Poll Everywhere is the ultimate tool for transforming your classroom into an interactive learning environment. Seamlessly integrating with Canvas, it empowers you to engage students like never before through live polls, quizzes, and discussions. We are excited to share the “Poll Everywhere: Engage Your Audience” partnership training course is available in the On-Demand Training Portal for those with Essential, Standard, or Premium subscriptions starting March 10, 2025, giving you everything you need to use Poll Everywhere with Canvas confidently.

Kialo is the free tool for thoughtful, inclusive discussions. For over a decade, it has helped educators foster meaningful conversations and sharpen students’ critical thinking skills. Now, its training course is available as part of our On-Demand Training Portal, making it easier than ever to bring structured debate into the classroom. We’re thrilled to announce the launch of “Enhancing Discussions with Kialo,” a partnership course developed by Kialo, available starting March 7, 2025. With over one million users already experiencing deeper discussions, this 100% free, nonprofit platform is transforming classrooms worldwide.

Learning Services is excited to announce the addition of a new training course developed by TimelyCare to the Training Services Portal, available starting April 1, 2024. TimelyCare is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of college students through virtual medical and mental health care, striving to empower students to be well and thrive in all aspects of their lives.

In collaboration with Instructure, TimelyCare has crafted an engaging training course to help users better understand the benefits of the virtual health and well-being platform. Institutions with Essentials, Standard, or Premium subscriptions to the Training Services Portal will have access to this course. For guidance on accessing partnership courses within the portal, please refer to our Partnership Program Launch Blog post.

Not sure what the Training Services Portal is? We’ve got you covered! 

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