{"id":1366,"date":"2025-03-17T16:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2025-03-17T16:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:54:20","slug":"designplus-quickstart-wizard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/2025\/03\/17\/designplus-quickstart-wizard\/","title":{"rendered":"DesignPLUS\u00a0QuickStart Wizard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have you ever felt that the design options in Canvas were a little lacking? Good news! The\u00a0DesignPLUS\u00a0QuickStart Wizard is now available to help you quickly create polished, accessible course content in Canvas. Well-structured course pages can improve student navigation, reduce confusion, and create a more engaging learning experience, and this tool makes it easier than ever to design courses with clarity and accessibility in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.cidilabs.com\/watch\/cK8sjyKwiarGMdzDeu5gW8\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">step-by-step video tutorial<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cidilabs.instructure.com\/courses\/6630\/pages\/quickstart-wizard?module_item_id=403068\">quickstart guide<\/a> will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> walk you through using the Wizard&#8217;s templates and content blocks to build engaging home pages, syllabi, and assignments, so you can spend less time formatting and more time teaching. The built-in templates follow accessibility guidelines, making it easier to create courses that meet the needs of all learners. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simply click the blue\u00a0DesignPLUS\u00a0QuickStart Wizard button above the Rich Content Editor to get started. Note, this button can take a few seconds to appear and is only available on new content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fA variety of pre-made templates are available for you to customize with your own content. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Not sure where to start? Try applying a template to a new page and experimenting with different content blocks. If you need help, CELTT is here to support you\u2014submit a ticket through our faculty support system.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever felt that the design options in Canvas were a little lacking? Good news! The\u00a0DesignPLUS\u00a0QuickStart Wizard is now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6618,"featured_media":985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6618"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1367,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions\/1367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}