Canvas LMS For Dummies

Chapter 12

Running Wild: How to Own Student Ownership

IN THIS CHAPTER

Increasing student engagement with LTIs

Using Canvas Studio to create videos and interactions

Showcasing learning with ePortfolios

Extending learning through project-based and skills-based pedagogy

Have you ever wondered about whether any of the add-on Canvas integrations would benefit you and your students? Now is your chance to find out. In this chapter, you discover how external applications known as Canvas LTIs can add helpful and engaging functionality to your Canvas LMS courses. We showcase three tools that we feel can have a significant impact on student engagement and thus, student learning: Canvas Studio, Canvas ePortfolios, and MasteryConnect. We provide a high-level overview of how using these tools can have a positive effect in your classroom, whether you teach in a K-12 setting or in a university-level organic chemistry class. You also explore ways Canvas LMS can help extend learning by supporting project-based learning and skills-based learning techniques.

Before we dive in, a caveat: Some of the ...