Canvas LMS Course Design
Design, create, and teach online courses using Canvas Learning Management System's powerful tools
Published on 14. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-78216-064-9 (ISBN)
Description
Design, build, and teach your very own online course using the powerful tools of the Canvas Learning Management System
Key Features:Covering everything right from creating your first course to publishing and taking part
Discover a whole new, interact way for your students to learn and communicate
Easily create, grade and discuss projects or assignments
Book Description:
Canvas LMS Course Design will guide you through the steps of setting up your Canvas account, adding content and assignments, designing and customizing the course layout, and teaching your course. Whether you use an institutional or Free for Teachers account, this book will show you exactly how to use Canvas for grading, assessment, feedback, and communication with and between students, either as a platform for an online course or as a supplement to a live course. This book will give you the expertise you need to create a transformative and personalized learning experience for all of your students.
By sequentially working through the steps in each chapter, you will quickly master the features of Canvas to create a customized learning experience. With ample screenshots that offer a play-by-play account of how to build a phenomenal course, Canvas LMS Course Design will ensure your success with this cutting-edge learning management system.
What You Will Learn:Create, access, and personalize your user account and profile settings
Customize your individual user settings to ensure ease of use and optimum functionality of services
Upload and import course content for students to access and use as they participate in your course
Generate individualized assignments that reflect the variety of your assessment and grading needs
Design the layout of your course to present the course content with clarity and simplicity
Add students to your course and communicate with them to facilitate their success
Review, assess, and grade assignments
Integrate advanced features of Canvas with your educational needs to create a unique and transformative educational experience
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Ryan John is a graduate of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where he spent 3 years as a Technical Assistant for the pilot program of the Instructure Canvas Learning Management System at Rider University. While at Rider and Westminster, he served as a Technical Assistant, Course Designer, and Course Consultant for over a dozen courses offered by Westminster Choir College, the Westminster Office of Continuing Education, and the Westminster Center for Critical Pedagogy. During Rider's university-wide implementation of the Instructure Canvas LMS, he assisted with faculty training sessions and individual tutorials in course organization, design, and management.In addition to his work in online course design, Ryan serves on the editorial board of Visions of Research in Music Education, the scholarly journal of the New Jersey Music Educators Association. He has worked as a freelance copy editor, both privately and for GIA Publications, and he has been a music editorial intern at Oxford University Press. He is currently the Upper School Choral Director at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School in New York City.