push a change to a live course

[kewing]

I've seen that using Canvas Commons as a template enables one to make a change in Commons and push it to a live course. Is it possible to do this any other way besides using Commons? 

[chriscas]

Hi @kewing,

To start off, I wouldn't really say that changes can be pushed directly to courses through commons.  When content in commons is updated, teachers using that content would see a notification that the content has been updated when they go back in commons, and prompted to update their course to the new version.  In all likelihood, I think most courses wouldn't get their content updated using this method.

If you want to centrally control content and be able to push an updated to courses with a single button type of interface, I think Blueprint Courses would likely be the solution for you.  There is a nice Blueprint Courses Overview video that covers the basics of what Blueprint Courses are and how to set up and use them.  If this seems like a fir for you, and you need more detailed info, here are some guides that may be helpful:

• How do I enable a course as a blueprint course as ... - Instructure Community - 138
• How do I associate a course with a blueprint cours... - Instructure Community - 183
• How do I lock course objects in a blueprint course... - Instructure Community - 166
• How do I sync course content in a blueprint course... - Instructure Community - 171

I hope his info helps!

-Chris