Online Course Template


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Course Navigation & Announcements

Best Practices

  • Hide all unused course navigation tools
  • Keep the following five tools visible and in this order:
  1. Home
  2. Announcements
  3. Syllabus
  4. Modules
  5. Grades
  • If using an external tool or publisher product, make this visible under Grades

Canvas Guide

How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation links?

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Recent Announcements

  • Place announcements at the top of the course home page.
  • Course Settings > Course Details > More Options
  • Select the number of announcements to display
  • Recommend displaying only the most recent announcement or "1"

Canvas Guide

How do I show recent announcements in the Course Home Page?

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Course Home Page

Course Code, Number-Section, and Title

  • Replace "Text" with Course Code i.e. "ENGL"
  • Replace "##" with Course Number-Section i.e. "121-N090"
  • Replace "Course Home Page" with Course Title i.e. "College Composition"
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Navigation Bar

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