Canvas LMS Course Design

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1: Designing and Creating Your Course
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Canvas
	Technical requirements
	Reviewing instances of Canvas
		Institution-specific instances of Canvas
		Free for Teachers instance of Canvas
	Accessing Canvas and creating your account
		Accessing your institution's Canvas site
		Creating a Free for Teachers account
	Navigating Canvas
	Adjusting your profile, settings, and notifications
		Editing your profile
		Adding a profile picture
		Adjusting your account settings
	Creating your Canvas course
		Joining a course created by your institution
		Creating a new course with a Free for Teachers account
	Summary
Chapter 2: Building Your Canvas Course
	Technical requirements
	Planning your course – from syllabus to screen
	Importing content from another course
	Creating assignments
		Adding an assignment
		Editing an assignment
		Using the Rich Content Editor
		Publishing an assignment
	Creating discussions
		Adding a discussion
		Pinning or closing discussions
	Creating quizzes
		Adding a quiz
		Adding questions
		Managing question banks
	Creating assignment groups
		Weighting assignment groups
	Summary
Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Launch Your Course
	Technical requirements
	Choosing a Course Home Page layout
		The Course Activity Stream layout
		The Pages Front Page layout
		The Course Modules layout
		The Assignment List layout
		The Syllabus layout
	Selecting navigation links
	Adding course calendar events
	Testing your course with Student View
	Adding participants to the course
		Managing users
		Creating user groups
	Publishing your course
	Summary
Section 2: Teaching and Enhancing Your Course
Chapter 4: Teaching Your Canvas Course
	Technical requirements
	Communicating through the Inbox feature
		Learning the layout of the inbox
		Composing and sending a message
		Organizing your inbox
	Posting announcements
	Providing feedback and grades
		Accessing the Gradebook and entering grades
		Accessing and using SpeedGrader
	Setting up synchronous meetings using Conferences
		Creating a Conference
		Starting and facilitating your conference
	Summary
Chapter 5: Exploring Special Features
	Technical requirements
	Creating Collaborations
		Editing or deleting collaborations
	Setting up Outcomes
		Creating outcomes
		Creating Outcome Groups
		Importing existing outcomes
		Finding existing outcomes to use
	Creating rubrics
		Adding rubrics to assignments
		Using rubrics for grading
	Using the Learning Mastery Gradebook
	Using Course Analytics and Course Statistics
		Viewing Course Analytics
		Viewing Course Statistics
	Summary
Chapter 6: Utilizing and Integrating Apps
	Technical requirements
	Using Canvas on your mobile devices
		Downloading and configuring the mobile app
		Using the features of the mobile app
		Navigating your course within the mobile app
		Using the To Do feature of the mobile app
		Viewing and sending messages within the mobile app
		Accessing your settings within the mobile app
		Finding help within the Canvas mobile app
	Integrating external apps into your course
	Summary
Section 3: Practical Ideas and Resources
Chapter 7: Where to Go for Help
	Technical requirements
	Finding help within Canvas
		Exploring the Canvas Guides
		Exploring other resources
	Finding help outside of Canvas
	Summary
Chapter 8: Now You're Ready!
	Technical requirements
	Exporting your course
	Connecting Canvas to education in the 21st century
		Enacting the Framework for 21st Century Learning
	Looking to the future
	Summary
Appendix: References and Resources
	Teaching and learning in the 21st century
		Battelle for Kids: Partnership for 21st Century Skills
		Understanding by Design
		Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools
		Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses
	Designing online learning environments
		The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting
		The Interactive Class: Using Technology to Make Learning More Relevant and Engaging in the Elementary Classroom
		How to Design and Teach A Hybrid Course: Achieving Student-Centered Learning Through Blended Classroom, Online and Experiential Activities
		Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning: Theory, Practice and Assessment
		The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education
	Conceptualizing online education
		Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom
		Balance with Blended Learning: Partner with Your Students to Reimagine Learning and Reclaim Your Life
		Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Second Edition)
		Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies (2nd Edition)
		The Complete 15-Volume Jossey-Bass Online Teaching & Learning Library
	Other online course design resources
		Course Design Academy
		The Blended Learning Toolkit
		Distance Learning: A Gently Curated Collection of Resources for Teachers
		Online Course Development Resources
		The 5 Pillars – Sloan-C Quality Framework
		Quality Matters: A National Benchmark for Online Course Design
		Teaching Online: Design of an Online Course
		CanvasLMS YouTube Channel
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