Canvas LMS For Dummies

Chapter 10

Climbing the Deliverables Tree

IN THIS CHAPTER

Adding instructional content to your Canvas pages

Getting students talking with Discussions

Designing authentic and impactful assignments

Developing quizzes and question banks

If modules are the backbone of Canvas LMS, deliverables are the vertebrae. Pages, discussions, assignments, and quizzes make up the primary collection of deliverable elements that provide teachers and students with opportunities to assess and display learning. Generally speaking, pages are used more as a place for providing informational content to students, while discussions, assignments, and quizzes all provide avenues for students to demonstrate their learning and mastery of skills and content. As we climb the deliverables tree, you discover how to effectively design and leverage pages, discussions, assignments, and quizzes in your Canvas LMS courses.

In this chapter, you find out how to create and edit pages and add instructional content. You explore how to provide authentic and impactful learning opportunities. You also take a deep dive into the ...