Workshop Outcomes - Managing Course Materials & Resources

Course Design (Teaching)

  • Organize content in a meaningful and logical way for students to find information easily.
  • Determine which content or materials to find, reuse or create. Provide links to external online materials as supplemental resources for students.
  • Provide students with a checklist to test the validity, bias and reliability of web-based resources.
  • Assess the accessibility of course and course materials.

Canvas Design (Technology)

  • Post digital files (e.g., syllabus) for students.
  • Manage resources via Canvas Files.
  • Add or modify an external link to a website or web-based multimedia.
  • Create a content page in Canvas.
  • Use Canvas to organize the course environment to mirror your course structure.
  • Use external sites (e.g., MERLOT, OER Commons, Canvas Commons) to find course materials or share your own materials with peers.