Linking courses

[lsloman]

Can you link courses?  If you can.  How do you do it?

Thanks Elvis

[chofer]

Hi  @lsloman ​...

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "link courses".  Are you talking about creating links inside one course that point to content in another course?  Are you talking about cross-listing (some people may refer to this as "stacking") two or more courses together?  Can you please elaborate on your original question so I can try to answer your question?

Thanks...

[lsloman]

Hi. Thanks for replying.

I'm new to canvas and just trying to find my way around.

As soon as I posted my question I realised I could just link the pages in one course to another. Easy.

And now I'll need to work out what "stacking" is.

Thanks again

Sent from my iPhone

[Steve_Watts · Accepted solution]

Hi  @lsloman 

As you've worked out, you can add a hyperlink in a page that points to the home page (or any other page/content item) in another course. However, there is something to be aware of: for the links to work, your students will need to be enrolled on both courses or the target course needs to be public. If a student on the first course clicks a link that points to a page in a second course where they are not enrolled, they will see an error message.

[kona]

I've used Canvas since 2012 and never heard the term "stacking" related to Canvas or course building. Where are you seeing that term or information?

[chofer]

Hi  @lsloman ​...

Sorry for any confusion about the term "stacked".  This is a term that we sometimes use at our Technical College when two or more courses are combined together.  You won't really find that terminology anywhere in Canvas.  Again, apologies if I created any confusion.