Canvas Redesign
The Master’s of Health Care and Innovation utilizes Canvas for its online courses. The objective of this Canvas re-design is to improve the learner experience.
Project Leader:
Daniel Feeser
Roles:
Research and define project scope
Wireframing
Visual design
User testing
What is the problem we are trying to solve?
The Canvas Course design has caused some students to spend unnecessary time navigating which has negatively impacted their learning experience.
Survey and Research Insights
Research Highlights
Navigation and hierarchy caused some students to get lost or confused.
Users are interested in more supportive features.
Quantity and organization of text made some students overwhelmed
Assignments could use more brevity and organization
View Research Notes
Re-designed Canvas UX/UI Screenshots

Home Page with fixed bookmarks and header navigation.

Course contacts for students is always accessible in header.

Left panel includes weekly modules with content and learning tasks to support student navigation.

Mobile version includes weekly buttons and header that includes scrolling next and back buttons for navigation.

Users can view all of their course details in the coursework section.

Mobile version of home page