How Canvas Design Tools are TRANSFORMING my Course Content

Searching for a way to design your Canvas course quick and easy? I’m sharing how you can use canvas design tools to transform your course content without needing to know how to code or use fancy design programs saving you time and energy.
Canvas design tools are transforming my course content allowing me to focus on connecting with my student rather than being a designer for an online website. These Cidi Labs tools allow you to customize a Canvas course and create homepages that easily feel like you have spent hours designing. I want to share with you these homepage updates for canvas design tools and best practices for canvas course design so you save time and can focus on the content rather than the design elements.
This Canvas tutorial walks through design tips, homepage options in Canvas and ways you can customize your course pages adding in your personal flair all while remaining in Instructure.
*please note: If you do not see the rocket and the combination of hitting option + shift + D for MAC or Alt + shift + D for PC does not bring up the Design Tools element then your institution/college/university/school more than likely has not implemented or included this element in their Canvas accounts.
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[@VirtualTeachingPro]

Happy teaching and don't forget to check out the entire Canvas Tutorials series here ➡️ kzbin.info/aero/PLit_70db88TTVKUlrn-xdwO02QtVN5JzP

[@grahamwalker5015]

You're the best Ashlee! I've sat through required canvas seminars, but none have helped migrate class material the way you have!

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

@@grahamwalker5015 Thank you so much!! I'm so glad I've been able to help. Were you able to access the Design Tools in your Canvas? It's interesting how some schools/institutions have access and some don't. I'm teaching a course at one university where they don't have access to it and I'm trying to see if I can create it with the tools in another school Canvas and then import it into another one and still have the design. A work in progress! I'm always looking for those little tips and tricks 😂

[@davidjames3662]

Thank you. I noticed the tool in canvas, but was not sure how to use the templates. This video helped.

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

Glad it was helpful!

[@umncbs-academictechnologyv5924]

Do you still like the Due Date Modifier in the Multi-Tool after Canvas added the feature into "Assignments"?

[@CelluloidBlonde]

Very helpful. Thank you so much. I have been ignoring the little rocket as a sort of "eh not now I have my hands full" distraction over there on the screen corner. Oops. Not any more.

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

Glad it helped! Just start with a few simple updates that you feel would enhance your courses. It's all about the little steps and small wins! I'm starting with just updating new homepages with that banner element. It's pretty wild how much nicer it looks with a few clicks 😂 I wish every single institution bought into the subscription for this additional third party app! Makes life just a little easier for us right?

[@CelluloidBlonde]

@@VirtualTeachingPro It looks so much more elegant on the homepage immediately. Really nice tool.

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

@@CelluloidBlonde so agree with you. I'm teaching at a university this fall and they don't have the tools and I'm having to go old school and create banners. 😢

[@CelluloidBlonde]

@@VirtualTeachingPro I'm using Canvas at a university and they have all the fancy stuff, I've been thinking about moving into Canvas for classes I teach independently of the university but I'm getting all spoiled by the University perks and wondering what it's going to cost me to independently replicate those perks. Hmm. Meantime though your tutorials are so helpful I wouldn't be spoiled at all by any perks or functioning well in Canvas without your great clips to study up with to get a handle on Canvas and its bells and whistles. Thank you again for the great clips.

[@gethsemaneapartamentos8475]

@@CelluloidBlonde Please let us know if you do get these fancys and how much it costs. I’m also thinking about it since I don’t even have Studio agh. Thanks L.G.

[@alana5079]

Hi there! I was wondering if anyone knows why I cannot add the Rocket tools to my Canvas shell? I've tried the Alt-Shift-D method and looked everywhere to manually add it. Could it be that my institution does not have access to these features, or am I missing something? I have access at the other universities I teach at, but one in particular wont seem to populate.

[@rmartiniak]

If Alt-Shift-D / Option-Shift-D doesn't reveal the tools, your institution likely doesn't have a contract for it. The Design Tools Sidebar is part of DesignPLUS (a product from Cidi Labs).

[@BunE.728]

I have a free-for-teachers account and I don't see an option for multi tools or the design tools when I hit the keyboard combination you mentioned. How can I find out more about improving the design of my course without the use of this tool? It appears that it is not available to users like me.

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

it's probably because you're using the free version with does not offer all the features with the paid version.

[@BunE.728]

@@VirtualTeachingPro do you have any videos on improving the design of a canvas site without that feature?

[@nourhussien6043]

Thanks alot for this helpful video... Please help me to redesign my free courses in free teacher account ... any tool or program can i use and how much if i need to purchase this tool 🙏

[@PhilProfEdwards]

Unfortunately my Canvas pages have neither of these options. Very frustrating.

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

sad times. each institution is different and some don't pay for the extra add ons.

[@danielmartin7578]

Design Tools is a third-party add on to Canvas, produced by Cidi Labs. It must be purchased by your institution.

[@VirtualTeachingPro]

Correct