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TEACHxperts: Conversation with Canvas Hall of Fame Winners
Thursday, September 4 | Noon - 1 p.m. | Online
Join the 2025 Canvas Hall of Fame winners to discuss their insights for building effective Canvas courses. From big picture course goals to the details of building content in Canvas, this conversation will center practical and student-focused strategies for building award-worthy courses. Find more details and register.
Events
Sep
23
2025
OneDrive in Canvas for Instructors
1:00 PM
A beginner-friendly introduction to using Microsoft OneDrive in Canvas to help you integrate the service directly into y...
Sep
25
2025
Prompt Engineering for Northwestern Instructors
1:00 PM
Writing, iterating, and critiquing prompts to generative AI tools are critical skills needed to understand the limitatio...
Oct
2
2025
Using AI to Help Write Alt Text for Complex Images
1:00 PM
All alt text for images should be based on the context of the image and what is being portrayed to the user. Writing app...