Learning Canvas
1h 54mBeginner2022-03-14
Authors

Oliver Schinkten
Speaker, Consultant, Writer, Video Trainer
Course details
Learning management systems have revolutionized the way educators and corporate trainers are able to provide instruction. With an online platform, instructors and students can communicate, collaborate, share and access resources, submit assignments, and give feedback at any time. With online learning more important than ever, learning how to take advantage of all a learning management system has to offer is now a vital part of providing instruction. In this course, Oliver Schinkten explores how to set up and use Canvas, a leading LMS used by institutions and instructors around the globe. Oliver shows how to set up a class, work with students, teach online, and discusses best practices for leveraging Canvas for student success. He also covers grading, adding assignments, student communication, and adding multimedia. If you’re looking to enhance the online component of your classes, this course is for you.
Skills covered
CanvasInstructureE-Learning SoftwareTraining and EducationLearning
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Create and manage courses with Canvas
- 02 - Overview of learning management systems
1. Getting Started with Canvas
- 03 - Navigate the layout of Canvas
- 04 - Create a teacher account
- 05 - Complete your teacher profile
- 06 - Customize settings
- 07 - Customize your notifications
2. Creating a Course
- 08 - Create a new Canvas course
- 09 - Set your course homepage
- 10 - Customize your course settings
- 11 - Add your grading scheme
- 12 - Add a course syllabus
- 13 - View course from students' perspective
3. Structure Your Course
- 14 - Create modules for your class
- 15 - Manage your online file library
4. Manage Students and Create Groups
- 16 - Add students to a course
- 17 - Create groups within classes
5. Add Assignments and Quizzes
- 18 - The Rich Content Editor in Canvas
- 19 - Create pages for learners to access
- 20 - Create assignment groups
- 21 - Create assignments
- 22 - Create discussions
- 23 - Create a quiz
- 24 - Add questions to a quiz
- 25 - Create question banks
6. Explore the Grading Tools
- 26 - Overview of the Canvas gradebook
- 27 - Gradebook views in Canvas
- 28 - Individual assignments in the gradebook
- 29 - Late policy and grade posting policy
- 30 - Create assignment rubrics
- 31 - Create course outcomes
- 32 - Quickly grade with Speedgrader
7. Course Management Tools
- 33 - Communicate with conversations
- 34 - Update your class with announcements
- 35 - Work with the course calendar
Conclusion
- 36 - Next steps