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Master basic Canvas features to build and teach your course.
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Set Up Zoom in your Canvas course and manage Zoom meetings.
Best Practices for Teaching and Learning
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Explore Active Learning Strategies & Techniques
Active Learning strategies should encourage students to think both about the work they are doing and the purpose behind it.
Best Practices for Video Recording
Videos are an effective method of combining text, images, and audio to increase engagement and create an immersive learning experience for students in your online course.
Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker
Canvas provides an Accessibility Checker within the Rich Content Editor that lets you scan for accessibility errors within pages, announcements, assignments, discussions, and quizzes.
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Canvas 24 Hour Support
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UCLA Extension Canvas Support
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UCLA Extension Learning Design
For support with course design and teaching strategies, contact learningdesign@uclaextension.edu.
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