IT Training Opportunities

Upcoming PlayPosit and Canvas Workshops for Faculty

With the end of the semester coming up fast, we are offering two short workshops to help you wrap up your courses for the term. The first workshop focuses on getting the most out of PlayPosit by repurposing your current content for future courses. The second workshop concentrates on getting everything ready in Canvas for an easy transition to my.SMU.


PlayPosit: Repurpose, Reuse, & Upcycle Video Content

April 21, 2022, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

logoThis training will highlight the fundamentals of PlayPosit, emphasizing interactions that are automatically graded by the platform.

Repurpose existing content for a new use in your course (e.g., broadcast it!), Reuse video content already created, and Upcycle (modify it!) the resulting learning objects you’ve established to scale your impact and engage your learners.

PlayPosit is the ultimate instructional design studio to create an active learning experience by layering activities, websites, feedback, videos, questions, and more on top of video, audio, and text. After deployed, PlayPosit boasts jaw-dropping learning analytics to improve instruction and student success.

Save your seat now!


Wrapping Up Your Canvas Course

May 4, 2022, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Canvas logoThis Canvas workshop is being offered in-person and via Zoom.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

  • Review assignment points and assignment groups
  • Confirm grades are ready for my.SMU
    • Review the gradebook for missing grades
    • Conducting grade imports
    • Final grade override
    • Export final grades for my.SMU entry

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Ian Aberle

Ian Aberle is an Adobe Creative Educator and the Senior IT Communications Specialist & Trainer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT). For over 25 years, he has helped the SMU community use technology and implement digital and web media through multiple roles with the Digital Commons, SMU STAR Program, and now OIT. Ian enjoys photography and road trips with his family in his free time.