In Course Navigation, click the Settings link. In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Copy a Canvas Course option. In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Copy a Canvas Course option. In the Search for a course drop-down menu, select the course you would like to access. Courses are ordered alphabetically by most recent term. You can also choose to include completed courses by selecting the completed courses checkbox. The Include completed courses checkbox is selected by default. To search for a course by name, enter the name in the Course Name field. Click the name of the course when it appears. To import specific content from the course, select the click the Select specific content radio button. Under Current Jobs click Select Content to view All Group Content. Next select each group or content per group you want to import. Once you are done, click Select Content to start the import. For more information, click here.

If you have Canvas course expert package, textbook assignments, quizzes or modules you would like to import into your course, please do the following: In Course Navigation, click the Settings link. Click the Import Course Content Link. In the Content Type drop-down menu, choose the Canvas Course Export Package or the appropriate content type. Click Choose file button and locate the file you would like to import.(.imscc, QTI ,etc) Select your Migration option of the content by choose All content or Select specific content. Select Import to start the import process. To learn more, click here.

You can delete Assignments, Discussions, or Quizzes. In Course Navigation, click on one of the sections you would like to delete from, Assignments, Discussions, or Quizzes.  Located what you would like to delete and click the Options icon(the three vertical dots on the right-hand-side). Click the Delete link to delete. To learn more, click here.

You can delete a single page or multiple pages if you no longer need them in your course. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link. Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button. Select the checkbox of the page or pages you want to delete. Then click the Delete button. For more information on deleting pages, click here.

In Course Navigation, click Modules.  Locate what you want to delete and click the Options icon(the three vertical dots on the right-hand-side). Click the Remove link. To learn more, view this link.

In Course Navigation, click the Files link. To delete a file, click the line item for the file. Click the Delete icon or click the Options icon(the three vertical dots) and then click the Delete link.  To delete a folder, click the line item for the folder. Click the Delete icon or click the Options(the three vertical dots) icon and then click the Delete link. For more information, view this link.

Yes, you can unpublish items you do not wish for students to see. To learn more, review this guide.

You can view a course the same way that your students view your course through Student View. Enabling Student View creates a Test Student in your course. You can access Student View from most areas of the course including: Home, Modules, Assignments, Announcements, Discussions, Quizzes, Pages, Syllabus, and Outcomes. To view the page as a test student, click the Student View button. You can now view the course as a student user would see it. For example, students cannot see the Settings navigation link like instructors can. You will know if you are in Student View because of the persistent box on the bottom of the screen indicating you are logged in to Student View. To learn more, review this link.

Using the Rich Content Editor, you can create hyperlinks to external resources. Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus. Open the Rich Content Editor when creating or editing an announcement, assignment, discussion, page, quiz, or syllabus. To insert a link from the toolbar, click the Link icon and select the External Links option. To create a hyperlink using the menu bar, click the Insert menu, select the Link option, and select the External Links option. Enter the text for your hyperlink in the Text field. Paste or type the URL for your hyperlink in the Link field. Click the Done button. View the hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor. Click the Save button. To learn more about add external links or hyperlinks, click here.

You can add a URL link to your modules. In Course Navigation, click the Modules link. Click the Add Item button. In the Add [Item Type] To: drop-down menu, select the External URL option. Type or paste the URL in the URL field. Give your External URL a page name. To have the URL open in a new browser tab, click the Load in a new tab checkbox. When adding external URLs as module items in the future, the option you select, to open the URL in the existing tab or a new tab, displays as the default. Choose whether or not to indent the item in the module drop-down menu. Click the Add Item button to add the URL to the Module. Click here, for more information.

Confirm the University of Memphis uses the specific publisher tool by visiting this site. The tools are listed under Integrations Available in Canvas Campus-wide. Each vender will have enabling instructions on how to get the tool setup in the course. If there is a tool you would like to use that isn’t listed, submit a Faculty Integration Form and Vendor integration Form. From more information, review this link.

The Syllabus in Canvas makes it easy to communicate to your students exactly what will be required of them throughout the course in chronological order. You can also set the syllabus as your course home page. The Course Summary is automatically generated based on course assignments and course calendar events. Items within the Course Summary can only be changed by editing or deleting the assignments or events. All assignments (unpublished and published) are listed in the syllabus for instructors. For more information, click here.

As an instructor, Files allows you to store files and assignments within Canvas. You can upload one or multiple files, view all details about your files, preview files, publish and unpublish files, set usage rights, and restrict access to files.  Check out this link for more information about files.

In Course Navigation, click the Modules link. To add an item, click the Add Item icon, or drag and drop to add files to an empty module. Click the Add drop-down menu and select one of the listed items you want to add the file too. Follow the prompts on the pop-up window. Once the file is added, click the Add Item button to save the module changes. For more information, click here.

You can use the Rich Content Editor to insert hyperlinks to documents, images, and media files stored in your course, group, or user files. If you are using the Rich Content Editor in a course, you can access files in the Course Files and User Files folders. If you are using the Rich Content Editor in a group, you can access files in the Group Files and User Files folders. To learn more, click here.

In Course Navigation, click the Modules link. Click the Add Module button. Complete the fields on the pop-up window.  Enter the Module Name. Determine if the Module is going to be locked or not by selecting Lock until. Add any prerequisites. When done, select Add Module. For more information, click here.

In Course Navigation, click the Pages link. Click the + Page button in the top right of the Page Index. Add necessary content to create the page.  Once you are done, select Save and Publish or Save to save what you have created. To learn more, click here.

Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus. You can type text and you can copy and paste text from other sources into the Rich Content Editor. The Rich Content Editor also includes several formatting tools that allow you to modify your text. For more information on the Rich Content Editor, review this link.

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link. In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Copy a Canvas Course option. In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Copy a Canvas Course option. In the Search for a course drop-down menu, select the course you would like to access. Courses are ordered alphabetically by most recent term. You can also choose to include completed courses by selecting the completed courses checkbox. The Include completed courses checkbox is selected by default. To search for a course by name, enter the name in the Course Name field. Click the name of the course when it appears. To import all content from the course, select the All Content radio button. Click the Import button to start the import. Click here to learn more.