Canvas Course Design Foundations (Level 1)

Course Overview

Whether you offer your course in a face-to-face, blended, or entirely online modality, our Learning Management System, Canvas, can help you reduce your workload and increase your students' performance. This program will introduce you to fundamental concepts in online/hybrid course design and will challenge you to evaluate your own courses' layout, assessment options, engagement tools, resources for student success, and accessibility.

As a participant, you can expect to engage in helpful discussions with your peers and course facilitators and to develop completed elements of a course for use in the upcoming semesters. Office hours will be available with your course facilitator(s) for additional support, as needed. Take advantage of this opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues and experts as you thoughtfully and intentionally develop your next Canvas course.

Upcoming Sessions

We plan to run an intensive, facilitated 2-week cohort of this program during the following period, requiring up to 20 hours worth of work each week. If you would like to participate, please complete the registration form.

Date: Monday, October 17, 2022 - Sunday, October 30, 2022

Participants who complete all course deliverables are eligible for a Completion Letter. Faculty who complete this program will also be eligible for a $500 stipend.

Course Outline

Course Design Foundations
- Universal Design for Learning
- Student Engagement Strategies
- Content Mapping
Accessibility
- Ally
Canvas Assessment
- Assignments
- Discussions
- Quizzes
- Gradebook & Speedgrader
Design Best Practices
- Modules
- Text Headers
- Naming Conventions
Tools for Student Success
- Course Home Page
- Syllabus
- Getting Started Module