Canvas / Cross-list courses

Objective

• To provide instruction on cross-listing Canvas courses when:
  • You want to combine multiple sections of one course in Canvas
  • You need to combine two Canvas courses
  • You have multiple sections and want all sections in one Canvas course shell

Scope

• CAUTION: DO NOT CROSS-LIST COURSES AFTER THE TERM HAS BEGUN OR STUDENT WORK WILL BE LOST

User

• Canvas Instructor

Environment

• 10185: Canvas

Resolution

1. Determine your primary course
   • For example, if you have a section A and a section B, select one to be the primary course
   • If either course has content created, always select that course to be the primary course, or content will be lost
2. Open your selected primary course
3. In the address bar copy the course code by double clicking on the number in the URL at the end https://miamioh.instructure.com/courses/12345
4. Copy this number
5. Close the primary course
6. Open the course you wish to cross-list with your primary course
7. Select Settings
8. Click on the Sections tab
9. Find the hyperlink (underlined course number) and click it
10. On the right side of the screen, you will see Cross-List this Section
11. Select this button
12. Paste the course id into the second text field and press Enter
13. After the course you are cross-listing appears in the bottom-left corner of the message box, select Cross-List this Section
    • If the course information does not appear, ensure that there are no additional spaces, tabs, or characters before or after the Course ID code
14. Repeat steps 11 though 15 with all needed sections, using the same Course ID number to cross sections between courses

Note: It may take 24 hours for the course title to reflect the change

Notes

• Miami Online offers Canvas training
  • To find information and to register, go to the Events Calendar and search for Canvas. Resources for using technology. guides, and best practices can be found on the Miami Online website
  • Self-paced training is available to faculty and staff. Go to Miami Online Catalog and log in
• Visit the Canvas Status Dashboard to check performance information for Canvas services
• Instructure provides up-to-date instructor documentation and instructions for Canvas
  • Browse all Canvas Guides by product or see the Canvas Instructor Guide