Self paced student orientation

[OliviyaCarter]

I'm trying to organize a self-paced orientation on Canvas for next year's summer intake.

Any advice on how to set up a course where students can go through the material at their own pace but still stay on track?

[nuscitpkg · Accepted solution]

Hi @OliviyaCarter ,

You can make use of a combination of prerequisites and requirements in Modules. Prerequisites require chosen earlier Modules to be completed. Best used when there are requirements for earlier module items. Requirements mean that certain items have to be done, marked done or viewed (depending on the item).

For keeping them on track, I assume you do have some sort of a deadline in mind, but more of a guideline than a hard deadline.

For that, I'd suggest, at the end of each Module (if you have more than one), a very simple quiz or acknowledgement of completion of the module as a requirement, with a due date, but no until date.

You can play around with these according to your priorities.

[jayell]

Hey @OliviyaCarter ,

Self-paced orientations are a great idea! Umm, Canvas has a few tools that can help with that. You can use Modules to organize the content in chunks, and within each module, you can add requirements so students complete stuff in order.

If you wanna keep them on track, you could also set suggested deadlines in the syllabus or announcements but without locking the material. This way, they have a timeline to follow, but it’s still flexible.

Does that help? Or are you thinking of adding, like, quizzes or checkpoints to keep them engaged? 😊