Would you like to do more with your current Canvas course?
Are you unsure of what is possible? Maybe you aren’t sure where to start?
Then this is the course for you! Canvas is a web-based learning management system, or LMS. It is used by learning institutions, educators, and students to access and manage digital course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement.
In this course you will learn what advanced features are available in Canvas to improve student learning. Course participants will complete three mandatory modules and four modules of their choice.
You may "choose your own adventure" by selecting any four modules from the following list:
1. Course Organization Strategies - best practices, draft state, requirements and prerequisites
2. Course Appearance - buttons, tabs, various text boxes, images, and animated gifs
3. Embedding - adding feedback and video opportunities as well as third party resources.
4. LTI Apps - outside apps you can add to your course to add features and improve workflow.
5. Assignment Options - Annotated Assignments, Differentiated Assignments, Group Assignments, and Mastery Paths
6. Quiz Options - Migrating from Classic to New Quizzes, Building an Item Bank, Quiz Security and Interactive Quizzes for Content
7. Gradebook Options - Customize the Gradebook, Improving Student Feedback with Speedgrader,Learning Mastery Gradebook
8. Student Motivation - ePortfolios, Peer Review and Setting up Badges in your course.
Notes:
This course assumes that participants have basic Canvas experience. You should be familiar with:
1. Creating a page
2. Creating an assignment or quiz.
3. Using the Canvas Gradebook
4. If you are unfamiliar with Canvas, it might be better to start with the Canvas Basics course first, then follow up with this class.
5. This course may be more appropriate for grades 5 - 12, where students are using the Canvas LMS regularly.
6. This is NOT a course about CANVA, which is a graphic design program.
This is a self-paced course offered by AEA Learning Online on the Online Training System. Self-paced courses can begin at any time, are taken 100% online, and have a 12 week deadline for completion.
How to Register:I
This is a self-paced course offered by AEA Learning Online on the Online Training System. Registration and access to the course DO NOT occur on this site. To register and take this course follow the directions below:
1. Go to https://training.aealearningonline.org/course/2205549999/catalog
2. Login with your AEA Login if prompted
3. Read through and confirm the information on the confirmation page
4. Pay for the course. ($125)
5. Self-paced course participants are not eligible for refunds.
When you are finished with the course, your license renewal credit will appear on your transcript within the statewide registration system. For additional questions, contact support@aealearningonline.org.