Difference between revisions of "Canvas Site Templates"

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Canvas is the LMS (Learning Management System) we use at Evergreen. See below for curricular template and content cloning options and how to apply them to your site.

Curricular Template Options for Canvas

Four options are currently available for program and course sites.
Click on the name of an option below to view a demo site of that option (from the student perspective):

(Demo) Dated Weekly Modules with Home Page (Spring 2026)

11 weekly modules will auto-populate your site with the current term's dates, along with break week if applicable.
This template also includes a Home Page which includes digital accessibility guides and outlines what information to post at the home page for students.

(Demo) PaCE Certificate (Spring 2026)

A customizable course shell for certificate courses.
Includes instructional design guidance, a “Welcome” page, 11 undated weekly sample modules plus a "hidden" module with information for faculty and instructors, and links to pre- and post-surveys.

(Demo) PaCE Non-Certificate (Spring 2026)

A customizable course shell for non-certificate courses.
Includes instructional design guidance, a “Welcome” page, and 11 undated weekly sample modules plus a "hidden" module with information for faculty and instructors.

No Template

An empty Canvas shell with no particular structure.
Select this if you need content copied from a Canvas site that does not appear under the "Clone an existing Canvas site" option.
And then submit a request at help.evergreen.edu indicating which Canvas site you would like imported. Please include name of offering(s), term(s), and year(s).
If you would like content copied from another faculty's Canvas site, we will contact that faculty to confirm permission before any content is copied over to your site.

How to Apply a Template to Your Canvas Site

When self-selecting/activating Canvas for your program or course, choose "Create a new site" and use the drop-down menu under "Template to use for site" to select one of the following options:

Dated weekly modules per term course template
PaCE Certificate Template
PaCE Non-Certificate Template
No Template

Or use the "Clone an existing Canvas site" option to copy content from one of your previous Canvas courses.

Please note: the "Create a new site" option and clone content option can not be applied at the same time.

If performing a manual import and your site already contains content:

Faculty can perform manual content imports or ask Academic Technologies staff to reset your site and/or import content or a template for you by submitting a request at help.evergreen.edu

Add imported content to existing content (modules, pages, discussions, etc) and organize/delete content as needed
Or - delete all existing content before importing different content by resetting your Canvas site
- IMPORTANT!: resetting the site will wipe/erase all content (that can not be recovered) and will change the site's URL

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.

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.

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-Canvas is our primary LMS (Learning Management System). See below for what curricular templates are available and how to apply them to your site.
+'''Canvas is the LMS (Learning Management System) we use at Evergreen. See below for curricular template and content cloning options and how to apply them to your site.'''
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-===Current Curricular Template===
+===Curricular Template Options for Canvas===
-We currently have one template available for programs and courses, the '''Evergreen Curricular Template 2020-2021'''.
+* Four options are currently available for program and course sites.
+* Click on the name of an option below to view a demo site of that option (from the student perspective):
-* This template was designed for Evergreen by educational content providers, [https://www.sixredmarbles.com/ Six Red Marbles], in August 2020.
+====[https://canvas.evergreen.edu/courses/8213 '''(Demo) Dated Weekly Modules with Home Page (Spring 2026)''']====
-* There is a '''full version''', featuring 3 different examples for structuring modules, and a '''curated version''' featuring the "daily" module structure.
+* 11 weekly modules will auto-populate your site with the current term's dates, along with break week if applicable.
+* This template also includes a Home Page which includes digital accessibility guides and outlines what information to post at the home page for students.
-====The full and curated versions also feature:====
+====[https://canvas.evergreen.edu/courses/8210 '''(Demo) PaCE Certificate (Spring 2026)''']====
-* The Home Page set as a Page, with placeholder content and guidelines for faculty regarding what information to provide students
+* A customizable course shell for certificate courses.
-* Placeholder syllabus content at the Canvas Syllabus page
+* Includes instructional design guidance, a “Welcome” page, 11 undated weekly sample modules plus a "hidden" module with information for faculty and instructors, and links to pre- and post-surveys.
-* A "Welcome" module with placeholder pages for:
+====[https://canvas.evergreen.edu/courses/8212 '''(Demo) PaCE Non-Certificate (Spring 2026)''']====
-** About the Program
+* A customizable course shell for '''non'''-certificate courses.
-** Community Agreement
+* Includes instructional design guidance, a “Welcome” page, and 11 undated weekly sample modules plus a "hidden" module with information for faculty and instructors.
-** Additional Campus Resources
-** and an "Introduce Yourself!" discussion
-* an edited Course Navigation menu with the following navigation links made available to students
+====[https://canvas.evergreen.edu/courses/4026 '''No Template''']====
-** Home
+* An empty Canvas shell with no particular structure.
-** Announcements
+* Select this if you need content copied from a Canvas site that does not appear under the "Clone an existing Canvas site" option.
-** Modules
+* And then submit a request at [https://help.evergreen.edu help.evergreen.edu] indicating which Canvas site you would like imported. Please include name of offering(s), term(s), and year(s).
-** Discussions
+* If you would like content copied from another faculty's Canvas site, we will contact that faculty to confirm permission before any content is copied over to your site.
-** Zoom
-** Syllabus
-====How to Apply the Template to your Canvas Site:====
+===How to Apply a Template to Your Canvas Site===
-'''To apply the curated template'''
+When [https://helpwiki.evergreen.edu/wiki/index.php/Selecting_Academic_Technologies '''self-selecting/activating Canvas'''] for your program or course, choose '''"Create a new site"''' and use the drop-down menu under "Template to use for site" to select one of the following options:
-* self-select/activate Canvas for your offering, and the template featuring an example of a "daily" module structure will automatically populate your site.
+* Dated weekly modules per term course template
+* PaCE Certificate Template
+* PaCE Non-Certificate Template
+* No Template
-'''The full version 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, [https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Commons/How-do-I-import-and-view-a-Commons-resource-in-Canvas/ta-p/1808 How do I import and view a Commons resource in Canvas?]
+Or use the '''"Clone an existing Canvas site"''' option to copy content from one of your previous Canvas courses.
-===[https://evergreen.instructure.com/enroll/X9GKRT Canvas Orientation for Faculty]===
+'''Please note:''' the "Create a new site" option and clone content option can not be applied at the same time.
-*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.
+====If performing a manual import and your site already contains content:====
+Faculty can perform manual content imports or ask Academic Technologies staff to reset your site and/or import content or a template for you by submitting a request at [https://help.evergreen.edu help.evergreen.edu]
+* '''[https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/articles/660727-how-do-i-copy-content-from-another-canvas-course-using-the-course-import-tool Add imported content to existing content]''' (modules, pages, discussions, etc) and organize/delete content as needed
+* '''Or - delete all existing content before importing different content''' by [https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-reset-course-content/ta-p/1136 resetting your Canvas site]
+** '''IMPORTANT!:''' resetting the site will wipe/erase all content (that can not be recovered) and will change the site's URL
-===Need Help?===
+===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:
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 *If you are unable to access/log in to Canvas, submit a [https://help.evergreen.edu help ticket] to Academic Technologies or from the upper right corner of your MyEvergreen page.
+===[https://evergreen.instructure.com/enroll/X9GKRT 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.
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