Training & Workshops

Spring 2024 

Instructional Tools Training

Please join us at our upcoming virtual training sessions on instructional tools! For your convenience, click on the dates below to add the sessions to your calendar. All live sessions are hosted via Zoom at https://sdsu.zoom.us/my/learn. Subscribe to our Calendar!

  • 2/2/24 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Research on Easy Mode: Library tools to save you time and enhance the research process. LibKey Nomad, Google Scholar library links, and more!
  • 2/16/24 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Learning Glass Studio: Learn how to enhance your course content and student experience with our transparent whiteboard recording space.
  • 2/22/24 1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. - Universally Design Your Course Content Using GrackleDocs for Google: Learn how to create accessible course documents using our latest tool, GrackleDocs, to help identify and remediate accessibility errors in Google Docs and Google Slides. 
  • 3/15/24 1 p.m - 2 p.m. - Canvas Overview: Organizing Course Content, Settings, Modules & More 
  • 4/19/24 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Google Assignments: Integrating the Google Suite in your course.
  • 4/26/24 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Canvas Cafe: Student Engagement and Asynchronous Teaching. Please RSVP for in person attendance.

Classroom Training

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If you are teaching in a classroom and need training, you may self-enroll in our online Classroom Training Course. This course covers our various types of classrooms, including our new Connected Classrooms, with how-to videos and job aids on operating the equipment.

Refer to our San Diego Classroom List or Imperial Valley Classroom List to determine if you are teaching in a TouchLink or Control Panel room. For information on building locations you may check the SDSU Campus Map.

For more information on classroom trainings, or to view past live workshop recordings, please visit our Classroom Trainings page.

For any questions regarding Classroom trainings please submit a ServiceNow ticket and one of our staff members will get back to you right away.

SDSU Flexible Course Design Toolkit

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For SDSU faculty who are new to hybrid/online teaching, the Flexible Course Design Toolkit offers customizable experiences to enhance online, hybrid, and blended teaching skills and knowledge.

This course is a self-paced, unmoderated, asynchronous version of a course that was used as training for SDSU Faculty to prepare for Fall 2020.

To preview the content of the Canvas course, please use this course link.

To add this course to your courses, please use this enroll link.

Canvas Support Homeroom

Canvas Support Homeroom TileThe Canvas Support Homeroom is a Canvas course with helpful resources regarding Canvas. This includes all the recordings of our previous ITS workshops and ITS Quick Talks and our Canvas Migration Guide. The purpose of a homeroom is to foster collegial relationships, promote a culture of learning and sharing, increase participation and engagement, and provide support.

To preview the content of the Homeroom, please use this course link.

To add this course to your courses, please use this enroll link.

Workshops Calendar

Please see the calendars below to see workshops and events that are hosted for faculty and staff at SDSU. Click the events to see more details, including the location and a registration link, if applicable. Subscribe to this calendar to stay up to date on our trainings!

Canvas LMS Training Workshops
Modality: Time-bound, online synchronous [recordings available]
Variable Duration/Topic

Canvas Self-Paced Online Course
Modality: Self-paced, online asynchronous with facilitation
Duration: 4–6 hours Self-paced
Dates: On-going
Adapted from Canvas Pilot.

Canvas Support Homeroom
Modality: Online asynchronous
On-going Resources
Dates: On-going

Canvas Instructure Training
Modality: Self-paced, online asynchronous with facilitation
Variable Duration/Topic
Dates: On-going
Unlimited Subscription for SDSU Faculty & Staff.

CSU Online Course Services Course Offerings

Free, online, asynchronous courses lasting 3 weeks for designing or reviewing online and hybrid courses.
Offerings

Request Training

You may submit an incident via the ServiceNow Service Portal for any ITS related training needs.

  1. Log into servicenow.sdsu.edu using your SDSUid
  2. Click on Get Help | Report a Problem
  3. Click on your college’s/department’s help desk
  4. Select Instructional Support (ITS) as the Category
  5. Complete other required fields with as much detail as possible
  6. Click Submit

For more detailed instructions on submitting a ServiceNow Support Ticket, please view this ServiceNow knowledge base article.

Virtual Faculty Instructional Technology (FIT) Center 

The Virtual FIT Center will be available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Virtual FIT Center is available via Zoom at sdsu.zoom.us/my/sdsuits or from the app by entering SDSUITS into “meeting id or personal link name”.

 

Training Resources

Canvas Support Homeroom
Flex CDI Toolkit
Classroom Trainings
Accessible Instructional Materials Course
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Fall & Spring:
Classroom Support:
M-Th: 7:30am - 9:40pm
F: 7:30am - 4:00pm

FIT and Virtual FIT Support:
M-F: 8:00am - 4:30pm

Summer:
Classroom, FIT, and Virtual FIT:
M-F: 8:00am - 4:30pm


Instructional Technology Services
Adams Humanities, 1st Floor
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182-8114