Incomplete: Navigation and content flow are not easily determined.
Aligned: Navigation and content flow are easily determined by the user.
Exemplary: Clearly labeled tutorial materials explaining how to navigate the specific course are included.
Use a home page that clearly identifies how/where students begin and proceed through the course.
Use Canvas Modules to organize weekly content and activities. This helps to create a consistent experience for students across Canvas courses.
Use consistent naming conventions for the items that repeat in your modules each week.
Provide a link to a short course tour video showing how to navigate your course.
Hide all unused links on the course navigation menu.
Access your course from a mobile device to experience navigation from the Canvas app.
Import this Simple Home Page from the Canvas Commons. It's a template that you can customize to use in your course modules for improved course navigation.
CVC-OEI: A4 - Navigation
Below are examples of this section of the CVC Rubric in practice.
Prof. Mariam Kushkaki designs her English 205 course so students only need to check the Announcements page and Modules page (rather than going through numerous sections of the Canvas shell). The home page (right) includes information about how to navigate the shell as well.