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Canvas LMS Course Design

Canvas LMS Course Design

By : Ryan John
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Canvas LMS Course Design

Canvas LMS Course Design

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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)
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Section 1: Designing and Creating Your Course
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Section 2: Teaching and Enhancing Your Course
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Section 3: Practical Ideas and Resources

Selecting navigation links

Choosing which course navigation links your students will see can help to direct them to through your course content logically and can help to avoid overwhelming students with features they may not need to use. As the instructor, you will be able to see all navigation links and access the features of each link as needed. The navigation links appear on the left Course Navigation Menu, and you can decide which of those links your students see when they log in to participate.

Canvas automatically hides links to features with no content present for students, but you see all links and can manually adjust which links students see. To change the navigation links that participants will see, complete the following steps:

  1. Click on Settings at the bottom of the left Course Navigation Menu, then click on the Navigation tab at the top of the Settings page.
  2. When you have reached the Navigation tab of the Settings page, you will see a list of the available...

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