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Canvas LMS Course Design - Second Edition

By : Ryan John
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Canvas LMS Course Design - Second Edition

By: Ryan John

Overview of this book

Canvas is an online learning management system (LMS) and one of the most powerful teaching tools that educational institutions worldwide have adopted thanks to its streamlined functionality, intuitive user interface, and robust features. This revised second edition of Canvas LMS Course Design will show you how to design, create, and teach engaging classes in online, hybrid, or fusion settings using the Canvas LMS. The book will guide you through the steps of setting up your Canvas account, creating activities and assignments, designing and customizing the course layout, and teaching your course. Whether you're using an institutional or Free-for-Teacher account, you'll be able to use Canvas for grading, feedback, and communication with and between students. As you progress, you'll learn how to integrate external apps and services with Canvas. Finally, the book features an exclusive section detailing how you can use Canvas' built-in resources as well as other resources to tackle challenges while working with the LMS. Throughout, this book will give you the technical knowledge you need to create unique learning experiences for students. By the end of this Canvas LMS Course Design, you'll be able to successfully teach online with the help of logical descriptions and step-by-step screenshots that clearly explain how to build a phenomenal course.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
1
Section 1: Designing and Creating Your Course
5
Section 2: Teaching and Enhancing Your Course
9
Section 3: Practical Ideas and Resources

Summary

In this chapter, we discussed how to find help within Canvas. We discussed how to access the Help menu through the Global Navigation menu. Then, we worked our way through each item on the Help menu. We discussed how to search the Canvas Guides for help with features or questions. We learned how to ask the Community and browse community forums to see whether other Canvas users have already posed and answered your questions. Next, we walked through how to Submit a Feature Idea, how to Report a Problem with Canvas, and a discussion of the remaining other resources on the Help menu. After reviewing some of the contact information for Canvas that you might find useful in answering your questions, we closed the chapter with a discussion of other places where you may be able to find help outside of the Canvas website.

In our next and final chapter, we will learn how to export your course content for backup and transferring purposes, and we will also explore the ways in which Canvas...