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Faculty's Guide to Canvas

Modules

The Modules tool serves to organize different types of course content into a sequence for users to follow.  Modules are often organized chronologically (by week) or topically.  Teachers have the option to require students to mark one module item read before accessing the next or to set prerequisites or date restrictions.  So, students can move through material at a pace you determine in your module settings.

Each module has its own published status separate from its contents.  If a module is unpublished or date restricted, then its contents (files, pages, assignments, etc.) will be inaccessible to students, even if they are published individually.  That is, the module's unpublished status overrides the content's published status.  To fix the issue where students cannot access content included in an unpublished module, either (a) remove the content from the module to make it accessible elsewhere, (b) move the content to a published, non-restricted module, or (c) publish the module.

View these Instructure Guides to get started:

How do I use the Modules Index Page?

How do I add a module?

How do I add course content as module items?

How do I add a quiz as a module item?

How do I edit module items?

How do I move or reorder a module item?

How do I remove module items?

How do I add requirements to a module?

How do I publish or unpublish a module as an instructor?

How do I edit or delete a module?

How do I lock a module?

How do I move or reorder a module?

How do I duplicate a module?

How do I copy a module to another course?

How do I add prerequisites to a module?

How do I assign a module to individual sections or students?

How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?

View all Module guides.