Digital Learning Resources
Self-Paced Workshops
Our self-paced workshops offer flexible, on-demand skill-building opportunities with the convenience of learning from anywhere, at any time. These workshops typically range between 2 to 4 hours depending upon the participant's pacing. Further, we encourage our faculty to revisit the workshops for "just-in-time" updates and new features annoucements.
Canvas Basics
Highly recommended for anyone new to Canvas, this foundational workshop provides faculty with a mastery of the most important elements including navigate the platform, menu customization, syllabus, gradebook, content pages, quizzes, assignments, and strategies for optimizing instructor presence to enhance èƵapp engagement. Whether you're new to Canvas or looking to enhance your expertise, this workshop provides practical tools and techniques to quickly set up a dynamic and engaging learning platform for your èƵapps. Canvas is available to all faculty, regardless of course delivery method.
Course Enhancement with Generative AI
In this workshop, faculty participants explore a series GenAI use case tutorials,
interact with peers, and gain hands-on experience with prompting on a variety of GenAI
platforms in the context of teaching and learning. Participants ultimately construct
their own GenAI course enhancement plan to implement immediately in their courses.
Register using the following link or visit our GenAI page for additional information. GenAI tools such as Copilot and this workshop are available
to all faculty, regardless of course delivery method.
Online Instructor Certification (OIC)
The OIC is a fully online four-week certification that prepares USF Tampa, St. Pete and Sarasota-Manatee instructors to teach online. This award-winning workshop has certified over 2500 USF faculty and we welcome anyone who wishes to enhance their digital learning skills, regardless of course delivery format. Topics include strategies for planning instructor presence, active learning approaches for online presentations, assessment/feedback planning, and more. To register, visit our OIC page. Those who simply want access to the content and do not wish to acquire certification can also register for our . While the OIC is designed for instructors teaching fully online courses (PD or AD), certification is open to anyone in a teaching role, regardless of delivery method.
Honorlock Readiness Checklist
Honorlock online proctoring requires proper preparation to ensure the best possible
experience for you and your èƵapps. This checklist serves as a centralized training
repository providing you with “how to” tutorials, relevant academic integrity policies,
and best practices for online proctoring. We strongly recommend that faculty complete
the checklist in full before the start of the semester when using online proctoring.
Honorlock is limited to fully online courses (AD or PD).
(required for all instructors using Honorlock)
Enhance Your Course with Kaltura
Kaltura is a comprehensive media hosting platform designed to empower instructors
in creating, storing, and presenting multimedia content. It provides a secure environment
equipped with a suite of robust features, including advanced analytics, video organization
tools such as chapters and playlists, and video / screen recording tools. Additionally,
Kaltura’s video-quizzing tools enable instructors to embed graded questions directly
into videos, which automatically populate the Canvas gradebook. Kaltura is limited
to fully online courses (AD or PD). For additional information or to access individual
Kaltura instructor guides, visit our Kaltura page.
Camtasia Foundations
Camtasia is an industry leader in screen recording and presentation creation. This workshop provides you with the essentials on setup, recording, editing, and best practices for creating presentations that truly engage your èƵapps. Please note that Camtasia is "fee-based" and licenses are available for purchase through the USF computer store. Alternatively, you may book one of our faculty rooms equipped with Camtasia and all the necessary equipment for creating presentations.