3. Creating and Organising Content

Now you have created your course structure with the help of modules, you can begin to build and organise your content.

To create content, press the + button inside the module box. 

How to add placeholders for content. The image shows how to add content to a module. The + sign where you press to create content is highlighted in the image.

After you've pressed the + button, you have to decide what type of content you would like to create. The most common building blocks are as follows

  • Pages | Sidor: can be used for mainly written content, for example, descriptive content with embedded videos, images or links to external documents and webpages.
  • Assignment | Inlämningsuppgifter: can be used for creating hand-in assignments with the possibility of quick feedback through the speed grader 
  • Quiz | Quizzar: can be used to create multiple choice questions for graded or ungraded tests.
  • Discussion | Diskussionstavlor:  can be used for formative or assessed discussion. 

Read more about creating and organising your content in the self-study course, or instruction guides. (Måste uppdateras) 

 

Examples of content in a module

The content of the example below is structured according to theme, but it is also possible to structure your courses in a way that better suits your teaching: by a weekly lesson plan or project overview, for example.

The picture aims to give an example of content in a module. The picture shows 5 different steps, which are described step-by-step in the text below.

Recommended Module Components:

1. Introduction - what is the module about? One page / sida to give an overview.

2. Course Literature - provides links to relevant course literature, and possibly a page with links to documents within Canvas or to external web pages.

3. Indents - differentiate between content within a module bracket, it is possible to clarify different types of content. 

4. Headers- clarify the difference between quizzes and assignments.

5. Exams  - using Assignment. 

 

MORE ON FILES

It is possible to upload files and links directly to the module, but this is not recommended as the modules tend to be very long for students to scroll through. It is better to work with the contents by page. There are several advantages to uploading files: if something needs to be changed in the text, you can edit directly on the page, without uploading a new file. Linking material is also made easier, as is building new pages, seeing revisions and edits to the page, and viewing canvas content from a mobile platform.  

  • If something needs to be changed in the text, you can edit directly on the page, without uploading a new file.
  • You can easily make links in a page that connects to other material in the course.
  • You can embed video into a text so that the film is displayed alongside an explanatory audio.
  • It is possible to collaborate on building a page. It is clearly visible who has edited what and when. build a page. It is clearly visible who changed and when it was changed.
  • For those who visit the course on a mobile device, pages are better reformatted.