Canvas LMS Training

Whether you have just adopted Canvas and need help knowing what to do next, or you have been using Canvas for years and are looking to dive deeper into the many options and features it has to offer, UpThink Training can help you take your use of Canvas to the next level. Training options are available for any audience including students and even parents. Believe me, they will thank you!

Topics covered include:

• Fundamentals of Managing Canvas

• Building a facilitating a Canvas course

• Canvas for Students and Parents

Instructional Design

Even though Canvas is super user friendly, knowing how to maximize its rich feature set and help your students have the best possible experience in your classroom will take some work. UpThink Instructional Design will guide you through the process of developing clean, attractive, and easy to navigate course templates, along with the strategies to adopt it to your specific curriculum.

Topics covered include: 

• Course templates & design

• Online/blended/classroom teaching strategies

• Course design/content migration

Adoption Strategies

Regardless of how long you’ve been using Canvas, you’ll want to make sure you are getting the most out of your investment. After supervising the Canvas rollout and implementation of well over 100 different institutions, regardless of your size or the unique challenges, UpThink Consulting can help you avoid the most common pitfalls and get you up and running in no time.

Topics covered include:

• Canvas roll out and adoption 

• Change management

• Developing effective support resources

1. Fundamentals of managing Canvas

Primary Audience

• Institutional administrators

• LMS Coordinator

• Early Adopters

Sample of some of the topics covered:

• Strategies for setting up sub-accounts

• Getting it right from the start

• Account settings and what they mean

• Roles and permissions

• Shared Resources

• Other topics by request

Delivered in 1 session lasting 2hrs

Cost: $500

2. Basics in building a Canvas course

Primary Audience

• Faculty & Teachers

• Course facilitators/TAs

• Instructional Designers

Sample of some of the topics covered:

• Dashboard, Navigation, and Calendar

• The fundamentals of Pages and the rich content editor

• Creating engaging Discussions and Assignments

• Leveraging Quizzes

• Using Canvas Mobile

• Custom integrations

• Other topics as requested

Delivered in 2 sessions, each lasting 2 hrs

Cost: $750 for both sessions

3. Canvas for students & parents

Primary Audience

• Students

• Parents

• Librarians & School staff

Sample of some of the topics covered:

• Dashboard and Navigation

• Calendar (i.e. never miss a due date)

• Student To-do list

• Finding and submitting assignments

• Parent Observer role

• Parent to Teacher communication

Delivered in 1 session lasting 90 min

Cost: $250

4. Mini 1:1 sessions

Primary Audience

• Anyone from your organization can sign up to have a 30 min consultation to learn more about using Canvas for their specific needs.

Delivered in 30 min prescheduled sessions

Cost: $65/session

5. Custom Training

• Consult with UpThink to design a training specific to your needs. 

Cost: $150/hr

Course Template Design & Implementation

• 1 template

Cost: $1,500

• 3 templates

Cost: $3,000

One on One Teacher consults

• 1 hr Instructional Design consultation

Cost: $125 each

Course design/content migration

• Cost depends on the nature of the courses being migrated and will be documented in the statement of work.

Cost: $65-$100/hr

Strategy consults connected to a paid project

Cost: $125/hr

*each client receives 1 hr of free consultation