where do i find course content on canvas

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You can preview and download all published files in Course Files. If you want to see the files for all your courses, click the All My Files link. View Files for All Courses Canvas displays your User Files page with all available course folders displayed below your user files.

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How do I view my Canvas course offline?

Mar 20, 2020 · Canvas Commons is a global online learning object repository (LOR) with content shared by Canvas users from around the world, designed to let you copy content directly from Commons into your Canvas course. Not all institutions elect to link their instances of Canvas to Commons but it is available in Free-for-Teacher Canvas. Another place instructors frequently …

How to download a course content export from a canvas site?

Open Files In Course Navigation, click the Files link. View Course Files All published course files can be viewed by all course users [1]. However, some files may restrict access to specific users. You can preview and download all published files in Course Files. If you want to see the files for all your courses, click the All My Files link [2].

How do I view my course files?

Open Files In Course Navigation, click the Files link. View Course Files All published course files can be viewed by all course users [1]. However, some files may restrict access to specific users. You can view your user quota and what percentage of that quota has been used [2]. Learn how to manage course files.

How do I know if my course content is online only?

Since this is an older course, it will most likely be active under Past Enrollments in Canvas here: https://canvas.brown.edu/courses. Now select your course. In the course navigation select Files. You should see something similar to: In this example, GRMN0300 is the main course folder with "unfiled" as a subfolder. Now you have a few options:

View Course Files

All published course files can be viewed by all course users [1]. However, some files may restrict access to specific users.

View Files for All Courses

Canvas displays your User Files page with all course folders displayed below your user files.

What Is the Course Content Export Feature?

Canvas supports exporting course content into an HTML format for offline viewing on a computer. This feature supports courses that use complex HTML or dynamic linking to downloaded files.

How to Use the Course Content Export Feature

Users can view the course “Modules” page to export course content. Content is exported as a .zip file and downloaded to the user’s computer. The file is essentially a snapshot of how the course existed at the time of the content export.

Questions?

Please email Courseware Support at [email protected] if you have any questions or need assistance with course content exports.

Can you download offline content?

Offline content cannot be downloaded once a course is concluded. If your Modules page does not display the Export Course Content button, confirm that you can allow course content to be exported using the Offline Course checkbox in Course Settings.

What is HTML offline?

HTML offline content is for offline viewing only; you cannot interact with course content directly, such as completing an assignment or viewing any submissions. In the HTML file, you can view assignment details, availability dates, and point values. Discussions and quizzes only include the description.

What is offline download?

Offline downloads include all content from the course at the time of the download [1] . You will need to download the course each time you want to view updated course content. If any content can only be accessed online, the content link includes an external icon identifying the content as online only [2]. To view course files, click the Files link ...

How do I export a Canvas course?

You can export a Canvas course to give to someone in another Canvas account, to upload to another institution's account at a later date, or to create a copy as a backup on your local computer. You can import an export file into Canvas at any time.

Select Export Type

In the Export Type heading, click the Course radio button [1]. Click the Create Export button [2].

View Export Process

View the progress bar. Exporting a course in Canvas may take a few minutes, depending on its size. You will receive an email when the export is complete.

View Course Navigation Menu

The active link is highlighted with different color text and a line indicator [1]. This highlight helps you quickly identify the feature area you are currently viewing in Canvas.

Open Course Navigation Link

To open a feature area in Canvas, click the name of the Course Navigation link.

View Course Area

The Course Navigation menu will show the feature area as an active link.

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