All academic courses in Canvas are refreshed or rebuilt by the teaching staff at the start of each academic year. You are strongly recommended to attend a web-based training session to prepare your course(s) for the next academic year and to cover any new features available in Canvas. Sessions will be available in June, August and September, with the schedule published on the Engaging with Students Online course. Contact Library@gsa.ac.uk with any questions.

The four short videos (below) will tell you how to prepare your Canvas course for the next academic session. Please watch them in the order in which they appear here, before making a start on building your courses.

Note On Communities:

Some Canvas courses which are not date-specific will roll over into next year in their existing form. Such courses include school or departmental 'communities,' Technical Support, Student Support, Student Voice, and Enterprise Studio. These courses still need attention at the start of each academic year, as resources and information may be out of date.

If you are unsure as to whether or not you need to undertake the process described in the videos, please contact Library@gsa.ac.uk.

Part 1

This video provides a brief overview and introduction of the rollover process.

00.00 Overview of Process
00.22 Finding your new and old courses
01.37 Overview of new template

Part 2:

This video (3 min) covers:

00:20 Editing Template Home Page
00:51 Add a homepage image
01:45 The Information Module
02:02 Reading and Resource lists

Part 3

This video (4min) covers:

Settings for importing content into your new Canvas course from an existing course
Importing Content with/without Dates
Importing modules
Importing individual items

Part 4

This video (4min) covers:

Customising the course navigation menu
Adding a course image
Student View
Link checking
Accessibility checker tool
Publishing your course

For further help or information on preparing your Canvas courses for the new session, please contact us at Library@gsa.ac.uk