Welcome! We are glad you are using the eLearning Canvas Course Template. Please follow the below instructions to customize your course. You may also reach out for assistance from an eLearning Instructional Designer.
Step 1 - Customize Modules
- Go to the Modules tab in the course menu. Tip: You can right click Modules and open in a new tab or window to avoid leaving this page completely.
- On the Modules page, you will see a Faculty Resources module (do not publish), a Start Here module, a UAB Policies and Resources module, and 1 content or weekly module.
- Review each page in the Start Here module. Click Edit and use the Rich Content Editor to update content on the pages as needed.
Note: You will not be able to edit the Tips for Online Success or the Netiquette activity. If these do not apply to your course, you can unpublish or remove them. - There is 1 content module named Module 1.
- Each page, assignment, discussion, and quiz within Module 1 contains sample criteria highlighted in yellow relevant to the Canvas assignment or content type. These serve as examples and can be edited or deleted as needed.
- Duplicate Module 1 to create the number of modules needed for the course.
- Update the pages in each module.
- Change the names of the modules if desired.
- Add assignments, discussions, and/or quizzes to the associated module and include the due date for each assignment, discussion, and/or quiz. You can also edit dates in bulk.
- Publish modules and items within modules when they should be visible to students and lock them until the desired.
Step 2 - Customize the Syllabus
- Download the eLearning Syllabus Template.
- Go to your Downloads folder on your computer to find the document.
- After opening the document, you may have to click on Enable Editing at the top of the document.
- Update the syllabus document and save it to your computer.
- On the Syllabus tab in your course in Canvas, select Edit.
- Highlight the text "View full version of the syllabus" and hyperlink your syllabus document.
- Update the content in the textbox. Click Save at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3 - Customize eLearning Homepage
- Go to the Pages tab in the course menu.
- Click View All Pages on the top left.
- Locate and click eLearning Homepage from the list.
- Click Edit and use the Rich Content Editor to update the eLearning Homepage.
- Update the semester and course name.
- After making all edits, click Save at the bottom.
- Click the three dots on the far right and click Use as Front Page to set this as your course homepage.
Step 4 - Publish the Course
- Publish your course.
Note: Once a course is published, content becomes available to students according to the term and/or course dates.
Welcome! This template has been provided in your sandbox to assist with preparing your course. Please follow the instructions below to customize your course. You may also reach out for assistance from an eLearning Instructional Designer.
Step 1 - Customize Modules
- Go to the Modules tab in the course menu. Tip: You can right click Modules and open in a new tab or window to avoid leaving this page completely.
- On the Modules page, you will see a Faculty Resources module (do not publish), a Start Here module, a UAB Policies and Resources module, and 1 content or weekly modules.
- Review each page in the Start Here module. Click Edit and use the Rich Content Editor to update content on the pages as needed.
Note: You will not be able to edit the Tips for Online Success or the Netiquette activity. If these do not apply to your course, you can unpublish or remove them. - There is 1 content module named Module 1.
- Each page, assignment, discussion, and quiz within Module 1 contains sample criteria highlighted in yellow relevant to the Canvas assignment or content type. These serve as examples and can be edited or deleted as needed.
- Duplicate Module 1 to create the number of modules needed for the course.
- Update the pages in each module.
- Change the names of the modules if desired.
- Add assignments, discussions, and/or quizzes to the associated module and include the due date for each assignment, discussion, and/or quiz. You can also edit dates in bulk.
- Publish modules and items within modules when they should be visible to students and lock them until the desired.
Step 2 - Customize the Syllabus
- Download the eLearning Syllabus Template
- Go to your Downloads folder on your computer to find the document.
- After opening the document, you may have to click on Enable Editing at the top of the document.
- Update the syllabus document and save it to your computer.
- On the Syllabus tab in Canvas, select Edit.
- Highlight the text "View full version of the syllabus" and hyperlink your syllabus document.
- Update the content in the textbox. Click Save at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3 - Customize the eLearning Homepage
- Go to the Pages tab in the course menu.
- Click View All Pages on the top left.
- Locate and click eLearning Homepage from the list.
- Click Edit and use the Rich Content Editor to update the eLearning Homepage.
- Update the semester and course name.
- Link modules to the number buttons by selecting a number button, clicking on the chain link icon in the text editor tool bar, selecting Course Link, expanding the Modules section in the panel on the right, and selecting the appropriate module.
- Click on the number button icon for any weeks that are not needed and press the backspace key on your keyboard to remove it.
- After making all edits, click Save at the bottom.
- Click the three dots on the far right and click Use as Front Page to set this as your course homepage.
Step 4 - Publish the Course
- Publish your course.
Note: Once a course is published, content becomes available to students according to the term and/or course dates.
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