Digital Learning Days 2026

A group of smiling faculty and staff stand together in a brightly decorated room at Elon University for a group photo during Forge 2023. Colorful paper decorations and posters with design thinking themes, including one that reads 'Process Over Product,' are visible on the walls behind them. The setting conveys a welcoming, creative, and collaborative atmosphere Join Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) for Digital Learning Days 2026 (DLD) on June 24 or July 30. Technology is evolving at a significant pace around us and continually reshaping how we teach and engage with our students. As Elon University adopts Canvas as its new learning management system this fall, it’s natural to feel a mix of excitement, uncertainty, and curiosity.

This year at DLD, we will explore Canvas as a tool to advance our pedagogy and enhance teaching and learning experiences. Participants will collaborate with colleagues to share best practices in Canvas and walk away with a course that they feel prepared to teach in the fall.

By the end of this experience, participants will be able to:

  • Organize and structure migrated Moodle course content in Canvas to support student learning.
  • Apply course design strategies in Canvas to foster engagement and improve student collaboration.
  • Use Canvas course analytics to understand learners’ needs and provide real-time support.

Schedule

This year, Digital Learning Days will take place twice over the summer, and full-time, ongoing faculty can sign up for either Wednesday, June 24, OR Thursday, July 30. Both sessions will be offered in-person, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The DLD Canvas course will open a week before each session so attendees can become familiar with the course and pre-workshop activities.

Compensation & Eligibility

A woman gestures toward a large projection screen while leading a session on 'Conducting Literature Review' in a classroom with a red accent wall. The slide includes bullet points about summarizing research, identifying gaps, and mapping connections between articles. A man stands to the side near a whiteboard, and several seated participants with laptops listen and take notes. Posters about design thinking and community engagement hang on the walls.The workshop is available to all full-time, ongoing faculty. Those who participate in DLD 2026 will receive a $150 stipend.

Participation includes:  

  • Attend all sessions on one of the two days.
  • Active engagement during in-person sessions.
  • Completion of pre-session and post-session work.

Registration

A man in a light blue polo shirt smiles and leans forward while engaging in conversation with a woman seated at a worktable in a makerspace. The room contains tools, a laser engraver sign, and various project materials, suggesting a creative, hands-on environment.DLD 2026 is open to 25 faculty members for each session. We encourage interested full-time, ongoing faculty to register before June 12.