From Drab to Fab Enrollment: Making Your Course Pop with DesignPlus

Course Introduction

From "Drab to Fab" covers the basics of the CidiLabs DesignPLUS Sidebar, an advanced editor for the Canvas learning management system.  Designed for busy faculty and staff who don't have time for in-depth DesignPlus training, Part 1 of this course will show you how to use the Sidebar to make some small yet impactful visual enhancements to your courses. 

For those who want to learn more, Part 2 will expose you to additional design, formatting, and interactive DesignPLUS elements and provide resources to help you learn about them on your own.  Completing all of the tasks in Part 2 will qualify you for the DesignPLUS BasicsLinks to an external site. professional development badge.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Enable the DesignPlus Sidebar
• Navigate the DesignPlus Sidebar
• Use the Sidebar to add visual design, formatting, and interactive elements to Canvas pages and activities
• Select existing DesignPlus elements to modify their content and/or style