Course Basic**<\/strong><\/td>\nCourse Basics provides an overview of the layout and features included in a Canvas course. Users will learn about the Course Navigation Menu and individual components that can be used to deliver content and assess student performance. This introductory demonstration provides users with the background knowledge to begin their Canvas journey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nCourse Communication<\/td>\n | Student and Teacher communication is the backbone of effective classrooms. Numerous Canvas tools facilitate student dialogue for content analysis. Three of the specific tools highlighted in this session are class Announcements, Discussions and Chat. Trainers will share tools and strategies that can stimulate classroom debate, allow for brainstorming, and incorporate real-world content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nCourse Design Considerations<\/td>\n | Course Design Considerations highlights the best practices in Canvas for creating student-centered course spaces that can be easily navigated from a browser or a mobile device. We\u2019ll discuss strategies such as chunking content into small bursts of learning, best practices for building native content and provide instructors with tips for leveraging enhanced tool sets in Canvas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nHome Pages<\/td>\n | Home Pages will guide participants through the creation of beautiful and functionally designed Home Pages that are intuitive for students. Participants will be provided with best practices for creating banners and buttons, using tables, inserting images and exploring other features.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nLeveraging Modules<\/td>\n | Leveraging Modules teaches users how create flow within a course by organizing and structuring content with the Modules tool. Instructors will explore how to create and manage content modules, leverage progress monitoring capabilities, and scaffold student access to course content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nAssignments<\/td>\n | Assignments provides users with a detailed exploration of all the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas. Participants will create and manage Assignment groups, organize their Assignment index, and work to develop cohesive assignments for their courses. Users will explore assignment settings, applications, and tools. Additionally, participants will learn how to utilize rubrics for assessing assignments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nQuiz Basics<\/td>\n | Quiz Basics session will prepare instructors to use the quizzing tool in Canvas. Users will learn how to customize quiz settings and differentiate assessment windows to students. A variety of quiz question types will be explored, and participants will have the opportunity to view example quizzes and use cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n |