Instructional Design & Transformative Technology
Cal Poly Humboldt's Center for Teaching & Learning
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All of these tools are available to you as a member of Cal Poly Humboldt! Below you will see the interface(s) of commonly used tech tools in course design, accompanied by a few notes on why Cal Poly Humboldt's instructional design team loves using these tools to make courses in Canvas awesome.
If you are curious about how to get started with any of these, links are provided to take you to sites and resources so you can begin to explore!
If you wish to speak with us one-on one to learn more about how to effectively enhance the design of your course...
Design PLUS Sidebar
What we LOVE about the Design Plus Sidebar:
Provides tools for beautiful course design
Customizable elements
Advanced course navigation features
Ensures accessibility in design
Ask us about what else we like!
H5P
What we LOVE about H5P:
You can create amazing interactive learning activities
Very user-friendly, each activity is equipped with an example and step-by-step guide
Seamless integration with Canvas
Every faculty member at Cal Poly Humboldt has access to it!
Adobe Stock
What We LOVE about Adobe Stock:
Free use when you sign in using your Humboldt Gmail account
Unlimited photos, illustrations, vectors, and more!
Adobe Color
What we LOVE about Adobe Color:
Access to endless color palettes
Custom color palette generator
Extracts themes and gradients from images to create custom palettes