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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 brought our work to a close. We began with the final step-by-step element of this book as we learned how to Export your course. Next, we worked to apply the technical knowledge we have gained to practical educational resources that you are likely to encounter as an educator. We covered each of the four 21st century student outcomes as articulated in the P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning in detail, discussing the importance of each outcome and offering concrete examples of ways you might use Canvas to help students achieve these outcomes.

We closed with a look to the future of education and the role technological tools such as Canvas can play in empowering educators and learners in the future.

The final section of this book will provide you with a number of valuable resources and references that you might find helpful in your current and future work with Canvas, online course design, general online learning, and practical applications of educational...