement.