DesignPLUS Fall 2026 Training Opportunities
Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances. DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses—making learning engaging and accessible.
We want to ensure the instructional support community knows about upcoming training opportunities for DesignPLUS:
- Live Training: DesignPLUS training from ITS Teaching & Learning will be offered twice a week on an ongoing basis.
- On-Demand:
- Elevate Your Canvas Courses, Parts I and II, are available to watch on demand.
- DesignPLUS was highlighted both days of the ITS Teaching & Learning 2026 Virtual Summit.
- Recording: Beyond Basic Canvas - Work Smarter with DesignPLUS
- Recording: DesignPLUS Quick Start- Enhance your course in just 20 min!
- Recordings from the Five-Day CidiLabs DesignPLUS “Summer School” Training Series are now published.
- Consults: ITS Teaching & Learning is pleased to offer personalized DesignPLUS consultations
Call for DesignPLUS Ambassadors
ITS Teaching & Learning is actively recruiting unit contacts to serve as ambassadors for the campus-wide DesignPLUS rollout. Unit ambassadors will work within their departments as local points of contact to share best practices, demonstrate features, and support the adoption of course design. Please complete this form to sign up to be a Unit Ambassador. All meetings will be held the first Wednesday of the month from 1:00–2:00 pm.
Cidi Labs DesignPLUS Resources for All Users
- DesignPLUS User Guide
- DesignPLUS Library
- DesignPLUS Training Series
- DesignPLUS Video Tutorials
- Best Practices for Online Course Design with DesignPLUS
- Cidi Labs DesignPLUS Knowledge Base
- Interactive Resources Gallery
We hope to see you at an upcoming training opportunity and can’t wait for you to explore DesignPLUS!