Instructional Design Resources
The Instructure folks have developed some great content to help you along the way. Center staff has also added some great articles about course design. Note some of the links are to videos of conference presentations. Most videos about about 30 minutes long.
Canvas Specific Resources
- Online Course Design - Keep It Super Simple - by Jared Stein via Instructure Blog
- Canvas Tips and Tricks - Neal Legler via Instructure Blog
- A Self-Guided Tutorial for Effective Course Design Links to an external site., Beverly Brehl, Ph.D. and Nate Sanders, University of Utah, InstructureCon12
- Easy to Build, Easy to Maintain, Easy to Update Links to an external site. - Building Courses with Canvas, Kevin Reeve, Utah State University, InstructureCon12
- Killing PowerPoint: Effective Online Lectures Using Canvas Tools Links to an external site., Rebekah Grow, University of Utah, InstructureCon12
- Depth Perception: Identifying Quality Posts in Online Discussions Links to an external site., Carrie Saarinen, Brown University, InstructureCon12
- How to Design & Teach an Online Course Links to an external site., By Donna Harp Ziegenfuss. InstructureCon 2011
- Enhanced Learning Online Links to an external site., Michael Griffiths of BYU Hawaii, InstructureCon 2011
Non Canvas Specific Resources
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Netiquette: Make it Part of Your Syllabus
Links to an external site. - peer reviewed paper by Alma Mintu-Wimsatt, Courtney Kernek, and
via the Merlot JOLT (Journal of Online Learning and Teaching) - The How, Why, and When of Posting Resources in the Online Classroom Links to an external site. - article by Errol Craig Sull via Faculty Focus
- The Online Educator’s Complete Guide to Grading Assignments, Part 1 Links to an external site. - article by Errol Craig Sull via Faculty Focus
- The Online Educator’s Complete Guide to Grading Assignments, Part 2 Links to an external site. - article by Errol Craig Sull via Faculty Focus
- Making Online PowerPoint Content Engaging: Writing a Narration Script Links to an external site. - article by Patti Shank, PhD, CPT via Faculty Focus
- Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online: Quick Guide for New Online faculty Links to an external site. - article by J. V. Boettcher, Ph.D.