Your Canvas, Your Way
Elevate Your Online Classroom with
What’s Included in This Post?
• Ready Made Template Suite
• Ready Made Template Suite Subscription Service
• 2025 and Beyond
Walk through the halls of any K-12 school and you’ll see a myriad of classroom designs. From traditional rows of desks to innovative pod arrangements, each room reflects the unique style and creativity of its teacher. Themed bulletin boards celebrate historical figures and literary icons, while colorful string lights and student artwork adorn the walls. These classrooms, meticulously designed by educators with a flair for design, create a stimulating and engaging learning environment.
While we may not all have possessed the innate design talents of these master educators (some of us just slapped up a few posters and called it a day), we can still elevate our Canvas classrooms to new heights. The Ready-Made Template Suite (RMTS) and its powerful companion, the Template Subscription Service (LTI), offer a solution. Designed by our Instructure instructional designer team (most of whom are former educators!), these tools can transform your Canvas courses into visually appealing and engaging learning spaces, tailored to your unique teaching style. Imagine your online classroom looking as polished and professional as the best-designed physical classrooms.
The Ready-Made Template Suite: Designed for Success
The Ready-Made Template Suite (RMTS) offers a variety of pre-designed course templates, crafted by our instructional design experts. The best part? They are designed to be “out of the box” ready for use after installation (but if you want to customize its features, you can do that too!). These templates cater to a variety of learning environments, including:
- Primary: Capture the imagination of young learners with playful and engaging themes.
- Secondary: Motivate middle and high school students with sleek, contemporary designs.
- Specialty Programs: Find templates tailored to specific needs, like professional development or clubs.
- Higher Education: Create a professional and organized learning environment for college courses.
- Professional Development: Develop impactful training programs with polished and informative templates.
- Spanish/Portuguese: Deliver courses in Spanish or Portuguese with culturally relevant designs.
Beyond the Suite: The Power of the LTI
The Ready-Made Template Subscription Service, expands access to a vast library of template designs with a variety of themes and learning structures within Canvas. Just as you refresh your physical classroom each year, you can revitalize your online learning environment with unique , professionally designed templates. This annual subscription unlocks the full potential of the RMTs, offering:
- Seamless Integration: Install the LTI with a single click and instantly provide instructors with access to a vast collection of templates.
- Effortless Installation: No need for individual downloads or manual distribution. The LTI streamlines the process, putting templates at instructors' fingertips.
- Choice and Agency: Empower your faculty to choose the perfect template for their course, fostering ownership and personalization.
- Wider Selection: The LTI boasts a broader range of templates compared to the RMTs available within the RMT Suite. It includes unique themes specifically designed for the LTI platform.
- Focus on Content: Free instructors from design burdens, allowing them to dedicate more time to crafting engaging content.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): All templates adhere to UDL principles, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for all students.
2025 and Beyond: A Focus on the LTI
Instructure is committed to enriching the LTI experience. Here's what you can look forward to:
- Prioritized Template Releases: Expect a steady stream of new templates added directly to the LTI.
- Enhanced Theming: The LTI will feature even stronger and more visually-appealing themes.
Design Package Popularity: Don’t need a whole course template? The LTI subscription provides access to popular design packages, allowing instructors to customize banners, buttons, and other design elements.
Get Started Today
Ready to simplify course design and empower your instructors? Reach out to your Customer Success Manager (CSM) or CSM team to learn more about the Template Subscription Service (LTI). Let's work together to create a world where educators can focus on what they do best – inspiring and engaging their students!
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Our Instructional Design team offers templates, consultation, badging services, course evaluations, workshops, and more. If you would like to learn more about our services, please contact your CSM or Miranda McIntosh, Manager, Learning Services, via mmcintosh@instructure.com
