Organize Modules to Match CSD Standards

Modules allow you to organize your content to help control the flow of your course.  For Canyons School District Canvas Courses, modules should be organized by key concepts.  The key concepts could be as short as a day or two of instruction or as long as a couple weeks depending on the topic.

Each module should include all related concept information.  Related content information may include:

  • content pages
  • assignments
  • discussion
  • files
  • external links
  • quizzes

When modules contain around 10 or more items, they should be broken into smaller pieces. There are two options for organizing a module containing a large number of items.  First, they could simply be broken down into smaller modules (Figure 1).  Alternatively, large modules could be organized into smaller pieces by using module headers (Figure 2).

The image below shows this course broken up into Module sections. (Figure 1)

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The image below shows Modules broken into sections with Module headers. (Figure 2)

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