Canvas Course Setup

Owned by Nate St George (Unlicensed)
Last updated: May 03, 2022 by Maddie Heaton
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Summary

This article provides helpful tips on how to create your course in Canvas.

Instructions

Canvas makes it very easy to remember what you should do when you first create a course. 

On the right sidebar of your new course, click the "Course Setup Checklist" to see a list of things you should do before you publish your course. This includes the following steps:

Some of these steps may be already completed for you.

  • Import content using the Course Import Tool

  • Add assignments on the Assignments page

  • Add users such as teaching assistants, grader, and additional instructors by using LMS Middleware (available late Spring 2021)

  • Select which links you want to display in Course Navigation under the "Navigation" tab in Settings

  • Choose a layout for your Course Home Page

  • Add events and Assignments to your Course Calendar

  • Publish the course