Creating learning paths#

Summary of training session with Instructor - "Creating Learning Paths"

What are learning paths? (aka Mastery paths?)#

Apparently an approach to "personalised learning" or adaptive release. Common language appears to be "customize learning experience for students based on performance"

Why use them?#

Lunch learn: Canvas mastery paths - summary and resources of lunch session
Hacking mastery paths - pushing the boundaries of mastery paths illustrating how to use them to have students choose a book for an assignment (has its problems)

IDEAS and experiments#

Javascript way of repurposing the interface for modules to use accordions or similar
Current Module interface is next page / separate pages
Using the workaround of emojis as prefix to module/object names to identify type
Also combining that with "text headers" added into the module
User script to add all items in a module as a requirement - but also example of how these types of interfaces work well for one item, but fail at lots of items - would need to be using the API rather than scraping the interface
Home page
Create a page that includes Javascript etc. (onlinecrsldy)
Set it as the home page
Use Javascript and the API to build Card interface (using Modules)

Module capabilities and reflection#

reflection - adding a page we end up in pages, have to navigate back to modules - new additions to modules aren't automatically published, also the module needs to be ticked - the changing of the breadcrumbs within modules is a problem, breaks the standard assumption of how the web should work

Capabilities - indentation to 3 levels - ability to drag and drop sections between different modules

Module locks, requirements and pre-requisites - Locks prevent students viewing ?? before date/time - pre-requisites something has to happen before you can see - requirement - what a students is required to do to complete

Training summary#

Modules#

building structure and setting the flow of your course
Claim is that "Modules make it easy for students to track progress and not get lost in folders"
Also a place to integrate
All Canvas content and other files etc can be added into Modules
Apply pre-reqs and requirements

Activity 1#

Create a module
Add 3 bits of content
Re-order items