Join your teaching peers during these faculty development offerings from the Division of Online and Strategic Learning.

Bookmark this page and return periodically to see new and upcoming sessions.

Current Offerings

Canvas assignment pages and discussion boards have a lot of features, and which can make the process of creating a simple assignment feel overwhelming. If this is a familiar feeling, join us for this short and simple lightning workshop focused on breaking down the Canvas assignment pages and discussion boards. 

Our lightning workshop series is designed with busy faculty in mind. Each session lasts no longer than 30 minutes per session and focuses on getting you the basics so you can hit the ground running to prepare for next semester. 

The session is set for 12:30-1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1.

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Specifically, after this workshop, you will be able to:  

  • Identify and describe the Assignment and Discussion Board Template contents
  • Discuss the pedagogical value of a consistent and transparent assignment and discussion board template
  • Generate ideas for modifying the template to suit their own unique needs and style
  • Identify important and useful features of assignment pages and discussion boards in Canvas and discuss their pedagogical value

Did you miss the last workshop in the series? Not sure that you’ll have time to attend? That’s okay! Each workshop is self-contained and recorded so that you can watch and re-watch them at your convenience. 


If you’ve been looking for a way to freshen up your quizzes and exams in Canvas, join our session focused on taking advantage of the New Quizzes engine in Canvas. Canvas has updated many of the features in New Quizzes the past few years, expanding the types of questions you can build and giving you greater ability to customize and moderate the exam. Join us for this 45-minute workshop designed to explore the advantages of this feature. 

The session is set for 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, December 10.

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This workshop will focus on the various advantages of the New Quizzes feature. Specifically, at the end of the workshop, you will be able to:  

  • Enable the New Quizzes feature in your course
  • Determine the new question types and moderation features you want to use 
  • Adapt to the user interface of New Quizzes 
  • Transform your Classic Quizzes to the New Quizzes engine 

This workshop will be recorded, and the recording will be distributed to all registrants after the event. 

Explore effective ways to design assignments and establish classroom policies that integrate AI responsibly into learning.
 
 
This session is a part of the year-long series, Empowering Pedagogy with AI: Cross-College Conversations, Tools, and Teaching. This series will explore current applications of AI in teaching and learning. Participants will explore diverse AI tools for teaching and learning, engage in hands-on practice, and examine the opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the higher education classroom.
 
Participants who register and attend Empowering Pedagogy with AI’s practical application sessions will receive a document of completion at the end of the series in May 2026.
 
The Empowering Pedagogy with AI series is one of many events faculty can use to participate in the AI Explorers Faculty Professional Development Program resulting in $250 RIA account deposit. Program details can be found on the VPAA's Professional Development webpage.
Discuss students’ experiences, attitudes, and challenges in adapting to AI-supported academic environments.
 
 
This session is a part of the year-long series, Empowering Pedagogy with AI: Cross-College Conversations, Tools, and Teaching. This series will explore current applications of AI in teaching and learning. Participants will explore diverse AI tools for teaching and learning, engage in hands-on practice, and examine the opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the higher education classroom.
 
Participants who register and attend Empowering Pedagogy with AI’s practical application sessions will receive a document of completion at the end of the series in May 2026.
 
The Empowering Pedagogy with AI series is one of many events faculty can use to participate in the AI Explorers Faculty Professional Development Program resulting in $250 RIA account deposit. Program details can be found on the VPAA's Professional Development webpage.
 

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March 19 and March 20, 2026
8:30 a.m. - Noon (Eastern), both days
Virtual via Zoom

Free and open to everyone at Ball State University. Hosted by the Division of Online and Strategic Learning and University Libraries.

About the Summit

The Teaching and Technology Summit showcases innovative work in teaching and its intersections with technology. Connect with colleagues and share creative ways to use technology to enhance teaching and learning.

The engaging and informal sessions at the Summit range from quick hits (5 minutes) to deeper dives (20 minutes), meaning you can fit them into your schedule.

Our keynote speakers are Flower Darby, author and Associate Director of the Teaching for Learning Center at the University of Missouri , and, Dr. Kwang-Ho Lee, Professor of Hospitality Innovation and Leadership and recipient of the 2025 Rawlings Distance Education Teaching Award.

 

 

Examine strategies for leveraging AI tools to enhance assessment accuracy and provide meaningful, timely feedback.
 
 
This session is a part of the year-long series, Empowering Pedagogy with AI: Cross-College Conversations, Tools, and Teaching. This series will explore current applications of AI in teaching and learning. Participants will explore diverse AI tools for teaching and learning, engage in hands-on practice, and examine the opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the higher education classroom.
 
Participants who register and attend Empowering Pedagogy with AI’s practical application sessions will receive a document of completion at the end of the series in May 2026.
 
The Empowering Pedagogy with AI series is one of many events faculty can use to participate in the AI Explorers Faculty Professional Development Program resulting in $250 RIA account deposit. Program details can be found on the VPAA's Professional Development webpage.

Enroll in the Course

Whether you’re new to or experienced in teaching online, this one-hour online self-paced Canvas course will guide you through strategies for effective teaching online you can apply immediately to your Canvas courses. It is designed for faculty at all experience levels with teaching online.

You can also use this Canvas course as a reference resource when developing or revising a course. Handy tools such as reflective prompts and further readings will help you make the biggest impact for your students.

Faculty who complete this course will be able to:

  • Identify the key pillars of effective online teaching grounded in scholarship and student satisfaction survey data: consistency, social presence, and active learning.
  • Evaluate their own teaching practices and course design in meaningful ways. 

To complete the course, engage in each of the Modules and pass a final quiz. You will earn a certificate of completion for your records.

Enroll in the Course

Whether you’re new to accessibility or experienced at creating accessible learning experiences, this self-paced Canvas course will guide you through creating a course in the Canvas LMS that is accessible to all students.

This course includes written materials and short video presentations so that you can learn in your own way, at your own pace.

Core modules cover the basics of accessibility, including how it impacts your students, and the 8 steps to making a Canvas site accessible. Additional content covers topics such as cognitive accessibility, complex images, discipline-specific accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning.

You can also use this Canvas course as a reference resource when developing or revising a course. Handy tools such as a course index, further readings, and a PDF checklist will help you locate the information you need to make the biggest impact for your students.

Faculty who complete this self-paced course will be able to:

  • Identify core principles of accessibility
  • Design an accessible course using Canvas’s built-in tools
  • Use automated accessibility checkers in combination with manual checking to locate and fix accessibility issues in their course
  • Reflect on inclusive and accessible pedagogical interventions for their course

You can now access the new Beautiful Canvas Builder. This tool lets you easily create custom Canvas designs in just minutes

GO TO BEAUTIFUL CANVAS BUILDER

If you’re tired of bland Canvas content, this self-paced course is for you. This self-paced course is a collection of Canvas design elements that you can incorporate into your Canvas content.

In this self-paced course, you’ll also learn how to implement these design elements. You can pick and choose which elements to use, whether that’s adding a single button to your Canvas site or creating entire beautiful pages!

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ENROLL IN THE COURSE

Whether you are new to Canvas or desire a refresher, this 5-module self-paced course will demonstrate and encourage practice with the foundational tools available for designing and delivering your courses. Upon completion of the module assignments, participants will receive access to the BSU Canvas Foundations Badge.

Each module should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete, and participants are welcome to peruse the course in whatever order fits their needs. If you are not interested in the badge at this time, you can always reference the course for just-in-time Canvas support.


Technology Coaching and Teaching Consultation

Designed to address the unique needs of the individual instructor, consultations begin with a meeting to identify teaching issue/s, provide feedback, and work to find a solution. The consultation may also include class observations.

Contact us at strategiclrn@bsu.edu to set up a consultation.

Faculty Testimonials

David Largent

Dave Largent, Associate Lecturer of Computer Science

"I’ve received lots of positive comments from learners the last couple of semesters. While I’d like to take full credit for them, I truly believe I would not have received the kudos were it not for things I’ve done after participating in a variety of DOSL’s professional development opportunities. Completing ACUE’s Certificate in Effective College Instruction (which I had access to through DOSL) had the biggest impact on my teaching. Close in impact was what I learned from DOSL’s Remote Teaching Bootcamp, their Faculty Learning Community on Remote Synchronous Learning, and  their Keeping Students Engaged During A Pandemic: 5 Day Certificate Course. DOSL provided me the opportunity to learn and grow. I just had to put forth the effort to do so—just like the learners in my courses."

Darolyn Jones

Lyn Jones, Assistant Teaching Professor of English

 
"I find DOSL's regular webinars to be a community building exercise.  I look forward to seeing and meeting with my colleagues to share and swap resources, learn of new methods to build community, engage with my students, and make my course work and Canvas delivery more 'student friendly'."