CourseForge

The CourseForge is a Canvas template course for faculty

The current version is CourseForge 4.0, designed to meet the YC Essential Design Standards.

Features include:

  • Pre-formatted syllabus, home and overview page.
  • Start Here module ready to easily update and deploy.

To see what this looks like, Enroll in the CourseForge:

Enroll in CourseForge 4.0

To use the CourseForge, follow the directions below. 

Import the CourseForge into your course:

  1. Create a new course shell by selecting "Start a new course" from your Canvas Dashboard, Choose “!Manually Created Courses” from the first drop-down menu, and then give your course a unique name (ex: yourname sandbox 1).
  2. Select on the Commons button on the left side of your dashboard (C->).
  3. Search the Canvas Commons for "CourseForge" and select it.
  4. Select "Download" from the right side of the page.
  5. Select the name of the unique blank course that you just made.
  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button "Import into Course"
  7. Select the Dashboard button and locate the course that you made. 
  8. If the content hasn't populated, wait a minute or so and refresh the page.

For additional help with the CourseForge, contact the TeLS department at tels@yc.edu.