Course Readings

A Course Coordinator may grant permissions to additional collaborators to work on Course Readings. New collaborators are permitted to view, edit, and remove items from the nominated Course Readings, but may not add other users or delete the list entirely.

1. In Canvas, select Course Readings.
2. In the Header Bar, select the List Menu ‘…’ and choose Manage list.

3. A pop-up window displays list details, including any existing associated collaborators. Select Manage collaborators to review and edit within the popup window.
4. Select Add collaborators and begin typing the name of the person you wish to add.

5. Select the desired staff name from the suggested results.
6. Select Save.
7. The new collaborator is added to your Course Readings with Edit rights. Edit rights allows collaborators to add, edit, remove, and change resources and sections only.
8. To change the level of rights, select the permissions dropdown menu and choose the desired option.  List owner rights give collaborators full control to add, edit, remove, and change resources and sections, delete the entire list, and add and remove collaborators.

9. To remove collaborators from Course Readings, navigate to the Manage collaborators window (Step 2) and select the trash can icon next to the relevant name.

10. Select the Close button once all necessary changes have been made.

If you are creating a list from scratch, start by adding a new section.  

Add a new section

Course Readings may be divided into sections, like Canvas modules. The sections may mirror your teaching modules (e.g. Week, Module, Topic or Resource type) or may be a single section titled Resources that contain the most important course texts.

1. In Canvas, select Course Readings from the navigation menu.
2. Select the +Add button and New section.

3. Give your section a Title.
4. You have the option to add a Description and a date range for the duration and visibility of the section. Section date ranges may be used to reveal course materials incrementally to support curriculum learning and pedagogy.
5. Select the ADD button.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 to create additional sections in the reading list.

By default, the most recently created section will appear at the bottom of the page. You may change the order of your sections anytime.

If you are working with an existing list you can update the reading list by editing and moving sections and items.  

Edit sections and items

1. Click on the Section menu (…) or Item menu (…).
2. Select Edit section or Edit item to make changes.

3. Once updated, select Save.

Move sections and items

1. If you are moving a section, ensure it is collapsed.  Sections can only be moved when the section is collapsed.
2. Hover the cursor to the left of the section or item until the Drag icon appears.

2. Click & Drag the section or item to the new location.