Difference between revisions of "Designing Your Canvas Course"

The ‘Homepage’ of your course can be customized as you prefer.

• The default is the ‘Recent Activity Dashboard' which displays the current Announcements to your students.
• Or you can choose to create a custom page (a Page I Design Myself) or the list of Modules as the Homepage.

We recommend selecting "a Page I Design Myself" to create a welcoming and identifying front page for your students.

For a list of recommended components to include on the Home pape, click the show more button below.

Components that should be included on the faculty-designed Home page are:

• title of program/course, and/or a welcome message or brief offering description (2-3 sentences)
• a related image (recommended dimensions: 700 pixels wide by 300 pixels high)
• indicate where students should "start" in the site, such as using text or an icon linked to the Modules List
• meeting day(s)/time(s) and location(s)
• faculty name(s)
• faculty office hours and location (or create a "Faculty Page" to include more information)

See Instructure's illustrated guides for more instructions:

• Locate the Course Home Page
• How to set the Course Home Page
• How do I edit Pages?

How do I add a file to my course?

• Upload your syllabus and other files in PDF and Word formats

How do I move and organize my files?

• Files are organized in alphabetical order. While you can still move files into folders, you cannot rearrange the alphabetized structure of the files and folders.

What types of media files can be uploaded into Canvas?

• Canvas will accept most media files as uploads. However, not all media files can be played within Canvas.

What document types does Canvas convert using the Scribd preview?

• With Scribd preview you can scroll through the document, zoom in and out, and view the document in full screen.

See also Instructure's video: Files - Add Content

Use Pages for providing content and educational resources that don’t necessarily belong in an assignment, or that you want to refer to in multiple assignments.

• Pages may include text, video, and links to files and other pages.
• Pages can also be used as a collaboration tool where you can create class wikis and set specific user access for each page. Canvas keeps the entire history of the page so you can see how it changes over time.

To create a new page:

• Click Pages in the Course Navigation (on left)
• Click View All Pages (blue button in upper left)
• Click + Page (blue button in upper right)
• Enter a title or name for the page.
• Add content using the Rich Content Editor and/or the Content Selector on the right.

See also Instructure's illustrated guides or watch the video below for more instructions:

• How do I create a new Page?
• How do I use Draft State in Pages?
• How do I upload a PDF to a Page?

Modules allow you to organize your content to help control the flow of your course.

• How do I create a new Module?
• How do I add items to a Module?

See also Instructure's video: Modules - Creation and Management