Faculty Trainings for Online Teaching
Taft College’s Distance Education Support team is dedicated to helping faculty create high-quality, accessible, and engaging online learning experiences.
This resource page provides training sessions, tools, and best practices to support course design, student engagement, assessments, and technology integration. Whether you need Canvas guidance, past training materials, or innovative teaching strategies, these resources are here to support your success in online instruction.
Trainings and Resources
- Canvas Basics Training (Avaliable)
New to Canvas and/or need training? Sign up for our Canvas Basics workshop to get a hands-on introduction to the platform. This training is self-paced and supported by the Taft College Distance Education Team.
To get registered for Canvas Basics Training (In-house):
- Reach out to Taft College Distance Education Administrator or Technology Support Technician to be added to the self-paced training shell, at the end of completion you will receive a completion badge.
- Canvas Credentials (Badr)
Canvas Credentials is a digital badging platform that allows faculty to create, award, and track badges to recognize student achievements and skills within Canvas.
- Canvas Studio Training
Canvas Studio is an interactive video platform that allows faculty to create, share, and engage students with multimedia content through discussions, quizzes, and analytics
Visit Canvas Studio Training
- Camtaisa Overview
Camtasia is a powerful, user-friendly tool for recording, editing, and enhancing instructional videos to create engaging and accessible course content.
Visit camtaisa Overview
- ScreencastOMatic Overview
Screencast-O-Matic is an easy-to-use screen recording and video editing tool that allows faculty to create instructional videos, tutorials, and presentations to enhance online learning.
- New Quizzes In Canvas Training
New Quizzes in Canvas is an updated quizz engine that offers enhanced question types, improved analytics, and greater flexibility for creating dynamic and engaging assessments.
Visit New Quizzes Training