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Curricular Template Options for Canvas

Two templates are currently available for program and course sites:

• Evergreen Curricular Template 2020-2021 (aka "freeform").
  • This template was designed for Evergreen by educational content providers, Six Red Marbles, in August 2020.
  • The template example linked above is a curated version featuring the "daily" module structure.
  • The full version, featuring 3 different examples for structuring modules (daily, weekly, thematic), is available for download at Canvas Commons. (See the "How to Apply a Template to Your Canvas Site" section below for instructions.)

• Dated Weekly Modules with Home Page (2020-2021)
  • 11 weekly modules will auto-populate your site with the current term's dates, along with break week if needed
  • This template includes a Home Page with suggestions for what information to post at the home page for students

How to Apply a Template to Your Canvas Site

You can choose a template when self-selecting/activating Canvas for your program or course. When selecting Canvas at the offering's Academic Resources page, use the drop-down menu under "Template to use for site."

The full version of the Evergreen Curricular Template is available for download from the Canvas Commons:

• The full template includes all 3 module structures (daily, weekly, thematic)
• Please see this illustrated Canvas guide for how to download and import the template into your Canvas site, How do I import and view a Commons resource in Canvas?

If your site already contains content:

• Add template content to existing content (modules, pages, discussions, etc) and organize/delete content as needed
• Delete all existing content before importing the full template by resetting your Canvas site
  • IMPORTANT!: resetting the site will wipe it of all content (that can not be recovered) and change its URL

Need help applying the full version to your site?

Please submit a request to help.evergreen.edu which includes:

• your name
• name of your offering and its Canvas site URL
• that you'd like the full curricular template applied to your site
• and whether you'd like to add to existing content or wipe all content

Another Option: Academic Technologies staff can reset your site and import a template for you...

but if you’d like to give it a try:

1. Use “Reset Course Content” to wipe all existing content from the site

• Click “Settings” at bottom of Course Navigation
• At next page, click “Reset Course Content” (at right of page)

2. After the course has been reset, use “Import from Commons”:

• Click “Home” at top of Course Navigation
• At the Home page, click “Import from Commons” at right

3. At the Canvas Commons, enter “Evergreen” in search bar

• Click on the result for “Evergreen Canvas Template 2020-2021”
• At the template page, click the blue “Import/Download” button at right
• In the slide-out “Import/Download” window, you should see a list of the Canvas sites you are associated with
  • check the box for the offering you want to import the template into (double-check term and year)
  • or – enter the name of the offering in the search bar, and then check the box
• Then click the blue “Import into Course” button
• After using the button, you should be returned to the template page and see a message along top that says, “You have successfully started the import! It may take a little while to see changes in your course.”

4. Go back to the offering’s Canvas site and customize the template as needed.

Canvas Orientation for Faculty

Walk through this self-paced online course for an overview of the Canvas interface along with some of the tools and features used in building a basic modules-based site.

Need Canvas Tech Help?

• When using Canvas and you encounter an issue, click on Help in the lower left corner of the Canvas site.
  • This opens a pop-up window with different help options such as:
    • Search the Canvas Guides - view help documentation by Instructure (the makers of Canvas)
    • Report a Problem - submit a help ticket via Canvas which goes to your Academic Technologies team
    • Ask the Community - a lively forum with answers to many Canvas questions

• If you are unable to access/log in to Canvas, submit a help ticket to Academic Technologies or from the upper right corner of your MyEvergreen page.