MoML Fall 2025: Unlock and Level Up

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Tuesday, Oct 7, 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Led by Ron Austin,
Digital Learning Manager

Adding interactive 360-degree videos and images to your Canvas course is just a few clicks away. In this session, faculty will explore the use of 360 images and videos for online learning.  We will walk through the process of adding the content to your course, and we will introduce tools for additional interactivity. We will also provide a short introduction on how to use a 360-degree camera to create original content.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

Thursday, Oct 9, 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Led by Maria Sanchez,
International Scholar-Instructor

In this session, faculty will get hands-on experience with Spatial.io, a platform that makes it easy to create and explore immersive virtual environments. We’ll walk through simple ways to set up a space, add interactive elements, and think about practical teaching applications. This is a fun, low-barrier introduction to XR that shows how immersive spaces can enhance engagement and collaboration.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

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Tuesday, Oct 14, 12:30 – 1 p.m.

Led by Amilee Roberge,
Part-Time Faculty Instruction

Want to make your Canvas course more dynamic and student-friendly? This hands-on workshop introduces five powerful Cidi Labs tools—Flip Cards, Flash Cards, Quick Checks, Icons, and Buttons—that bring interactivity and visual clarity to your content. Learn how to create self-check activities, embed bite-sized assessments, and use visual cues to guide learners through your course. Whether you’re teaching online, hybrid, or face-to-face, these tools will help you boost engagement and make learning stick.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

Thursday, Oct 16, 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Led by George Rowe,
Instructional Designer

Did you know that you have access to tons of pre-built page designs and content blocks that can easily be added to existing Canvas pages using Cidi Labs? In this session we will show you how to find and implement various page themes, templates and content blocks to help you redesign your content and give your pages an organized and professional look.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

Friday Oct 17, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.

Led by Raji Sundar,
Instructional Designer

Ready to transform your Canvas course design in minutes? Join us for a dynamic workshop where you’ll discover the super intuitive DesignPLUS Quick Start Wizard to help you build and design your courses effortlessly. Learn how to harness the power of beautiful templates to create visually engaging, student-friendly courses. Whether you are new to DesignPLUS or looking to refine your skills, you’ll leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use templates that save time and elevate your course design.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

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Monday, Oct 20, 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Led by Raji Sundar,
Instructional Designer

Broken links can break the student experience—but fixing them doesn’t have to be a chore! In this hands-on workshop, discover how to quickly, and easily validate and clean up your Canvas course using one or more of the built-in tools like the Canvas Link Validator, Link checker on Cidi Labs DesignPLUS, and UDOIT. Learn how to harness the power of these tools to ensure your course is polished, accessible, and frustration-free for students. Leave with practical tips and a cleaner, more reliable course!

Canceled due to Canvas outage!

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

Led by George Rowe,
Instructional Designer

Panopto has several features for making lecture videos engaging and easy to navigate. In this session, you will learn how to add interactive quizzes and chapters to your videos. We will also explore accessibility features on the student side to help you create videos that guide students through your content and help them retain information seamlessly. Finally, we will look at grading options for setting up Panopto video assignments.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

Thursday Oct 23, 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Led by Betsy Zahrt Geib,
Associate Director of Instructional Design

Are you interested in adding low-stakes engagement opportunities to your Canvas pages to help your students check their understanding and retain knowledge? The Smart Import AI tool in H5P can create flip-cards, quiz questions, fill-in-the-blank activities, interactive videos, and more, automatically from your Canvas content. These assets can be added to your course as graded or ungraded assignments, allowing you to track your students’ understanding of concepts.

Email molson@bellevuecollege.edu to be added to the MoML Canvas course to view the recording.

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Monday, Oct 27, 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Led by

Keith Rowley, Part-Time Faculty Instruction
Morgan Olson, Digital Learning Technologist

Ever wondered what’s really going on behind the scenes in your Canvas course pages? In this two-part workshop, we’ll take the mystery out of HTML so you can confidently make small edits, fix formatting quirks, and fine-tune your course content. We’ll focus on practical, instructor-friendly tips—no coding experience needed!

Thursday, Oct 30, 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Led by

Keith Rowley, Part-Time Faculty Instruction
Morgan Olson, Digital Learning Technologist

Ready to level up your Canvas design skills? In Part 2, we’ll dive deeper into simple HTML and CSS tweaks to give your course pages a polished, accessible look. You’ll learn how to add subtle styling with CSS, use screen-reader-only tags to improve accessibility, fix common HTML issues like empty links, and understand how Cidi Labs DesignPLUS blocks affect your code. We’ll also cover quick “HTML hygiene” tips to keep your pages clean, consistent, and easy to maintain — no advanced coding skills required!

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Unable to attend any of these sessions? No problem, signup anyways and the recordings and materials will be available in our dedicated Canvas course for all registered participants.

Last Updated October 23, 2025