{"id":10020,"date":"2021-01-12T18:31:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/?page_id=10020"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:50:14","slug":"course-setup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/staff\/digital-teaching\/teaching-practice\/course-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Setup AY25\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10020\" class=\"elementor elementor-10020\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba18af6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba18af6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-376bdbe\" data-id=\"376bdbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16217f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"16217f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-69f49b9b52627\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Course Setup AY25\/26<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae6cfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aae6cfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3502324 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3502324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b334e93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b334e93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf9bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abf9bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Setting up your course in Canvas ahead of each new semester does not have to be complicated. This guide calls out a number of important steps, with short video tutorials included, to guide you on your way to creating a rich online learning experience for your students. Links to more detailed guidance and online resources are signposted along the way.<\/p><p>Before you start to build your course in Canvas, we highly recommend that you take a look at a few key resources:<\/p><ol><li>The new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/06\/VLE-Minimum-Standards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VLE Minimum Standards<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which have been designed in collaboration with students to identify the minimum expectations that learners have of their QUB Canvas courses and ensure a level of consistency across the institution.<\/li><li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/QUB-Canvas-Course-Development.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>QUB Canvas Course Development Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which supports the creation of blended and fully online courses and is underpinned by Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to ensure inclusive pedagogical practices that enhance the learner experience.<\/li><\/ol><p>We recommend taking the opportunity to reflect on how these two resources can support your Canvas course development and help you to identify aspects of your Canvas course\/existing activities that may require enhancements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1785e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a1785e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f68cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"84f68cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"842\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 594 842&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30907 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"VLE Minimum Standards Checklist\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/VLE-Minimum-Standards-June-2022.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/VLE-Minimum-Standards-June-2022.png 594w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/VLE-Minimum-Standards-June-2022-212x300.png 212w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" data-aspect=\"0.70546318289786\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/06\/VLE-Minimum-Standards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"lqd-overlay lqd-fi-overlay-link lqd-cc-label-trigger\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8959f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8959f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21620f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b21620f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e9914 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9e9914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473d608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"473d608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 Steps from Preparation to Publishing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffdbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_accordion\" data-id=\"fffdbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-title-bordered accordion-md accordion-side-spacing accordion-title-bg-transparent accordion-title-circle accordion-expander-left accordion-active-has-fill\" id=\"accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-2681\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" href=\"#collapse-2681\" data-target=\"#collapse-2681\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2681\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">STEP 1: Preparation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2681\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2681\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Reset your Module Development Area:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Live Academic Modules are now available in Canvas.<\/p><p>Use Module Development Areas (MDAs) as a safe place to prepare content and activities as this is a space which is not visible to students.\u00a0 Watch the video below to understand why you would reset your MDA for the purpose of module development. [3:02min]<p>For Live Academic Modules that are new (i.e. that did not exist last year) staff can request a Module Development Area (MDA) to help with module content preparation. To do so, please submit a support ticket through the Help button in Canvas. These new MDAs will be empty, therefore when following the normal course setup process, staff can skip the step to \u2018Reset your MDA\u2019 of any existing content.<\/p><p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CvSzBL3qMpI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reset your Module Development Area<\/strong><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Copy Content from last year\u2019s Academic Module into your MDA:<\/strong><\/h6><p>The next step is to import the content from last year\u2019s academic module into your blank MDA to create a starting point for the development of next year\u2019s academic module, ahead of the new semester. This short video will show you how to do it. [3:42 min]<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/py11QUHDE3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Import last year\u2019s content to Development Area<\/strong><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Import New QUB Templates<\/strong><\/h6><p><span class=\"ui-provider ed brj brk brl brm brn bro brp brq brr brs brt bru brv brw brx bry brz bsa bsb bsc bsd bse bsf bsg bsh bsi bsj bsk bsl bsm bsn bso bsp bsq\" dir=\"ltr\">A suite of Canvas VLE Templates has been created for use in Canvas courses<\/span>. The aim of the templates is to support the application of the new VLE Minimum Standards for QUB Canvas courses.<\/p><p>Review the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.qub.ac.uk\/courses\/22815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>QUB Template(s)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and decide if you would like to import any of them into your MDA to fast track your course development. Templates available for import include the Homepage, the Course Overview module, the Week 1 example module and the full course template. The links below provide more information with step by step instructions on how to do this.<\/p><p>\ud83d\udd17 Link to step by step instructions on how to use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/Canvas-VLE-Templates\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Canvas VLE Templates<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qO2pwfsqbT4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Import Template Pages<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-2682\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" href=\"#collapse-2682\" data-target=\"#collapse-2682\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2682\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2682\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">STEP 2: Building your Course<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2682\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2682\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Create\/Update Your Homepage:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Ensure that your course has a Homepage (Minimum Standard #1) to greet students each time they access your course. Keep it simple; all you need is a short welcome message. Follow the steps in this short video to see how to quickly and easily create a new Homepage or update an existing one [2:51 min]<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2Ww_fMTIgI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Create\/Update Your Homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Create a Learner Journey:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Minimum Standards #2, #3, #4 and #5 are all centred around the learner journey. Build a framework for your course content so students can easily navigate through the learning materials in a meaningful way (e.g. weeks, units, themes or topics). This video will show you how organise your canvas course using the \u2018Canvas Modules\u2019 feature. [6:38 min]<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2_6FRQQnfMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Create a Learner Journey<\/strong><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Guide Learning with Requirements and Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Decide how you want to release content and activities to guide learners through your course material.\u00a0 To understand how the Requirements and Prerequisites features can be used (independently) to help guide learning, watch the following video.\u00a0 [8:28 min]<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EMSwh_pw6O8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Guide Learning with Requirements and Prerequisites<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-2683\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" href=\"#collapse-2683\" data-target=\"#collapse-2683\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2683\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">STEP 3: Learner Analytics, Copyright and Accessibility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2683\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2683\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Learner Analytics:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Course statistics give you a glimpse into which Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes are engaging students and what might be improved in the future. It will also help you to detect which students are not participating to the fullest or have started to fall behind the rest of the class. Please review the Learner Analytics guidance contained in the Connected Learning at Queen\u2019s Course.<\/p><p><strong>\ud83d\udd17\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.qub.ac.uk\/courses\/9699\/pages\/learner-analytics?module_item_id=256980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learner Analytics<\/a><\/strong><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Copyright:<\/strong><\/h6><p>If you need help with understanding the various complexities related to what content you can use, share, modify in an educational context, particularly for online teaching, please review the Copyright guidance contained in the Connected Learning at Queen\u2019s Course.<\/p><p><strong>\ud83d\udd17\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.qub.ac.uk\/courses\/9699\/pages\/copyright-creative-commons-and-oer?module_item_id=292720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyright, Creative Commons &amp; OER<\/a><\/strong><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Accessibility:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Minimum Standard #7 contains important elements to consider in relation to the accessibility of your course. To understand why accessibility is so important and to become more knowledgeable about its positive impact on inclusion and the learner experience, see the link to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/AccessibilityToolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Accessibility Toolkit<\/strong><\/a> which is a self-paced course where you can work independently through the content, at a time that suits you. In the course, you will find numerous resources to inform and build awareness around accessibility for all staff who engage with students and develop content.\u00a0You can view the short welcome video to the course below [2:42]<p>\ud83d\udd17 Link to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/AccessibilityToolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Accessibility Toolkit\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>course<\/p><p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to the Accessibility Toolkit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/chgQuvdFLvY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>welcome video<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-2684\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" href=\"#collapse-2684\" data-target=\"#collapse-2684\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2684\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2684\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">STEP 4: Import, Review and Publish<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2684\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-69f49b9b57f84\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2684\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Import Content and Review your Course:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Once you have developed your course content in the Module Development Area (MDA), you will need to import this content into the new Academic Module that has active student enrolments, ahead of the new semester.<\/p><p>An important step before you publish is to check your course against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/Canvas-Go-Live-Checklist-Infographic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Go Live Checklist<\/strong><\/a>. The Checklist outlines steps that are recommended in preparation for publishing your course before the start of each term.<\/p><p>Canvas can also check your course for broken links using the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-validate-links-in-a-course\/ta-p\/1001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canvas Link Checker<\/a><\/strong>. Any embedded resources must be checked manually. It is important to check that the links in your course are working as expected before you publish the course.<\/p><p>You can also adjust your Course Navigation menu so that students see only the links they need to (Minimum Standard #3). The video below shows you how to do this [1:58 min].<\/p><p>\u25b6\ufe0f Link to video guidance for step by step instructions on how to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qzRhGfrlOJc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Remove and Reorder Navigation Links<\/strong><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h6><strong>Publish your new Academic Module:<\/strong><\/h6><p>The final step is to make your Canvas course visible to students. Publish your new Academic Module so your students can access the content and activities. Remember there are 3 levels to publishing your content\/course. This short video will show you how\u00a0<strong>Import<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Publish<\/strong>\u00a0so that students can access your canvas course. 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