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Canvas LMS Course Design - Second Edition

By : Ryan John
Book Image

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

Communicating through the Inbox feature

To facilitate direct communication with participants, the Inbox feature in Canvas allows you to send messages directly to individual users or to groups of users. The Inbox feature functions in a very similar manner to most email interfaces. Canvas organizes individual messages into conversations based upon the users involved in the exchange, so in the following sections the term message refers to an individual entry of a conversation.

Most of the messages that appear in the Inbox feature of Canvas are messages that participants send directly to one another. However, as you get further into your course, you will notice that other messages, such as comments left on submitted assignments, also appear in your inbox. The following sections will help familiarize you with the layout of the Inbox feature as well as how to compose, send, and organize conversations.

Learning the layout of the inbox

To access your inbox, click on the Inbox icon...