Canvas Course Global Template Changes
Global Course Template Notes
A sample course based on the proposed template is available for CPC review in the Canvas Test Instance.
To fully appreciate the impact of the changes in the template, view the course both as a teacher (your assigned role in the course) and as a student (using the Student View option available under Settings).
Things to keep in mind while exploring the sample course:
- All native Canvas tools are visible in the course navigation menu for instructors regardless of whether they've been hidden/disabled or not. Students can only see native Canvas tools if they are enabled (not hidden).
- Most native Canvas tools, if enabled, are not visible to students until content has been added to the tool by an instructor.
- Hidden/disabled LTI tools are not visible in the course navigation menu for all roles. When enabled, the visibility of LTI tools is controlled by its configuration. Some (e.g., SIS Grade Roster, IU Photo Roster, etc.) are no visible to students or observers. Most are visible to all course members.
- The IU Photo Roster is now hidden in the course navigation menu. Instead, a link to the Photo Roster is available at the top of the People tool.
- The SIS Grade Roster is now hidden. Instead, the SIS Grade Roster is in option under the Settings menu of the Gradebook tool.
- The default home page content has been changed from Modules to Syllabus. CPC input is needed on whether this is the best option.
The currently available settings and tools in the Canvas course navigation menu are documented in the following pages. Changes to the current defaults accomplished via the template are designated by a value in the Change to column.
| Setting | Default | Change to |
|---|---|---|
Home Page |
Modules |
Syllabus |
| Users can only participate in the course between these dates | Off | |
| Language | Not set | English (US) |
| Grading Scheme Comments: The provisioning job sets the scheme to match the grading basis in SIS. |
Set | |
| License | Private | |
| Visibility | Course | |
| Customize | Off | |
| Include this course in the public course index | Off | |
| Restrict students from viewing course after end date | Off | |
| Restrict students from viewing course before start date | Off | |
| Format | Not set | |
| Description | Blank | |
| Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL | Off | |
| Show recent announcements on Course homepage | Off | On |
| Number of announcements shown on the homepage | 3 | On |
| Let students attach files to discussions | Off | On |
| Let students create discussion topics | On | Off |
| Let students edit or delete their own discussion posts | On | |
| Let students organize their own groups | On | |
| Hide totals in student grades summary | Off | |
| Hide grade distribution from graphs from students | Off | On |
| Disable comments on announcements | On | |
| Can create, rename, and edit course pages by default | Only Teachers |
Changes to Course Navigation Menu - General Principles
- Reduce course navigation menu by hiding/disabling less frequently used core Canvas tools.
- Hide/disable all global and campus-specific LTI tools except those deemed as essential
- When it makes sense, expose LTI tools elsewhere in the Canvas UI (for example, the Lock/Unlock Course Widget and Cross-listing Assistant are available via the sidebar in the Course Settings screen.
| Tool | Current | Change to |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visible | |
| Announcements | Visible if content present | |
| Assignments | Visible if content present | |
| Discussions | Visible | |
| Grades | Visible | |
| People | Visible | |
| Pages | Visible if content present | Hidden |
| Files | Visible if content present | Hidden |
| Syllabus | Visible | |
| Outcomes | Visible if content present | Hidden |
| Quizzes | Visible if content present | Hidden |
| Modules | Visible if content present | |
| Conferences | Visible | Hidden |
| Collaborations | Visible | Hidden |
| Chat | Visible | |
| Attendance | Hidden | |
| Settings | Visible to instructors only |
| Tool | Default | Change to |
|---|---|---|
| AdRx Token Generator | Hidden | |
| Attendance | Hidden | |
| BadgeSafe | Hidden | |
| Box Course Folders | Hidden | |
| Broadcast | Hidden | |
| Campus Course Policies | Visible | |
| Campus Library Tool(s) | Visible | |
| Cengage | Hidden | |
| Course Networking (CN Post) | Visible | Hidden |
| Course Questionnaire | Visible | |
| Cross-listing Assistant Comments: Exposed via Settings |
Hidden | |
| Export Grades for SIS Comments: Exposed via Gradebook |
Hidden | |
| ForClass | Hidden | |
| Google Drive | Hidden | |
| IU eTexts | Visible if course uses eText | |
| IU Photo Roster Comments: Expose via People |
Visible only to faculty | Hidden |
| Kaltura: Media Gallery | Visible | Hidden |
| Kaltura: My Media | Visible | Hidden |
| MacMillan Education | Hidden | |
| McGraw Hill Connect | Hidden | |
| MyLab and Mastering | Hidden | |
| NameCoach Comments: Expose via People |
Visible | Hidden |
| Office Mix | Hidden | |
| Peason Revel | Hidden | |
| Piazza | Hidden |
| Tool | Default | Change to |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire Responses Comments: Same data is available via Course Questionnaire tool. |
Visible only to faculty | Hidden |
| Quick Check | Hidden | |
| Respondus Lockdown Browser | Hidden | |
| Roster Status Report Comments: Expose via People |
Hidden | |
| Scorm | Hidden | |
| SIS Grade Roster Comments: Expose via Gradebook |
Visible only to faculty | Hidden |
| SIS Performance Roster Comments: Would like to find an alternative to the global nav. Gradebook? |
Visible only to faculty | |
| Student Engagement Roster (Faculty) Comments: Would like to find an alternative to the global nav? Gradebook? |
Visible only to faculty | |
| Student Engagement Roster (Students) Comments: Would like to find an alternative to the global nav? Gradebook? |
Visible | |
| Taskstream Comments: Also deployed to Schools of Education at Bloomington, Southeast, and South Bend |
Visible | Hidden |
| Video Bridge | Hidden | |
| View'em | Hidden | |
| VoiceThread | Hidden | |
| WebDB | Hidden |