Let's talk about instructional Design...

InstructionalDesign First impressions really do count, and the first 10 minutes a student is in your course can greatly impact their experience. Just as we learned in the last Module, Creating Accessible content, designing your course with the needs of diverse students in mind allows you to hit just the right note for that crucial first "introduction" and build intuitive elements that support each student's success.

This module will introduce you to the many tools in Canvas that allow you to build course content, utilizing universal instructional design principles, that will inspire your students imaginations, foster curiosity, create a sense of community, and encourage success.

We'll begin by showing you where to upload your syllabus, and how the syllabus tab works.
Then, we'll move on to the Home Page. In Canvas you have several great options for what you want to choose to be your courses "Home". For the purpose of this training course, we will demonstrate how to make a canvas "Page" into a "Home Page", and then, designate it as your course "Home" (the first thing that students will see when they arrive in your course.
Next, we'll introduce you to the amazing capabilities of Modules to guide your students through your course assignments, pages and more.
Want to send a quick announcement or reminder to your class? Then read on to learn how to use Canvas Announcements.
Finally, a couple important things to know before you're ready to open your Canvas classroom doors to your students .. how to use the Test Student, and then how to Publish your course & course content.

Lets get started! Up next, the Syllabus