One of the most difficult things online educators have is to keep up with the changes in technology, especially mobile. One of the biggest challenges that my team and I have had to overcome is making sure that whatever we design for our faculty and students will be accessible in a mobile environment. We have gone through many iterations of templates to see what will work for all of our users.
We finally came up with using tabs. It seems that all of our faculty and students like the fact that they no longer have to page through many different pages to get all of the content needed to complete their assignments. By adding tabs on a single page, all of the information is there. The bonus is that tabs on a mobile device look great.
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Image from iPhone
Thanks for sharing. I'm always very intrigued how schools are modifying Canvas design to find an experience that is better suited for their institution. I think it's a tip of the hat to Canvas for allowing it's users to create these experiences that can be created to scale. In this particular situation I really like that you considered the mobile user and creating a universal experience.