Middleware Course Availability Settings

Owned by Adonis Hamad (Unlicensed), created
Jul 31, 2023
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Summary

When creating Canvas course sites, instructors can select from several course availability settings in Middleware. This article offers an expanded description of each option.

Descriptions of Course Availability Settings

Unavailable

  • The course will receive no availability dates and will be created automatically and set as Unavailable to users.

  • The instructor will manually need to make the course available to students.

Available to Students

  • The course will receive no availability dates and will be created automatically and set as Available to users.

  • The instructor will manually need to make the course unavailable to students if no end dates are applied to the Canvas course.

Start of Term

  • The course date will be set to automatically become available on the first day of the semester and unavailable one week after the semester ends.

  • The instructor does not need to do anything to make the course available other than be aware of when these dates occur in case students have questions.

Start of Session

  • This option will automatically pull up the Start Date of the Session and offer the instructor a chance to edit it immediately. The session will close one week after the end of instruction.

  • The instructor does not need to do anything to make the course available other than be aware of when these dates occur in case students have questions.

Date

  • This will automatically make the course available on a specific date set by the Instructor.

  • No end date will be applied, this can be applied in Canvas, or the course can be made manually unavailable by the instructor.