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This flexible professional development opportunity is designed to help you efficiently design, develop, and deliver high-quality accelerated courses in Canvas with the strategic support of AI tools.

We’ve structured the sessions to meet you wherever you are in the course preparation process: whether you're new to accelerated design or you need to convert existing content.

Attend one, two, or all three sessions each week — offered every MWF at 12:30 p.m. starting Oct 13th through Dec 5th.

Sessions are flexible: join in any order, and if you miss one, simply attend it the following week.

There's no need to sign up! Just click the link and enter your MIDAS ID and password to join the live meetings you want to attend. Session start times are Eastern.

SessionDate & TimeWho should attend?Description
Building the Accelerated Course Framework from Scratch (45 Mins)Mondays,
12:30 p.m.		For faculty starting a course from scratch for any accelerated format.Learn how to design (using backward design), create a structure syllabus and optimize the weekly workload and schedule for accelerated formats, organize your Canvas course, and leverage AI for support.
Adapting Content for Accelerated Delivery (45 Mins)Wednesdays,
12:30 p.m.		For faculty converting existing content to the accelerated format.Explore practical strategies for converting curated materials into an accelerated format, redesigning assessments for efficiency, and building modified assignments, rubrics, and quizzes directly in Canvas with the support of AI to refine content.
Tools and Strategies for Accelerated Teaching (30 Mins)Fridays,
12:30 p.m.		For all faculty seeking efficient teaching and grading workflows in Canvas.Put designs into action with essential Canvas teaching tools (Discussion Boards, SpeedGrader, Analytics) to provide timely feedback, streamline grading, and support student engagement in a compressed timeline.