Course Creation Guide 2.0

Course Creation Guide

The course creation guide was built to help you plan for the upcoming semester. This guide takes you step-by-step on how to create a well-designed course for your students. If you have any questions or would like to have a meeting to discuss your course, please contact Zhengzheng Xu (zzxu@iastate.edu).

Module 1: Getting Started with Course Creation

Access Your Course

Prepare to TeachRequest a Course Shell

Common Settings

Navigation Add a user
Edit profile Migrate courses
Canvas Teacher AppCourse creation Guide

Step 2: Manage Canvas Content

AnnouncementsModulesAssignments
Discussions Classic QuizzesNew Quizzes
Gradebook

Step 3: Publish the course

Enroll students and publish a Canvas course (02:31)

Technical Support

Enroll students and publish a Canvas course (02:31)

CVM IT Service (Instructional Support)
  • 515-294-7555
  • cvmavhelp@iastate.edu
Iowa State University Solution Center 24/7
  • 515-294-4000
  • Live chat – open the ?Help menu in Canvas and click ‘Chat with Canvas Support’
  • solution@iastate.edu
  • Ticket support – open the ?Help menu in Canvas and click ‘Report a Problem‘