[ARCHIVED] Setting Up Classes so All Have Same Information

[VLMA]

I have 8 sections of ELAR - they are divided into GT, Honors, etc.  8 in all.  I have only ONE section set up just how I want it.  Module, Pages, etc.  This is for the first 8 days of school.  I am not a rocket scientist, so I need to be told (simply, please) how to make the other 7 sections mirror that same framework.  I am an old dog learning new tricks when it comes to Canvas, so treat me as if I'm a puppy....Thank you!

[rmurchshafer]

🐶  So you have a couple of options and I'll give steps for both:

Option 1, cross list your sections together.  If you do this all 8 will actually use the same Canvas course site and you only need to do things once.  You'll still be able to do things like view one section at a time in the Gradebook and post assignments with different due dates for each section.  It really works quite well the only drawback I can think of is if you use different grading scales for each section.

Option 2.  Import content from the 1 course into the other 7, one course at a time.

Let's cover Option 1 first.  It takes a few steps to set up but from then on it's easy.  Lets call your section with content section 1, and the others 2-8.  Go into section, click on Settings, then Sections.  Click on the Section.  On the right side of the page click the Crosslist button and search for Section 1.  You've just cross listed section 2 into section 1. 😊  Now repeat for sections 3-8.  When you are finished you will no longer even see the 7 other courses, but in the section 1 you'll see all of your students and one of the columns will tell you which section they belong to.  Here is a Canvas guide on how to do that https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-cross-list-a-section-in-a-course-as-an-... and here is a guide on how to undo if you change your mind https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-de-cross-list-a-section-in-a-course-as-... 

With option 2 you've have import content into each of the 7 sections each time. You'd do that by going to Settings (in sections 2-8), Import Course Content, Copy a Canvas Course.  Select the course with the content and then select the option to Select Specific Content.  It will let you select a module at a time and bring over everything in that module.  Here is a guide for how to do that https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-copy-content-from-another-Canvas-course... 

I hope that helps.  In my opinion the cross listing really is the way to go if they are essentially the same course with nearly all the same content.  Option 2 is better if only some of the content is the same and you really need to run them as separate course sites.

Rick