{"id":3622,"date":"2015-03-27T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T20:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2015-03-27T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T20:19:42","slug":"creating-canvas-course-shells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adams\/2015\/03\/27\/creating-canvas-course-shells\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Canvas Course Shells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This video shows you how to create Canvas course shells. Transcript for this video will be included below the video.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5VA4duiCV9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>Transcript:<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Getting an account in Canvas:<\/b><br \/>\nYou are now enrolled in Canvas! \u00a0In this tutorial we will discuss how to set up your course shells.<br \/>\nTo begin working in Canvas, go to any web browser and type \u201cacu.edu\/canvas\u201d in the address bar. \u00a0You can also find Canvas from the Quicklinks menu of MyACU. \u00a0\u00a0If you are logged in to MyACU already, you will be directed directly to the Canvas page through single Sign-on. \u00a0If not, you will be shown this page where you can sign in with your ACU username and password. You are also enrolled in a Module 0 course which can be used for student orientation.<br \/>\n<b>Getting started with your courses in Canvas:<\/b><br \/>\nTo get your course shell, you have two options:<br \/>\n<b>Option A: \u00a0Working later in a live section<\/b><br \/>\nYou can request live shells towards the start of the semester. \u00a0Live shells will come with course IDs, names, and registered students as they show in Banner.<br \/>\nThis option works best when you will start from scratch for your courses. \u00a0For future semesters, you will just copy these live sections to new sections.<br \/>\n<b>Option B: \u00a0Working now with master shells<\/b><br \/>\nOr you can choose option B to work now with some master shells. If you have much to build or move for your courses, you probably do not want to wait too long. \u00a0To avoid unnecessary stress by putting off everything till the last minute. Consider this option instead. Using this option, you will be creating some course shells to work with right now, get all your content ready, and copy the content to live course shells at the start of the semester.<br \/>\nHere are the steps for creating master shells:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>log in to acu.edu\/canvas using your ACU user name and password;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;courses and groups&#8221; on the top;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;view all or customize&#8221;;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;create a new course&#8221; towards the far right;<\/li>\n<li>Name your courses: \u00a0For consistency and retrieval in the future, please name your shells by putting the word \u201cMaster\u201d in it to avoid confusing master copies with future live sections. You will also need to include course number and course name in the names. \u00a0Here is a sample course name: &#8220;Master_BIOL112: General Biology I&#8221;. \u00a0In other words, the naming convention is Master(Underscore)CourseID: Course Name. \u00a0Please follow this naming convention when you create the course shells yourself.<\/li>\n<li>For \u201cContent License\u201d, use \u201cprivate (copyrighted)\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Do NOT check \u201cmake course public visible\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201ccreate course\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Now, go back to \u201ccourses &amp; Groups\u201d, and then click on \u201cview all or customize\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>You can now see a list of all courses, including the one you just created. \u00a0You can click on the star before a course name to make it your \u201cfavorite\u201d course. \u00a0When a course becomes your \u201cfavorite\u201d course, it will show up directly in the list from the \u201ccourses and groups\u201d drop down menu. \u00a0If you do not want to see a course anymore, click on the star for it to turn gray. \u00a0The course will then disappear from your list of favorite courses, but they are still there. \u00a0\u00a0They have not been deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations. You have created your own Canvas shells! \u00a0You can start to work on them now. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video shows you how to create Canvas course shells. Transcript for this video will be included below the video. Transcript: Getting an account in Canvas: You are now enrolled in Canvas! \u00a0In this tutorial we will discuss how to set up your course shells. 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