11 Cidi Labs
Cidi Labs is an innovative suite of tools integrated with Canvas, designed to empower educators in creating engaging and interactive content within the Canvas Learning Management System. With user-friendly features, Cidi Labs allows instructors to effortlessly build dynamic and visually appealing courses. Explore and utilize the Cidi Labs resources below:
General/ Design Plus Resources
The DesignPLUS Sidebar can be used to add and modify design elements on a Canvas page.
- CidiLabs Hackathon – using the DesignPLUS Sidebar: Slidedeck from a 2023 presentation covering essential elements of the DesignPLUS sidebar [27 slides].
- How to Use the New DesignPLUS Sidebar: Google Doc cheat sheet or useful DesignPlus features [3 pages].
- New Assistant ID Training Resource List: Page in the training course contains a list of helpful resources for all Cidi Labs products.
Cidi Labs Official Resources
- Cidi Labs Webinars: Sign up for virtual training sessions on various Cidi Labs products. Note: These trainings are in Mountain Time or Australian Time.
- Cidi Labs DesignPLUS Library: Collection of user-submitted templates for various banners, pages, content blocks, and more. Use it as a reference or as inspiration for course design.
- DesignPLUS User Guide Canvas Course: Canvas course that walks through each feature of the DesignPLUS sidebar.
TidyUp
TidyUP can be used for File maintenance and cleaning.
- Getting Started with TidyUp: Video from IT Training that covers the basics [18:34 minutes].
MultiTool
The MultiTool can be used for template building and mass edit features (such as mass edit due dates).
- About the Multi-Tool for Canvas: KB article outlining the features of multi-tool.
- Teaching.IU Multi Tool Page: Use the navigation at the bottom of this page for how-to guides on the individual features of Multi-Tool. These guides redirect to the Cidi Labs official guides.
- Design Plus Workshop Overview_IT Statewide 2024: PPT presentation with instructions on how to download a CIDI Labs training module into your Canvas Sandbox.