How do I build a Simple Canvas Course? How do I build a Simple Canvas Course? 1. Open Course Shell

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1 This lesson is designed to accompany the Build a Simple Canvas Course video. Watch the video, browse through the Freshman Writing Seminar, and then download sample materials. To build a Simple Canvas Course, you need five things: 1. Syllabus text 2. Discussion prompt 3. Assignment prompt 4. 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 should have been provided for you by your Canvas administrator. Page 1

2 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you first enter the course shell, you will see a banner at the top of the page reminding you that the course is still unpublished [1]. You will publish the course when you are ready for students to see course content. Click the Change Home Page Layout link in the upper righthand corner of the home page. Select the final option in the dropdown menu to enable the Syllabus view [2]. Click Update Layout [3]. Click the X at the bottom of the window to hide the Course Setup Checklist [4]. Page 2

3 3. Edit Syllabus Description Click the Edit Syllabus Description button in the Sidebar. Copy text from your syllabus or this sample text and paste it in the editor window. Then click the Update Syllabus button. Page 3

4 4. Customize Course Navigation Click the Settings link in the Course Navigation. Click the Navigation tab to customize the Course Navigation. Remove the following links from the Course Navigation by dragging them to the bottom half of the screen [1]: Syllabus Collaborations Conferences Modules Quizzes Outcomes Pages Page 4

5 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 Assignments page. Click the Add Assignment Group link in the Sidebar to create two new assignment groups 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 on assignment groups" [3]. Enter in percentages in the Sidebar. For this activity, Papers should be worth 50%, Quizzes should be worth 25%, and Discussions worth 25% [4]. Page 5

6 6. Add Assignment shells to Assignment Groups Mouse over the top right corner of the module to add a new assignment to the Assignment group [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 Page 6

7 Click on one of the assignments you created on the Assignments page to open it up for further editing. Once you are finished editing the Assignment, Discussion, or Quiz, return to the Assignments 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. Page 7

8 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 the New Discussion link in the Sidebar. 1. Title the Discussion and copy text from your Discussion prompt and paste it in the Rich 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. Page 8

9 6. Click the Save button. 10. How do I add a Rubric to an Assignment (or Discussion)? Click Add Rubric Edit Rubric Edit Rubric details [1] or find an existing rubric [2]. Be sure to check "Use this rubric for assignment grading" if you wish to use the rubric in the SpeedGrader to automatically post grades to the gradebook [3]. Page 9

10 11. How do I add an Outcome to my Rubric for alignment purposes? Outcomes can be added to rubrics. Rubrics can be added to Assignments. Assignments that are aligned to Outcomes (via Rubrics) will surface in the Outcomes report under each student user. The next few steps explains how to add an outcome to an Assignment rubric for alignment purposes. Click on the Outcomes link in your Course Navigation. Then click the Find button [1]. Page 10

11 11.1 Search for Account-Level Outcomes and Import Into Your Course Search for Outcomes that have already been added to your department [2]. Select the Outcome you wish to use in your course [2] and click Import [3] Add Outcome to your Assignment Rubric Return to your Assignment and open the Rubric. Click on the "Find Outcome Criterion" link to add the imported Outcome into your Assignment Rubric [1]. Page 11

12 11.3 Import Outcome Search for Outcomes that have already been added to your course [1]. Select the Outcome and check the "Use this criterion for scoring" checkbox if you want the rating scale to add to the Assignments points [2]. Click Import to include the outcome in your rubric as a new criterion row. [3] View the Outcome Criterion and Update Rubric Page 12

13 Outcomes stand out in a rubric because a yellow tag appears to the left of the criterion description [1]. Rating descriptions and point values for a Outcome cannot be edited inside of the 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. Click the 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 the quiz and drag and drop the imported quiz into the correct assignment group. Add a due date to the 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. When you are satisfied with the quiz, click the Publish button. Page 13

14 13. Upload Course Files Click the Files link in the Course Navigation. Click the Import Zip File icon in the far right side of 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. Page 14

15 14. Create New Announcement with Flickr Image Click the Announcements link in the Course Navigation. Click the Make an Announcement button. Add a title to the Announcement [1]. Click the tree icon to search for "party balloons" in Flickr Creative Commons [2]. Click an image to embed it in the content window. Add text at the bottom of the content window [3]. Click the Save button [4]. Page 15

16 15. Publish Course Click Home in the Course Navigation [1]. Click the publish link in the banner at the top of the page [2]. Then click the Publish Course button in the Course Setup Checklist [3]. All of the example students will receive an invitation to join the course. Page 16

17 16. Preview Course with the Student View Click the Settings link in the Course Navigation [1]. Click the Student View button in the Sidebar [2]. Now browse your Simple Canvas Course through the eyes of a student. You should browse through: 1. the Home/Syllabus page 2. the Announcements page 3. the Discussions page 4. the Assignments page 5. the Grades page 6. the Files page 7. the People page Congratulations on successfully building a Simple Canvas Course! Page 17