{"id":18859,"date":"2021-03-29T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=18859"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:32:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:32:26","slug":"the-syllabus-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2021\/03\/29\/the-syllabus-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Syllabus Tool in Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;99.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||7px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The syllabus tool in Canvas is powerfully integrated with a course\u2019s Assignments, Grades, and Calendar tools. When you select the Syllabus in the left menu of your Canvas course, the Syllabus tool will display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Syllabus-in-Canvas-Course-Menu.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18863  alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Syllabus-in-Canvas-Course-Menu.png?resize=244%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Syllabus tool link in Canvas Course Menu\" width=\"244\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Syllabus-in-Canvas-Course-Menu.png?w=307&amp;ssl=1 307w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Syllabus-in-Canvas-Course-Menu.png?resize=277%2C300&amp;ssl=1 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The text in the top section [1] can be edited by clicking <strong>Edit<\/strong>, then working with the text in the Rich Content Editor (RCE). Below the text area [1] is an auto-generated list [2] of assignment due dates based on due dates set for your assignments, quizzes, discussions, etc. Events will be displayed in a calendar view on the right [3].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Canvas-Course-Syllabus-Summary-and-Events.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18862 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Canvas-Course-Syllabus-Summary-and-Events.png?resize=1021%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canvas Course Syllabus, Summary and Events\" width=\"1021\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Canvas-Course-Syllabus-Summary-and-Events.png 1021w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Canvas-Course-Syllabus-Summary-and-Events-980x758.png 980w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Canvas-Course-Syllabus-Summary-and-Events-480x371.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1021px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instructors can disable the Summary of assignments and due dates displayed if they choose \u201cEdit\u201d and uncheck the box for \u201cShow Course Summary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Show-course-summary.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18865  alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Show-course-summary.png?resize=267%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Show course summary button\" width=\"267\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Show-course-summary.png?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Show-course-summary.png?resize=300%2C83&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Note: <\/strong><br \/>If you are using a course template rather than building your course from scratch, you will see pre-populated information in the content area of the Syllabus. Some of the information on the page is linked to a Course Information Module that <em>already <\/em>contains academic resources and institutional policies referenced in the WCU Syllabus template document and in what was formally known as the \u201cAcademic Toolbox\u201d in Blackboard. There is also supportive guidance in the content area of the syllabus tool\u00a0 that explains best practice for using the Syllabus tool and chunking out the information to the student from the Syllabus to a module, creating an improved user experience that is easy for students to navigate.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ygifJt95Js\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;How does this align to Canvas training materials?&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Explore&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(99,99,99,0.1)&#8221; min_height=&#8221;388.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-35px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16604 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?resize=67%2C42&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canvas logo\" width=\"67\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 67px) 100vw, 67px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\/pages\/5-dot-0-module-overview-content?module_item_id=50677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124747441 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124747441 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong>Priming the Canvas: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>Module 6 \u201cStructuring the Course\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\/pages\/5-dot-0-module-overview-content?module_item_id=50677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #592c88;\"><b>Additional Resources:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-use-the-Syllabus-as-an-instructor\/ta-p\/638?search-action-id=34976774841&amp;search-result-uid=638\">How do I use the Syllabus as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-edit-the-Syllabus-in-a-course\/ta-p\/1178?search-action-id=34976774841&amp;search-result-uid=1178\">How do I edit the Syllabus in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Visit\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas\/\">canvas.wcu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contact the 24\/7 Canvas Help if you need help with issues as you are working in Canvas. (NOTE: 24\/7 Canvas Help goes away on June 30 and Help will be taken over by the WCU Helpdesk which is not manned 24\/7).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1400336\">Canvas Migration FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Register for one of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas-training\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zoom sessions<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0which will be held on Thursdays and Fridays at 11:00 A.M. after reviewing the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Priming the Canvas Course<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<strong>This week&#8217;s sessions<\/strong> will cover Canvas Course Storage as well as using Quizzes and Assignments in Canvas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">Our next article will highlight the <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">Groups in Canvas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW116024677 BCX9\">visit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW116024677 BCX9\" href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/category\/canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Canvas Blog<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">\u00a0to see all our Canvas articles.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW116024677 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The syllabus tool in Canvas is powerfully integrated with a course\u2019s Assignments, Grades, and Calendar tools. When you select the Syllabus in the left menu of your Canvas course, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1483,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"section\" _builder_version=\"3.22\" custom_padding=\"||2px|||\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"||8px|||\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" min_height=\"99.9px\" custom_margin=\"-15px||7px|||\" custom_padding=\"||0px|||\"]<\/p><p>As you design your course based on your desired learning outcomes, it is important to think through what parts of your content are critical to support student achievement of those outcomes and what parts are less critical. By continuing the process of backward design, the foundational content should directly support students as they complete activities and assessments. Content that doesn't directly support activities and assessments (which were developed to provide practice and show mastery of learning outcomes) is supplemental content and would be prioritized behind foundational content. Supplemental content can include additional in-depth materials for advanced students, related inter-disciplinary content, or review of basic knowledge and skills for students without the prerequisite abilities for the course.<\/p><p>When migrating course content, many faculty have opted to start from scratch and only use the course components from their migrated course that support the learning outcomes and course design.\u00a0 To start from scratch, use one of your DEV shells to build the course.\u00a0 Once the DEV course is finished, you will import it into the official Banner created course.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong>Migrated courses, DEV shells, and Official Courses, oh my!<\/strong><\/h3><p>When you log into Canvas, you may be confused or overwhelmed with the different \u2018course shells\u2019 appearing on your Dashboard.\u00a0 Here is an explanation about each type of shell, and a process to follow when working with your migrated content.<\/p><p>On your Canvas Dashboard, under Unpublished Courses, you may see these different types of shells. \u00a0BB-migrated, DEV, and Course ID.<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/unpublished-courses-on-the-Canvas-Dashboard.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-18741 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/unpublished-courses-on-the-Canvas-Dashboard.jpg\" alt=\"unpublished courses on the Canvas Dashboard\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Courses-on-the-Canvas-Dashboard.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-18742 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Courses-on-the-Canvas-Dashboard.jpg\" alt=\"Courses on the Canvas Dashboard\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>The shell with BB-xxxxx (Migrated) contains the migrated content from your Blackboard course. Your first step is to organize your course components in this shell.<\/p><p>The shell with DEV-yourname is an empty shell. You will import your BB-xxxx (Migrated) course into this DEV shell.<\/p><p>The shell with the Publish button and the course ID and name is the official banner created course for the indicated semester. You will import from your DEV shell into this course each semester.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Steps-for-courses-on-the-Canvas-Dashboard.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-18743 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Steps-for-courses-on-the-Canvas-Dashboard.jpg\" alt=\"Steps for courses on the Canvas Dashboard\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>For step-by-step instructions on how to import content from one course to another, see <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-the-Course-Import-Tool\/ta-p\/21\">How to use the Course Import Tool Canvas Guide<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"]<\/p><h1><strong>A New Place for Finding Content<\/strong><\/h1><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_4,3_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/03\/Canvas-Commons-in-the-global-menu.png\" alt=\"Canvas Commons in the global menu\" title_text=\"Canvas Commons in the global menu\" _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"3_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" min_height=\"99.9px\" custom_margin=\"-15px||7px|||\" custom_padding=\"||0px|||\"]<\/p><h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">One of the great resources that Canvas provides is the Canvas Commons. <\/span><\/h3><h3><strong>What is<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>\u00a0Canvas Commons?<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>How can you use it?<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Canvas Commons is a learning object repository that allows you to find and import shared content from other Canvas users and institutions. You can also share publish your content to the Commons.<\/p><p>Commons also allows an institution to share content just with users at the institution. For example, the Academic Toolbox that was automatically added to each course in Blackboard can be found in the WCU Commons repository for instructors to import into their course.<\/p><p>You can also create a personal repository for your content that you want to reuse in other courses or subsequent terms.<\/p><p>To get started, click on the Commons icon in the left navigation bar in Canvas.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_padding=\"12px|||||\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_cta title=\"How does this align to Canvas training materials?\" button_text=\"Explore\" _builder_version=\"4.9.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" header_text_color=\"#592C88\" body_text_color=\"#592C88\" background_color=\"rgba(99,99,99,0.1)\" min_height=\"388.9px\" custom_margin=\"||-35px|||\" custom_padding=\"||30px|||\" border_width_all=\"2px\" border_color_all=\"#592C88\"]<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-16604 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png\" alt=\"Canvas logo\" width=\"67\" height=\"42\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\/pages\/5-dot-0-module-overview-content?module_item_id=50677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW124747441 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124747441 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong>Priming the Canvas: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559685\":720,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">Module 5 \u201cContent\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #592c88;\"><b>Additional Resources:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-the-Course-Import-Tool\/ta-p\/21\">How to use the Course Import Tool Canvas Guide<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"Hyperlink BCX9 SCXW20611930\" href=\"https:\/\/researchguides.wcu.edu\/copyright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined BCX9 SCXW20611930\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX9 SCXW20611930\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons Guide for WCU<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined BCX9 SCXW20611930\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX9 SCXW20611930\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined BCX9 SCXW20611930\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX9 SCXW20611930\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Faculty<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/link\/9b937e4858e94b9b4cf908d8eead859e\/\">How Do I Copy One Of My Courses to Another Of My Courses?<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/link\/82b7848f52474c0a099008d8eeacf6ba\/\">How Do I Copy Content From One Of My Courses to Another Of My Courses?<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/link\/8f132cbea69f4a7b5f8008d8e5f693cc\/\">How Can I Share Content in Canvas with Another Instructor?<\/a><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW229395676 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229395676 BCX9\">Want more?\u00a0 Here is everything there is to know about Canvas Commons<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW229395676 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559740\":259}\">: <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW229395676 BCX9\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Commons\/tkb-p\/commons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW229395676 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229395676 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Canvas Commons Guide<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Commons\/How-do-I-import-and-view-a-Commons-resource-in-Canvas\/ta-p\/1808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C<span class=\"TextRun SCXW56813653 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56813653 BCX9\">omplete step by step instructions on how to find and import content from Canvas Commons<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Visit\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas\/\">canvas.wcu.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contact the 24\/7 Canvas Help if you need help with issues as you are working in Canvas. (NOTE: 24\/7 Canvas Help goes away on June 30 and Help will be taken over by the WCU Helpdesk which is not manned 24\/7).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233279\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1400336\">Canvas Migration FAQ<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Register for one of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/canvas-training\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zoom sessions<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0which will be held on Thursdays and Fridays at 11:00 A.M. after reviewing the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/westerncarolina.instructure.com\/courses\/2640\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Priming the Canvas Course<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233279\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559737\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<strong>This week's sessions<\/strong> will cover Canvas Course Storage as well as using Quizzes and Assignments in Canvas.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">Our next article will highlight the <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">Syllabus tool in Canvas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW116024677 BCX9\">visit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW116024677 BCX9\" href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/category\/canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Canvas Blog<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116024677 BCX9\">\u00a0to see all our Canvas articles.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW116024677 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,646,201],"tags":[665,653,656,649,655,162],"class_list":["post-18859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-canvas","category-help-your-students","tag-canvas-commons","tag-canvas-migration","tag-canvas-training","tag-canvaswcu","tag-priming-the-canvas","tag-syllabus"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18380,"url":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2021\/03\/03\/notifications-and-preferences\/","url_meta":{"origin":18859,"position":0},"title":"Canvas Notifications and Preferences","author":"Eli Collins-Brown","date":"March 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Canvas logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/09\/Canvas-no-text-feature-image.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":23996,"url":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2025\/12\/01\/week-zero-january-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":18859,"position":1},"title":"Get Ready for Spring with the CFC. 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