Non-Negotiables
The module that no standard template pages can be removed from
What is Module 0?
This standard, established during program implementation and noted in the course support trackers, helps students predict and plan their work week to week.
What are due dates?
What is the due date rhythm?
This is an optional component on the Module at a Glance page that can help students prepare for upcoming work.
What is the Looking Ahead/callout?
To avoid future course errors, we should use this setting on assignment, quiz, and discussion pages instead of typing it into the instructions.
What is the due date?
What is (Group)?
The type of file that does not need to be reformatted into Everspring file naming conventions
What are readings/articles?
This is the reason some programs may not allow faculty to revise course objectives or descriptions.
What is accreditation?
This module setting restricts student flexibility and should be avoided when possible.
What are module prerequisites/requirements?
In the event that this course-related item changes in the future, we should design pages and videos around topics.
What is the textbook?
This setting can be enabled for ungraded discussions but must be manually updated during pre-dupe.
What is the "to-do" date?
What is "add to student to-do list"?
An item that we check for during pre-dupe, that must not be included in master courses (unless a programmatic exception)
What are announcements?
If these are permitted, the due dates must be set within term dates to avoid violating federal financial aid standards.
What are graded assignments in Module 0?
This module page is strongly encouraged but not required.
What is the summary page?
The protocol that must be followed if course authors want to use a new ed tech tool in their course.
What is the third-party tool vetting process?
What is the third-party tool review/rubric?
A UDL strategy that can easily be recommended for discussions and assignments.
What is 'allow multiple submission formats'?
There must be at least one of these in every module
What is an assessment?
What is a learning objective?
This can introduce course errors or revision needs in the event that the textbook changes, and we want to encourage original content that is optimized for the online format and consistent with other courses.
What is recording over publisher PowerPoints?
This should correspond to the sequence of required activities in a module.
What is the module task list?
Because universities periodically change this course-related item, we should avoid putting it into PowerPoint slides, videos, course pages, and documents as much as possible.
What is the course code/title?
This LMS setting prevents discussions from reordering in the Discussions Index based on recent activity.
What is pinning/pinned?
An up-to-date version of this must always be present in the course.
What is the syllabus?
Complicating post-dupe as well as live course management, this is something we do not recommend.
What are multiple group sets for students?
This module page can be removed or reordered with strong justifiable reason. If it is needed in some modules and not others, it should be kept in all of them.
What is the readings page?
To keep the courses clean and clear, we don't want extras of these items in the course shells.
What are assignments/pages/files?
It's best to have this item reviewed in a Word document before building it into Canvas.
What is a rubric?