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Hege Library & Learning Technologies
Service Alert
Hege Library & Learning Technologies
Content items need to be published (green checkmark) in order to be visible to students: this extra step allows you to work on drafting content without needing to worry about students seeing it until you are ready to do so. Remember to publish your Assignments, Files, Pages, etc. so that students can see them - any item without a green "published" checkmark next to it is visible only to you. Both modules and the individual content items within them need to be published as well for students to be able to use/view them. You can unpublish things at any time as needed, except for Assignments and Quizzes that students have already taken/
From Canvas: what are modules?
"Modules allow instructors to organize content to help control the flow of the course [and] are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure. Modules essentially create a one-directional linear flow of what students should do in a course.
Each module can contain files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and other learning materials. Module items can be added to the course from existing content or new content shells within the modules. Course content can be added to multiple modules or iterated several times throughout an individual module. Modules can be easily organized using the drag and drop feature. Elements within the modules can also be reorganized by dragging and dropping."
Walkthroughs from the Canvas Guides:
From Canvas: what are files?
"Files can house course files, assignments, syllabi, readings, or other documents, as well as profile pictures and user-specific files. Instructors can lock folders and files so they can only be viewed by direct links or only unlock on a specific date.
Files can be placed in Modules, Assignments, or Pages. Files and folders are put in alphabetical order and cannot be rearranged."
In addition to files within a course, users and groups in Canvas can have their own individual files, but this Guilford College Canvas for Instructors guide will focus on course files for now.
301 - Files Overview from Instructure Canvas Community on Vimeo.
From the Canvas Guides:
From Canvas: what are Pages?
"Pages store content and educational resources that are part of a course or group but don’t necessarily belong in an assignment. Pages can include text, video, and links to files and other course or group content. Pages can also be linked to other pages. They can also be used as a collaboration tool for course or group wikis where only specific users can have access. Canvas keeps the entire history of the page to account for changes over time."
From the Canvas Guides:
The Syllabus page in your Canvas course allows you to share information about your course with your students, pulling together information from the course syllabus you have created, if you would like to copy-paste or upload it here, as well as an overview of the Canvas course schedule, with a list of all course items with due dates in chronological order for students to review.
From the Canvas Guides:
You have several options from which to choose in setting your course Home Page in Canvas:
This resource from Northwestern University provides an overview of the options which you made find helpful.
See more from the Canvas Guides: