XCITE Concierge Hours

Canvas is UCR’s learning management system (LMS). Some of the tools and features of Canvas include a gradebook, discussion forums, quizzing, announcements, messaging, speedgrader, syllabus, calendar, and our educational technology tools.

XCITE is here to help you with your Canvas needs as a faculty member.  We encourage you to use our XCITE Concierge hours.

We offer this service at the beginning of Fall, Winter, and Spring. 

Featured Canvas Educational Technology Tools

Fall 2024: Student Engagement with Poll Ev

Are you looking to enhance student participation and make your classes more interactive? Join our upcoming training session on Poll Everywhere, a dynamic tool designed to boost student engagement and transform your teaching experience! 

Why Attend? Interactive Learning: Discover how to create live polls, quizzes, and interactive activities that make learning fun and engaging. Real-Time Feedback: Learn how to use real-time feedback to gauge student understanding and adjust your teaching on the fly. Inclusive Participation: Explore ways to encourage all students to participate, ensuring everyone's voice is heard. Easy Integration: Find out how seamlessly Poll Everywhere integrates with your existing teaching tools and platforms.

Training Date: September  25th, 2024

Time: 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific Time 

Canvas Training

During our training, we offer: 

Learn how to navigate and customize Canvas menus to improve course layout. Use announcements, inboxes, and notifications to communicate with students. Create and manage modules, setting rules and dates for content release. Create and edit Pages, embed multimedia, and link them within your course. Develop assignments and set submission types. Set up, manage, and grade discussion boards to foster student engagement. Add and manage users, and view user activity and analytics. Create quizzes and surveys, configure settings and grade submissions. Track student progress with analytics and use the data to improve course delivery. Set up and manage the Grade Book, and use SpeedGrader for efficient grading. Learn best practices for importing, exporting, and copying course content between courses. Each session offers an opportunity to connect with experts for questions and deeper insights.

Sign up Now for our Winter 2025 Offerings  

Draft Coach Training 

Student Engagement with Poll Ev

CidiLabs Training

Canvas Training

Slack (Coursebot) Training