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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

Planning your course – from syllabus to screen

As you think about how to build and organize your Canvas course, there are a number of topics to consider that will impact the way you will use Canvas to manage your course content. The following questions and prompts will help you determine the approaches you might consider while building your course.

What kind of course am I teaching?

  • A traditional, in-person course
  • A fully online course with most or all of the activities to be completed asynchronously
  • A live course with online expectations (for example, assignment submissions, discussion board postings, video assignments, and peer reviews)
  • A hybrid course with a combination of in-person, synchronous remote students, and/or asynchronous remote students

What do I need to do to get the course content into a format that is suitable for Canvas?

  • The course is brand new. I have not taught the course before in any format, so I need to find and sequence...