Step 1: Design course. Before you begin working in Canvas, we recommend you think through your course by completing the Course Development Worksheet. When you complete this worksheet, you will be armed with a map of your course content and structure so that you're ready to dive into the course build.

Course development and design

Typically, when instructors are tasked with creating a new course, they act as course developers: they create the curriculum and source the content that students will learn.

Instructors are subject matter experts, but they may not have a background in learning theory and instructional technology. This is where instructional design comes in!

Step 2: Build course in Canvas. With your completed Course Development Worksheet, you are ready to dive into the course build.

Canvas is ASU's Learning Management System (LMS)

All ASU faculty, whether they teach online or on campus, should use Canvas to deliver course content, which includes learning materials such as readings and videos, activities such as discussions, and assignments/exams. See https://instruction.thecollege.asu.edu/canvas-learningtechnology-policy. 

The benefits of using Canvas include: