Build your Course with Canvas

Canvas II

Build Your Course

This course provides video tutorials, guides, tips and recommendations to lead you through creating a course in Canvas.

Course Design Best Practices

  • Create a course layout that is appealing with appropriate use of colors, fonts and images. 
  • Provide resources in a variety of formats (text, video, audio, slideshows, etc), that are accessible by all learners.
  • Provide a logical organization of content in manageable chunks.
  • Consistently use meaningful resource and activity titles.
  • Provide navigation options with visual clues to guide the student through the content.
  • Comply with copyright laws.

 

 

Table of Contents

Getting Started Edit Your Profile, Notifications, & Authorize Your Google Account | Dashboards |
Setup Your Course | Course Settings, Student View & PublishingHomepage & Course Navigation Managing People |
Communicate | Syllabus | Announcements Conversations Calendar Web Conferences |
Add and Organize Content | Import Content Upload Files Modules Pages Rich Content Editor External Apps Commons |
Create Activities and Assignments | Assignments Discussions Quizzes and Surveys Mastery Paths Collaborations | Polls | External Apps |
Provide Feedback and Track Progress | Rubrics Grades SpeedGrader ePortfolios Outcomes MagicMarker App Course Analytics | Statistics |
Using Your Mobile Device | Canvas Student App & Canvas Teacher App |  
Additional Support | Willard Learning Sessions | Webinars & Guides | Chasing the Panda Newsletters |

 

 

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