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Content & Lecturing

Content should directly help students succeed in their practice and assessments. This is different from including all the content that is related to a particular topic or what someone personally thinks is important or exciting.

Community & Interaction

Community & Interaction is defined differently for different classes, instructors, and students. See these tips for building community online.

How to Use Your Canvas Site and Why It Matters

Photo of door up close Your Harvard Extension School course has a Canvas site that goes hand-in-hand with your class sessions. Think of Canvas as the door to your classroom — it’s a unified space for you to share resources, communicate with your students, and assign grades. It’s a space for your students to submit their assignments and access readings. Above all, Canvas gives your students access to you, your teaching staff, and classmates. Here are some reasons using Canvas essential features helps make a course successful:

 

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