Canvas II
You can earn the Canvas Artist badge by creating a course with these elements.
Once you have completed your course, access the Canvas Artist Badge Assignment to submit the web address of your course to apply for your badge.
You can submit 6 hours for Professional Growth and Salary Advancement once you've earned the badge.
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.
Getting Started | Dashboards, Your Profile, Courses Menu Notifications, Course Setup Checklist |
Customize Your Course | Course Details Settings, Homepage, Course Navigation, Managing People, Parent Observer Accounts |
Add and Organize Content | Import Content, Upload Files, Syllabus, Modules and Pages, Rich Content Editor, and use the Commons |
Create Activities and Assignments | Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, Surveys, Polls and External Apps/LTIs |
Go Public | Publish Your Course and Student View |
Communicate and Collaborate | Announcements, Conversations, Calendar, Groups, and Web Conferences |
Provide Feedback and Track Progress | Rubrics, Grades, SpeedGrader, ePortfolios, Outcomes, MagicMark App, Course Analytics and Statistics |
Using Your Mobile Device | Accessing Canvas on a Smartphone or Tablet |
Additional Support | Community, Webinars, and Tutorials for Students |
