Programs and Events

Please see below for a side-by-side comparison table.

Canvas Champions “Introduction to Teaching with Canvas”

A 2-week asynchronous course facilitated by faculty who are experienced Canvas users. Work on your fall courses while learning Canvas basics such as navigating Canvas, using the most popular Canvas tools, communicating with students in Canvas, grading in Canvas, and creating accessible instructional materials in Canvas.

Stipend $500 upon completion.

To Register: You should have received a personalized email with a link to a registration survey for all options.

Canvas Champions workshop series

Series of five synchronous 1-hr workshops offered by faculty who are experienced Canvas users. Learning Canvas basics such as navigating Canvas, using the most popular Canvas tools, communicating with students in Canvas, grading in Canvas, and creating accessible instructional materials in Canvas.

Stipend $500 upon participating in all five workshops and providing evidence of course development (e.g. screenshots).

To Register: Please visit Canvas Champions workshops.

CAFE Equitable & Inclusive Hybrid & Flipped Course Design

This CAFE-created 3-week bichronous (synchronous & asynchronous) course will focus on strategies for offering hybrid courses. Cal Poly Pomona "hybrid" courses are a blend of face-to-face-in-person and remote learning, whether the remote part is synchronous or asynchronous. We'll emphasize "flipping" the classroom as a productive strategy — offering students structured out-of-class content acquisition, while using precious class time for active learning. You will build out your fall classes.

Stipend $1500 upon completion.

To Register: You should have received a personalized email with a link to a registration survey for all options.

ACUE Micro-credentials

• Active Learning Online (120 spots)
• Designing Student Centered Courses (30 spots)
• Creating an Inclusive & Supportive Online Environment (30 spots)

More than 200 CPP faculty have already participated in ACUE and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Six or seven asynchronous modules in each microcredential offer new ideas and require reflection. Click the link for each program title to see content details. Completion deadlines are strictly observed.

Stipend $1500 upon completion of each microcredential, plus an ACE-endorsed microcredential. (If you have previously completed a particular microcredential, e.g. if you completed Active Learning Online last year, you cannot retake it.) Limited spots available, first come first served.

To Register: You should have received a personalized email with a link to a registration survey for all options.

Chancellor’s Office Quality Assurance Courses

Several options for asynchronous, facilitated courses that focus on creating high-quality online and hybrid classes using the CSU's own Quality Learning & Teaching (QLT) or the Quality Matters (QM) frameworks. Completion deadlines are strictly observed within each course.

Stipend $1500 upon completion, plus certificate, for each course. (If you have previously completed a particular course, e.g. if you completed Improving Your Online Course at some point, you cannot retake it.) Limited spots available, first come first served.

To Register: See schedule, more details, and register at the Chancellor's Office Quality Assurance Program.

* Documented completion required for stipends. Stipends will be available later in Fall semester; CAFE cannot predict when any individual stipend will be paid. We ask your patience as we work with Payroll.

How do I register?

You should have received a personalized email with a link to a registration survey for all options.

Where is the funding coming from?

Funding is provided by the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

Who is eligible to participate?

Tenure line faculty, lecturers, graduate teaching assistants, and faculty in the FERP program are eligible. Faculty must be scheduled to teach in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022.

How many programs can I do?

We recommend doing one Canvas training and no more than two other programs. Multiple stipends are available for doing multiple programs.

How long do the programs run?

Recognizing that a restful summer is needed following the very challenging 2020-2021 year, offerings are only 2-3 weeks long with the exception of the ACUE microcredentials.

What else do you have?

Other resources include:

• Instructional design consultations upon request
• Informal Faculty Zooms: Watch announcements in Victoria Bhavsar's weekly emails and at Programs & Events
• Studio 6 for Canvas (and Blackboard) and other learning technology support
• Email canvas@cpp.edu for Canvas help at Cal Poly Pomona
• Tier 1 24/7 support from Canvas, beginning July 1