CALS Faculty Instructional Resources and Support Team (FIRST)
Training Opportunities
UF support for teaching online includes a variety of face-to-face workshops and online trainings regularly offered by the Office of Teaching Excellence, the Center for Instructional Technology and Training (CITT) and UF IT Training.
If you are new to teaching in Canvas, the best place to start is the UF IT courses "eLearning @ UF: Build and Design" and "eLearning @ UF: Facilitate and Engage", which go through the mechanics of working in Canvas. These hands-on courses are taught by webinar once a semester.
If you are new to teaching online or want to improve your online teaching skills, the Great Online Course Series from the Office of Teaching Excellence is highly recommended for everyone and required for anyone teaching a UF Online course.
When you have questions or problems related to Canvas, check the Canvas Instructor Guide, and if you can't find what you need, contact eLearning Support at the UF Help Desk.
For additional opportunities to learn about more advanced topics related to online teaching, see the opportunities below.
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Basic Canvas Help and How-To's
- Canvas Instructor Guide
- Getting Started in Canvas (how-to videos, step by step instructions, and best practices)
- UF eLearning Support instructor help
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Office of Teaching Excellence Trainings
- Great Online Course Series - available online, includes:
- Design a Great Course Online (~ 6 hrs)
- Build a Great Course Online (~ 5 hrs)
- Teach a Great Course Online (~5 hrs)
- Workshops and Events (face-to-face and online)
- Great Online Course Series - available online, includes:
- CITT Trainings
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UF IT Training
- Build and Design
- Facilitate and Engage
- All UF IT courses (check the box for teaching to filter courses)
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LinkedIn Learning
Log in with Gatorlink at UF IT Training
- Learning Canvas 2019 (ignore the part about creating teacher account)
- Canvas: Tips, Tricks and Techniques
- eLearning Essentials: Instructional Design