Course Design and Setup

Overview

Making appropriate choices about course design and setup can you to create a Canvas site that is easy for the teaching team to maintain and for students to use.

• Start-of-Term Checklist
• Canvas Teacher Mobile App
• Accessibility and Accommodations in Canvas
• Requesting Your Canvas Site
• Requesting a Canvas Site for an Instructor
• Students, TAs, & Auditors
• Custom Homepage
• Course Import Tool
• Course Settings
  • Dashboard Image
  • Course Navigation Menu
  • Course Content Exports
  • Public Canvas Sites
  • Media Storage
• Files
• Pages
• Modules
• Assignments
• Exams & Quizzes
• Discussions
• Other Materials:
  • Penn Libraries Course Reserves
  • Textbook Content (Under Construction)
  • Other Copyright-Protected Materials:
    • Policy on Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources
    • Penn’s Policy on Unauthorized Copying of Copyrighted Material
    • Copyright Resources to Support Publishing and Teaching

Last Updated: 25 May 2023