Unit 1 Summary

You've made it! You've reached the end of this lesson.

In this unit you learned how to:

  • Build a community of online learners through participation in a discussion forum
  • Help students connect with you by updating your profile and sharing your communication preferences
  • Create an Announcement to share course news with students

To demonstrate your learning you completed the following activities and assessments:

  1. Read the following Content Pages:
    "What Is Canvas"
    "Canvas from the Student View"
    "Canvas from the Instructor View"
    "Rich Content Editor"
  2. Perform the "Edit Profile" hands-on activity
  3. Perform the "Add Announcement" hands-on activity
  4. Complete the "Unit 1" quiz

Additional Resources:

These are links to additional resources in the topics covered in this unit. They include information on the effective use of this technology created by our colleagues at other colleges and universities.

  • What is different about teaching online? (link to be updated soon)
  • Are you ready to teach online? (link to be updated soon)
  • Seven principles of good teaching practice (link to be updated soon)

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