{"id":2151,"date":"2019-04-05T19:06:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T19:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2021-01-15T21:23:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:23:42","slug":"using-cidi-design-tools-to-improve-your-canvas-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/using-cidi-design-tools-to-improve-your-canvas-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Using CIDI Design Tools to Improve your Canvas Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Design Tools suite is meant to help you organize your Canvas Pages in a way that is both aesthetically pleasing and supportive of student learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many template options to make integrating Design Tools as easy as possible, but you can choose your own colors and images to further customize your course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Get Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The shortcut to open the Design Tools toolbar is Option+Shift+D<\/strong> for Mac users or Alt+Shift+D<\/strong> for PC users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need to be editing a Page<\/strong> in Canvas in order for this to work. Then you can go into the settings and toggle on the \u2018Show Launch Button<\/strong>\u2019 option so you don\u2019t have to remember the shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the Design Tools User Guide<\/a> to learn more about how to use the tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at these example courses to get some ideas for your using Design Tools in your Canvas courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example 1: Online Course<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Click to view the full course in Canvas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Example 2: Hybrid Course<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Click to view the full course in Canvas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Example 3: FSEM Course<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Click to view the full course in Canvas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Example 4: Discover DU Orientation Course
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Click to view the full course in Canvas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Want to learn more?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in attending a training session to get started with Design Tools in your course, send an email to otl@du.edu and let us know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are gauging interest and will be offering training on an as-needed basis as we roll out this new Canvas tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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