Setting Up Your Course

Copying Content from a Past Course

The Course Import Tool makes it easy to extract course content, assignments, and quizzes from previous semesters and quickly import them into existing courses.

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Course Import Tool (Video)

NOTE: Course Portal content from Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, and Spring 2014 has been migrated to Canvas, so this tool can be used on your upcoming courses.

Edit Your Syllabus

Editing the Syllabus allows you to link files, images, other course content in your Syllabus Description by uploading them using the Content Selector.

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Syllabus Overview (Video)

Upload Files

Files can be placed in Modules, Assignments, or Pages.

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*Tip #216: Distinguishing Content Delivery in Canvas*

Files (Video)

Upload Folders

You can import .zip files to Canvas through Files or Course Settings.

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*Tip #179: Easily Import All Course Documents in Canvas*

Creating Modules

Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or whatever organizational structure works for your course.

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*Tip #216: Distinguishing Content Delivery in Canvas*

Modules (Video)

Configuring Your Course Menu

You can hide and reorder links in the left navigation for your course depending on what your students need access to.

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Course Settings (Video)

Change Course Homepage

The Course Home Page is the first page that students see when they click the Home link in their Course Navigation.

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*Tip #184: Change Your Course Home Page in Canvas*

Using Draft State

Draft State is a new Canvas feature that allows you to post content in an unpublished state so that it is invisible to students.

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Publish Your Course

In order for enrolled students to view your course site and tools, it must be published.

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