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Adaptively Releasing Content

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Setting Content Availability

Content release scenarios can be created by combining availability dates and settings on:

  • Files/Folders in the File Area of the course
  • Assignments and Quizzes
  • Discussions
  • Pages
  • Modules

A few possible scenarios are outlined in the images below.

Scenario 1: When a Module is locked, the content within it is locked until the Module becomes available.

Scenario 2: Module is unlocked, but content within it is locked because content must be viewed/completed first.

Scenario 3: Module is unlocked, but content within it that has set availability dates is locked until the specified date.

Scenario 4: A page is available, but linked content within the page that has set availability dates is locked.

Adaptive Release Functions

The following links will take you to detailed instructions on managing content release variables in Canvas.

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Managing Sections

by adminAdvaced Features / Canvas Course Design

Courses and sections work together in Canvas. Sections help subdivide students within a course and offer section-specific options such as varied due dates for assignments, discussions, and quizzes. Sections can also be used to create student groups.

Think of the Course as the location where students will:

  • access course content
  • interact with the instructor
  • interact with other students

Sections are groups of students created to manage administrative differences within the course. Each section still has access to the content within the course as well as the instructor and other students. However, the Sections allows the instructor to:

  • Manage different instructional timelines
  • Vary assignment due dates by Section
  • View/Manage grades by Section
  • Assign TAs or Facilitators to specific Sections for grading

At the Geisel School of Medicine, Sections will likely be used to:

  • Manage Clerkship Rotations
  • Manage OnDoctoring Facilitator Groups
  • Manage Small Group discussions

To learn more about Sections, feel free to view the Sections Tutorials on this page.

Sections Tutorials

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Publish

by adminCanvas Course Design

Ready, Set, Go!

Congratulations! If you have reached Step 6, that means the course is built and  almost ready to be Published so it is visible to the students.

Before Publishing the course, please make sure the following tasks have been accomplished:

Publish Course

To publish the course:

  1. Go to the Course Home Page.
  2. Click [Publish] located to the far right of the page.

Once the course has been published, the following tasks may be of use as well:

To learn more about Publishing and Running a course in Canvas, feel free to view the tasks linked above as well as the Publish the Course tutorial below.

Course building steps

Click on the buttons below to access information on building courses in Canvas.

1: Navigate
2: Design
3: Content
4: Assessment
5: tools
6: Publish
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Other Tools

by adminCanvas Course Design

Groups, Collaborations, and Conferences… oh my!

Step 5 covers a few other tools in Canvas that an Instructor might choose to employ within the course. These tools allow for:

Click on above listed links to learn more about these features.

Course building steps

Click on the buttons below to access information on building courses in Canvas.

1: Navigate
2: Design
3: Content
4: Assessment
5: tools
6: Publish

Questions?

For questions about how these features might be implemented into a course design/course activities, please contact Geisel Instructional Technology Staff to schedule a one-on-one session to discuss these tools.

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Assessments in Canvas

by adminCanvas Course Design

Step 4 discusses the variety of Assessment types that can be employed within Canvas. The following tools in Canvas can be used for the purpose of assessment:

Assignments

Any Assignment created in the Assignments page will automatically show up in the Grades, Calendar, and Syllabus. The reverse is true. Any Assignments created in the Calendar will automatically show up in the Grades, Assignments, and Syllabus.

Please investigate the sections for Quizzes and Discussions to learn more about creating those assessment types.

Assignment Tutorials

To discuss how Discussions could be used effectively in your course, feel free to contact the Geisel Instructional Technology Staff to schedule a one-on-one consultation.

Course building steps

Click on the buttons below to access information on building courses in Canvas.

1: Navigate
2: Design
3: Content
4: Assessment
5: tools
6: Publish
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Add Content

by adminCanvas Course Design

Once you have reviewed Step 2: Site Design and have an idea of the design model(s) you will use, it is time to build the course. The content within Step 3 covers the following topics:

For the purpose of efficiency and thoroughness, it is recommended that you review each topic and complete these tasks in Canvas in order beginning with Add Files. One step builds on the other. For example, it helps to have Files in Canvas before you begin to build Pages.

Note: It is also possible to map out your course within Modules using “placeholders” to create an outline of what each module should cover. This is not recommended because of it is very easy to forget to update the “placeholders” with the final content.

Course building steps

Click on the buttons below to access information on building courses in Canvas.

1: Navigate
2: Design
3: Content
4: Assessment
5: tools
6: Publish
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Site Design

by adminCanvas Course Design

Step 2 focuses on the course site design models in Canvas. Course site design in Canvas will require instructors to make decisions about how they want to engage students and deliver content within the LMS.

Canvas provides a variety of models for the design and delivery of content within a course. Each of the design models described within Step 2 allow for different levels and modes of student engagement.  Given this fact, It is likely that a combination of models will be employed within a course.

As you consider how you will design your Canvas course site, it might be helpful to be able to visualize how each of the content delivery options connect to each other. Click the links for each model to learn more about the pros and cons of each delivery option.

This diagram illustrates how the models connect to each other. In brief:

  • Files can be used to deliver content if the learners are only expected to retrieve documents from the course.
  • Pages can be used if the learners will be engaged in a narrative that includes images, videos, and files as well as assessment and communication tools.
  • Modules can be used if the learners will be expected to engage with a variety of files, pages, and external resources as well as assessment and communication tools.
  • Calendar/Syllabus can be used to focus the students on the course content and assignments based on the class meetings and assessment due dates by directing students to various files, pages, modules and other course tools.

Course building steps

Click on the buttons below to access information on building courses in Canvas.

1: Navigate
2: Design
3: Content
4: Assessment
5: tools
6: Publish

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Navigating Canvas

by adminCanvas Course Design

Step 1 is all about learning how to navigate Canvas.The URL for Canvas at Dartmouth is https://canvas.dartmouth.edu.

The Canvas Video Tutorial will step you through both the:

  • Dashboard
  • Course Interface

Dashboard

The Dashboard is the first page you see when you log into Canvas. The Dashboard provides a global view of all of the courses you have in Canvas. The Dashboard consists of 3 main components:

  • Dashboard
    • Course Card View (toggle position to the left)
    • Global Stream View (toggle position to the right)
  • Global Navigation
  • Sidebar

Course Interface

Once you enter a course from the Dashboard, you will be presented with the Course Interface. The course interface consists of 4 main components:

  • Course Navigation – The course navigation menu provides links to help you design course content. You may hide or reorder these links to simplify your course navigation.

    Note: Click the List icon above the Course Navigation to hide it. Click it again to show the navigation. This is a helpful tool for mobile devices and for increasing screen space.
  • Content Area – This is where the content of the course will appear. The appearance of this area changes depending on what area of the course is being viewed.
  • Breadcrumb Navigation – This area shows your current location within a course and allows you to easily move to a previous screen.
  • Sidebar – This area is dynamic and will change depending on where you are in the course. It often provides tools and resources to help you build and manage your course

Course building steps

Click on the buttons below to access information on building courses in Canvas.

1: Navigate
2: Design
3: Content
4: Assessment
5: tools
6: Publish
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