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.

Table of Contents
Getting Started	\| Edit Your Profile, Notifications, & Authorize Your Google Account \| Dashboards \|
Setup Your Course	\| Course Settings, Student View & Publishing \| Homepage & Course Navigation \| Managing People \|
Communicate	\| Syllabus \| Announcements \| Conversations \| Calendar \| Web Conferences \|
Add and Organize Content	\| Import Content \| Upload Files \| Modules \| Pages \| Rich Content Editor \| External Apps \| Commons \|
Create Activities and Assignments	\| Assignments \| Discussions \| Quizzes and Surveys \| Mastery Paths \| Collaborations \| Polls \| External Apps \|
Provide Feedback and Track Progress	\| Rubrics \| Grades \| SpeedGrader \| ePortfolios \| Outcomes \| MagicMarker App \| Course Analytics \| Statistics \|
Using Your Mobile Device	\| Canvas Student App & Canvas Teacher App \|
Additional Support	\| Willard Learning Sessions \| Webinars & Guides \| Chasing the Panda Newsletters \|