Canvas Network

Canvas Network offers open, online courses taught by educators everywhere. Powered by the Canvas learning management system, Canvas Network provides a place and platform where teachers, students, and institutions worldwide can connect and chart their own course for personal growth, professional development, and academic inquiry.
Canvas Network is developed and supported by Instructure, an education technology company that partners with educators, institutions, and technologists to build open educational resources and break down barriers to learning.

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Introduction to Behavioral Science Degree Programs (Canvas.net)

Self Paced
Introduction to Behavioral Science Degree Programs (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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This course is designed to help you get started as a behavioral science student, become familiar with the academic programs within the field, and prepare you for your first meeting with your academic advisor or academic counselor once you make your decision about which program to pursue.

Introduction to Education for Sustainability (Canvas.net)

This online learning community has been designed to provide a foundation in EfS, and the six-week course engages participants in activities that combine systems thinking, sustainable economics, and the science of sustainability, and is open to anyone interested in gaining awareness and new ways of thinking about prosperity, responsible [...]

Fundamentals of Structured Writing for Technical Documentation (Canvas.net)

No sessions available
Fundamentals of Structured Writing for Technical Documentation (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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The field of technical writing has come a long way from writing clearly and concisely using a keyboard into a new world of structured writing and content management.

Fairy Tales: Origins and Evolution of Princess Stories (Canvas.net)

Feb 10th 2014
Fairy Tales: Origins and Evolution of Princess Stories (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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Princess stories have been popular for centuries and remain so today around the world; we’ll dive into what these fairy tales mean, and trace the history of these narratives back to their source material, examining contexts all along the way. We’ll borrow tools from cultural studies, literature studies, and [...]

Badge 101: The Discovery of Badging (Canvas.net)

Jan 27th 2014
Badge 101: The Discovery of Badging (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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Here is your chance to learn about digital badges and micro-credentialing, a great new way to engage students by recognizing their achievements at various stages in the learning process. This course will include a brief history of digital badges (or “badging”), an introduction to planning your badging system, and [...]

U.S. Military Service and the Law (Canvas.net)

Nov 4th 2013
U.S. Military Service and the Law (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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This course will examine four critical areas where military service, civilian law, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice intersect: family law; employment and re-employment rights; debtor and creditor issues; and the Uniform Code of Military Justice itself.

Forums for a Future (Canvas.net)

No sessions available
Forums for a Future (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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This course examines the political (world order), economic (globalization), social/cultural (beliefs, values, and lifestyle), and psychological (human capacity for change) forces that are re-defining the quality of life in the 21st century.

Accounting Cycle: The Foundation of Business Measurement and Reporting (Canvas.net)

Aug 5th 2013
Accounting Cycle: The Foundation of Business Measurement and Reporting (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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This course introduces the basic financial statements used by most businesses, as well as the essential tools used to prepare them. This course will serve as a resource to help business students succeed in their upcoming university-level accounting classes, and as a refresher for upper division accounting students who [...]

Bioethics (Canvas.net)

This self-paced course is designed to show that ethical theories can help provide frameworks for moral judgment and decision-making in the wake of recent scientific, technological, and social developments which have resulted in rapid changes in the biological sciences and in health care.

Game Elements for Learning (Canvas.net)

Jul 1st 2013
Game Elements for Learning (Canvas.net)
Free Course
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Gamification is the integration of game elements into a non-game setting — such as building online communities, education and outreach, or building educational apps. When used meaningfully, game elements can enhance the learner’s experience in an online course. In this professional development MOOC, you will learn how to utilize [...]