Canvas templates

An easy-to-use course template with instructions for modification, designed by Missouri Online.

University of Missouri Canvas site to orient students to learning in an online environment. 

A course template that includes introductory-level resources for instructors working with Open Educational Resources (OER).

A course overview template that includes a welcome message, placeholder for faculty image or video, contact information, instructor bio, course overview and course schedule.

This two-column module overview page has sections for description, hours to complete, objectives, and tasks.

This module overview is single column and has a table to help your students view the week (or weeks) ahead.

This module overview page is organized in one and two columns and features sections for Objectives and Agenda.

This simple content page has two columns of equal height.

This responsive auto columnizer will distribute your text into equal columns. Great for using with content pages that have a lot of text.

This front page design is a starting point. Update the banner image with your own course image (2500px X 1000px), insert your photo, and update all text and links.

This page provides an example of a HyFlex module overview. Learning activities, assignments, and assessments should have modality-specific instructions when appropriate.

A template page featuring an introduction, a key point / important note section with red background and icon, and a 2-column area for text content.

Template to use for wrapping up your online course module. Contains previous module learning objectives, and preview of the next module.

A simple page layout for your weekly overviews. Features Headers with icons and colored backgrounds. Week Activities, and Path. Read, Watch, Engage and Submit Sections. Text can be changed easily.

A colorful Project or Week Overview page that features an introduction, learning objectives, and 3 colored boxes with progression icon to show what students will complete.

Here's a simple content page to use in your modules that utilizes two columns, photos, and a call-out box to help break up a lot of text into manageable chunks.

An organizer for 4 steps of a process. Features boxes for adequate space for directions to a process.

Does your course contain multiple weeks in a single module? This template can be used as a visual representation to help students quickly identify the week, the corresponding module, and topic, at a glance. Use this on its own, or copy and paste the code into your front page for improved navigation and comprehension.

An easy-to-edit, three-card navigation menu for your course home page.

This responsive grid will help your students get an overview of the week ahead. Great for use with classes that meet twice a week.

Easy-to-use graphic syllabus page for UM System courses, designed by Missouri Online.

Basic Syllabus with tags to jump to sections.

Discussion post template for students to get to know each other in an online course

A list of myths that students might believe about online courses as well as defining their role as an online student.

A list of resources available to students on the Missouri S&T campus.

A list of resources available to students on the MU campus.

Practical instructions on how to get the most use of discussion boards for students.

This template will help students understand how to best prepare for group projects with their online courses.

This template can be included in courses to help students ask themselves questions to improve their success as an online student. The questions included can be asked before starting the class, during the class and a while completing their work.

A list of resources available to students on the Missouri UMKC campus.

A list of resources available to students on the UMSL campus.

The 5 pillars quality review page can help you identify key components in your course that are working well, may be missing, or may need improvement. To learn more, please visit Quality Course Reviews.

Wondering if your course is ready to publish? Use this checklist to make sure it's got everything it needs.

This project provides an opportunity to prepare for your (upcoming) online teaching by: Reflecting on your teaching style Developing strategies for communication, student engagement, and facilitation.

Basic list of Zoom rules with icons.

This Zoom netiquette focuses on participation guidelines and highlights multiple ways to contribute to discussions.