School of Education Canvas Course Shells

To promote cohesion and consistency  across online courses in the School of Education, which will lower barriers to entry for online courses for both students and faculty, create a well-structured Canvas-based course. The advice in this section is intended to support you in developing your Canvas course.

Use the SOE Canvas course shell to save yourself time on the particularities of setting up a course and to promote consistency across SOE course offerings. The Canvas course shell includes customizations for a Course Landing Page, Course Modules, and the Left-hand Side Menu in Canvas.

Canvas course shells for hybrid, online asynchronous, and online blended courses are each designed to reflect the differences between course modalities, such as required information on the Course Landing Page and set-up of course modules. Each shell also includes a syllabus template to help you draft your syllabus.

To use the SOE Canvas Course Shell in your course, follow the instructions below. Instructions for importing course content (Links to an external site.), including visuals, are also available from Canvas.

To Use an SOE Course Shell in Your Course:

1. Download the course shell you wish to use by clicking on the link below and choosing "Save File" in the dialog box that appears:

Hybrid Course Shell Download Hybrid Course Shell

Online Asynchronous Course Shell Download Online Asynchronous Course Shell

Online Blended Course Shell Download Online Blended Course Shell

2. In your Canvas dashboard, click on the name of the course for which you will be using the shell.

3. In the left-hand menu, click on "Settings."

4. In the right-hand menu, click on "Import Course Content."

5. Next to "Content Type," click on the dropdown menu that says, "Select One" and select "Canvas Course Export Package."

6. Next to "Source," click on "Browse" and select the shell you have downloaded.

7. Next to "Content," click on the radio button next to "All Content."

8. Click the blue "Import" button.

The shell will then be loaded into your Canvas course and is ready for your customization.