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Hello Everyone, I'm moving this post over from another page as it was suggested that one of the Instructional Designers might be able to help. I'm currently using Canvas as the platform for a resource development project for some of the staff at our university. In essence, what we've done is taking an traditional training manual and moved all this information into Canvas so that the information can be continually updated as need be. Given that this isn't the traditional functionality of Canvas, we're running into a few challenges and one of these is that there is A LOT of content within our course. For example, we currently have 21 modules (and this number will continue to grow) and within these modules, there are anywhere from 15-50 sub-tabs. In other words, a lot of content, which is great as a repository for our users, but becoming a bit overwhelming for users. I'm looking for suggestions or reaching out to Instructure to consider re-structuring or re-ordering the modules page to aid with navigation. Lastly, let me tell you a few things we've considered and why they haven't worked: Splitting the modules into individual courses. Seems like an easy solution however, there are currently +275 users in my course which would mean I would need to add each person to 21 different courses which they would need to accept individually, not very user friendly AND we want the one course to act as one Hub for information rather than 21 different courses. Reducing our content. Not an option. What we have in our course is only a small portion of what our staff need to do their jobs. Look at Bridge (also built by Instructure). We looked at Bridge and weren't pleased with the content at this time. To help you better understand, here is a screenshot of only some of our content... I appreciate everyone's comments/feedback and am open to suggestions! ... View more

Hi Everyone, I'm not using Canvas in the traditional course format as others are but rather we're using it to build a resource centre or repository for our staff on campus. With this in mind, little of the data that Canvas currently provides is useful because a lot of this data focuses on assignment, quizzes and progression completion (understandably). What is useful is the Access Reports as this allows us to see what our users are clicking on and going into as our course is not set up that students need to progress through information step by step. However, currently, from what I can see, I need to review each student's access report individually. There are 275+ students in my courses and so this isn't a manageable way to review data. Is there a way to download the Access Reports for the whole class roster? Or is there another alternative? Thank you! ... View more

Hello Everyone, I'm currently using Canvas as the platform for a resource development project for some of the staff at our university. In essence, what we've done is taking an traditional training manual and moved all this information into Canvas so that the information can be continually updated as need be. Given that this isn't the traditional functionality of Canvas, we're running into a few challenges and one of these is that there is A LOT of content within our course. For example, we currently have 21 modules (and this number will continue to grow) and within these modules, there are anywhere from 15-50 sub-tabs. In other words, a lot of content, which is great as a repository for our users, but becoming a bit overwhelming for users. I'm looking for suggestions or reaching out to Instructure to consider re-structuring or re-ordering the modules page to aid with navigation. Lastly, let me tell you a few things we've considered and why they haven't worked: Splitting the modules into individual courses. Seems like an easy solution however, there are currently +275 users in my course which would mean I would need to add each person to 21 different courses which they would need to accept individually, not very user friendly AND we want the one course to act as one Hub for information rather than 21 different courses. Reducing our content. Not an option. What we have in our course is only a small portion of what our staff need to do their jobs. Look at Bridge (also built by Instructure). We looked at Bridge and weren't pleased with the content at this time. To help you better understand, here is a screenshot of only some of our content... I appreciate everyone's comments/feedback and am open to suggestions! ... View more