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Canvas LMS Course Design

By : Ryan John
Book Image

Canvas LMS Course Design

By: Ryan John

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Canvas LMS Course Design
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 4. Teaching Your Canvas Course

Now that you've made it through building your course, you can breathe a sigh of relief and feel confident that your planning and hard work will pay off. From this point on, we begin the actual teaching of your course, where your finely honed skills as an educator will guide you and your students through the course content to success. While the Canvas platform for teaching and learning may be new to you, it is important to keep in mind everything you know from being a real-life teacher. Keep the following basics in mind:

  • Getting to know your students

  • Maintaining open communication

  • Providing insightful feedback

  • Fielding questions and concerns

Everything you know from your experience as an educator can and should be transferred to your Canvas course, and this chapter will help you make that happen through the medium of Canvas. As a teacher, you know that maintaining open communication with your students is key. To begin, let's explore the Conversations messaging...