Using the Syllabus as an Instructor
Overview
The Syllabus in Canvas makes it easy to communicate to your students exactly what will be required of them throughout the course in chronological order.
Syllabus
Create Course Syllabus Directly into the Rich Content Editor
In Course Navigation, click the Syllabus link.
The syllabus includes the syllabus description [1], the Course Summary [2], and the sidebar [3] (image below)
The syllabus description is where you can post your course description, a brief introduction, class guidelines, weekly reminders, and other important information. You can copy content from Word documents directly into the Rich Content Editor or create original content inside of the Rich Content Editor.
To edit the Syllabus, click the Edit button.
To edit the Course Syllabus by using the Rich Content Editor. You can post your course description, a brief introduction, class guidelines, weekly reminders, and other important information in the Syllabus Description. You can copy content from Word documents directly into the Rich Content Editor or create original content inside of the Rich Content Editor. You can also use the Rich Content Editor to embed videos and input HTML. To embed a document in your syllabus, highlight the text where you want to apply the file link [1] and click the Documents Options arrow to select the file document [2]. (image below) In the Rich Content Editor, the text will turn blue noting the link is downloadable. We will introduce how to add Word or PDF documents into Syllabus later.
The Course Summary is automatically generated for the course and contains a list of course assignments and