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How do I build a Simple Canvas Course?
This lesson is designed to accompany the Build a Simple Canvas Course video.Watch the video, browse through the Freshman Writing Seminar, and thendownload sample materials. To build a Simple Canvas Course, you need five things:
1. Syllabus text2. Discussion prompt3. Assignment prompt4. OPTIONAL: Quiz (QTI .zip file)5. Course files (.zip file)
1. Open Course Shell
Select your course shell from the "Courses & Groups" drop down menu. This course shouldhave been provided for you by your Canvas administrator.
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2. Set Course Home Page to Syllabus View
When you first enter the course shell, you will see a banner at the top of the page remindingyou that the course is still unpublished [1]. You will publish the course when you are ready forstudents to see course content. Click the Change Home Page Layout link in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. Select the final option in the dropdown menu to enable theSyllabus view [2]. Click Update Layout [3]. Click the X at the bottom of the window to hide theCourse Setup Checklist [4].
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3. Edit Syllabus Description
Click the Edit Syllabus Description button in the Sidebar. Copy text from your syllabus or thissample text and paste it in the editor window. Then click the Update Syllabus button.
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4. Customize Course Navigation
Click the Settings link in the Course Navigation. Click the Navigation tab to customize theCourse Navigation. Remove the following links from the Course Navigation by dragging them tothe bottom half of the screen [1]:
• Syllabus• Collaborations• Conferences• Modules• Quizzes• Outcomes• Pages
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Reorder the links that remain as follows [2]:
• Home• Announcements• Discussions• Assignments• Grades• Files• People
Click the Save button [3].
5. Create Three Assignment Groups on the Assignments Page
Go back to your course. Click Assignments in the Course Navigation to visit the Assignmentspage. Click the Add Assignment Group link in the Sidebar to create two new assignmentgroups in addition to the default group [1].
Name the groups, respectively, "Papers", "Quizzes", and "Discussions" [2].
Check the box at the top of the Assignments page to "Weight the final grade based onassignment groups" [3].
Enter in percentages in the Sidebar. For this activity, Papers should be worth 50%, Quizzesshould be worth 25%, and Discussions worth 25% [4].
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6. Add Assignment shells to Assignment Groups
Mouse over the top right corner of the module to add a new assignment to the Assignmentgroup [1]. Begin by adding a Discussion assignment to the Discussions Assignment Group.Enter the title of the Discussion [2].
Select the Assignment type ("Discussion") from the dropdown menu [3].
Optional: Enter a due date and time [4].
Optional: Enter assignment points [5].
Click Update to save your Assignment shell [6].
Repeat steps 2 - 6 to add a "Quiz" to the Quiz group and a "Paper" to the Papers group.
7. Open Assignment Shell
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Click on one of the assignments you created on the Assignments page to open it up for furtherediting. Once you are finished editing the Assignment, Discussion, or Quiz, return to theAssignments page to open up another assignment for editing.
8. Edit Assignment Details for the Paper
Click the Paper assignment from the Assignments page. Click the Edit button.
1. Copy text from your Assignment prompt and paste it in the Rich Content Editor.2. Enter 100 in the Points field. The due date field should be populated.3. Click the Show Advanced Options link and select Online Submission from the
Submission dropdown menu.4. Select Allow File Uploads from the checklist.
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5. Click the Update Assignment button.
9. Edit Assignment Details for the Graded Discussion
Click the Discussion assignment from the Assignments page. Click the Edit button. Click theNew Discussion link in the Sidebar.
1. Title the Discussion and copy text from your Discussion prompt and paste it in theRich Content Editor.
2. Click the Use for grading checkbox.3. Enter 100 in the Points Possible field.4. Select Discussions from the Assignment Group dropdown menu.5. Enter a due date.
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6. Click the Save button.
10. How do I add a Rubric to an Assignment (or Discussion)?
Click Add Rubric.
10.1 Edit Rubric
Edit Rubric details [1] or find an existing rubric [2]. Be sure to check "Use this rubric forassignment grading" if you wish to use the rubric in the SpeedGrader to automatically postgrades to the gradebook [3].
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11. How do I add an Outcome to my Rubric for alignmentpurposes?
Outcomes can be added to rubrics. Rubrics can be added to Assignments. Assignments thatare aligned to Outcomes (via Rubrics) will surface in the Outcomes report under each studentuser. The next few steps explains how to add an outcome to an Assignment rubric foralignment purposes.
Click on the Outcomes link in your Course Navigation. Then click the Find button [1].
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11.1 Search for Account-Level Outcomes and Import Into YourCourse
Search for Outcomes that have already been added to your department [2]. Select theOutcome you wish to use in your course [2] and click Import [3].
11.2 Add Outcome to your Assignment Rubric
Return to your Assignment and open the Rubric. Click on the "Find Outcome Criterion" link toadd the imported Outcome into your Assignment Rubric [1].
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11.3 Import Outcome
Search for Outcomes that have already been added to your course [1]. Select the Outcomeand check the "Use this criterion for scoring" checkbox if you want the rating scale to add to theAssignments points [2]. Click Import to include the outcome in your rubric as a new criterionrow. [3].
11.4 View the Outcome Criterion and Update Rubric
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Outcomes stand out in a rubric because a yellow tag appears to the left of the criteriondescription [1]. Rating descriptions and point values for a Outcome cannot be edited inside ofthe Rubric. To edit the ratings, you must edit the Outcome first. Click Update Rubric [2].
12. OPTIONAL: Import Quiz (QTI .zip file)
Optional: You may wish to import a quiz into your course. Download a sample QTI .zip file here.
Click the Settings link in the Course Navigation. Click Import Content into this Course. Clickthe Import Quizzes link. Browse to the QTI .zip file you downloaded. Click Import Quiz.
After import, Return to the Assignments page to delete the original assignment shell for thequiz and drag and drop the imported quiz into the correct assignment group. Add a due date tothe quiz by clicking on the icon pencil next to the imported quiz and editing the due date field.
You may also wish to open the quiz from the Assignments page and edit quiz settings. Whenyou are satisfied with the quiz, click the Publish button.
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13. Upload Course Files
Click the Files link in the Course Navigation. Click the Import Zip File icon in the far right sideof the Files browser window. Browse to course files in .zip format. Click Upload File.
Optional: Browse through uploaded files. Organize files into folders and practice locking files.
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14. Create New Announcement with Flickr Image
Click the Announcements link in the Course Navigation. Click the Make an Announcementbutton. Add a title to the Announcement [1]. Click the tree icon to search for "party balloons" inFlickr Creative Commons [2]. Click an image to embed it in the content window. Add text at thebottom of the content window [3]. Click the Save button [4].
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15. Publish Course
Click Home in the Course Navigation [1]. Click the publish link in the banner at the top of thepage [2]. Then click the Publish Course button in the Course Setup Checklist [3]. All of theexample students will receive an invitation to join the course.
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16. Preview Course with the Student View
Click the Settings link in the Course Navigation [1]. Click the Student View button in theSidebar [2]. Now browse your Simple Canvas Course through the eyes of a student.
You should browse through:
1. the Home/Syllabus page2. the Announcements page3. the Discussions page4. the Assignments page5. the Grades page6. the Files page7. the People page
Congratulations on successfully building a Simple Canvas Course!
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