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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

Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Launch Your Course

Now that you have created the content for your course within Canvas, we can proceed to organizing your content and choosing the most effective means of presenting content to your students. We'll also explore how to use other organizational tools, add participants, and publish your course. In this chapter, we will cover how to do the following:

  • Choose a Course Home Page layout
  • Select links to make visible on the left a Course Navigation Menu that will be most useful to your students during the course
  • Add course calendar events
  • Preview and proofread your course using Student View
  • Add and manage participants for your course
  • Publish your course

By the end of this chapter, you will have totally built, organized, designed, and published your course in order to begin teaching your course in Chapter 4, Teaching Your Canvas Course.