[ARCHIVED] Course Templates

[rfrankel]

I have been researching course layouts and templates. Have read some great posts in the forums and recently came across the video on Kennethware 2.0. Has anyone started using it?

Also, as a small institution, we do not have an instructional designer on staff. If I recall correctly, in the old help groups there was some mention of consultants. Is anyone here available for a consult?

[awilliams · Accepted solution]

I left this question alone at first because my answer is unfortunately no to both questions. Well, I'd be happy to consult, but time constraints would prevent me from doing much more than I could do for you for free here. Since it's been about a week I will chime in and offer what help I can. I am also in a small institution. The things I've done so far are to make the most of what's available for free on the internet (link below), leverage Canvas Commons (ask your CSM for more information), and to encourage faculty to work with their peers to create templates that work for them, be it on a class or department basis, and then to share them with others (mostly through Commons but export packages work as well). I am also as engaged as I can afford to be here in the community and everyday here I learn something new and useful that will help our faculty with course design among other things. Here's a list of sample course templates provided by Instructure: Sample Course Templates | Canvas Course Collections | Canvas Guides Here's the entire sample course collection from Instructure: Canvas Course Collections | Canvas Guides

[apageor2]

I have gone to that sample course templates link twice and seeing the error page not found. Just thought I would add the comment in as I've tried the link from two different comments and continued to get the same response.

[Stef_retired]

 @apageor2 ​. thanks for pointing that out! It looks like the link for the sample course templates has changed since awilliams​ posted it last year. This link works (at least, it does right now :smileysilly:): Sample Course Templates

[apageor2]

you're welcome, I was able to find the location where everything was so I can begin with that sample and move onto what I wanted to start working on for this new trial course using a college text book. 😃