The Learn@UW–Madison team is streamlining syllabus options in Canvas as part of a larger effort to make it easier to use. As a result, minor changes are coming ahead of the fall semester.
If you use these features as an instructor or instructional designer, read on for more guidance.
What’s happening?
We will make the following technical adjustments on August 16:
- Reinstate the native Canvas “Syllabus” tool.
- Remove the “Course Syllabus (HelioCampus AC)” integration from Canvas.
- Remove and permanently decommission the custom-built LTI called “Course Summary” that mimics behavior of the native Canvas “Syllabus” tool.
Instructors using the Course Summary tool or HelioCampus AC Syllabus in their courses can take one of the following actions:
- After August 16, you may set your course homepage to the native Canvas Syllabus tool or any Module or Front page.
- Upload the syllabus for the course using a different method, such as a file in your first Module, so that students can see it. It is highly recommended that you use the campus syllabus resources when creating your syllabus.
- If actively using the Course Summary tool in a Canvas course, switch to using the Canvas Syllabus tool. All contents from Course Summary will be carried over into Canvas Syllabus. However, if a course contains links to the Course Summary tool, they will no longer work after August 16. Using the Canvas Link Validator tool will locate the broken links.
Need help?
Please contact Help Desk or refer to this KnowledgeBase (KB) article to get started.