LFS Canvas Template

August 17, 2020

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The LFS Canvas Template aims to create a coherent student experience across the whole Faculty of Land and Food Systems. It is loaded with a navigable home page, general resources for students, entry/mid-term quizzes, and more. Users are free to import the complete course contents or choose only what they need.

How to import the template

Import complete course contents

  1. Log into canvas.ubc.ca
  2. Click on Commons on the global navigation menu on the left
    Canvas Commons Menu Item
  3. Type "LFS Canvas Template" on the search bar near the top
  4. Find the template in the results and click its name
    Canvas Commons Course Template
  5. Under the Preview tab, take a look at the content included in the template
  6. Click the Import/Download button on the far right
    Canvas Commons Import/Download
  7. Find your course in the list and select it
    Canvas Commons Select Import Course
  8. Click the Import into Course button below the list of courses
    Canvas Commons Import into Course

Import select course contents

  1. Log into canvas.ubc.ca
  2. Click on Commons from the global navigation menu on the left
    Canvas Commons Menu Item
  3. Type "LFS Canvas Template" on the search bar near the top
  4. Find the template in the results and click its name
    Canvas Commons Course Template
  5. Under the Preview tab, take a look at the content included in the template
  6. Click the Import/Download button on the far right
    Canvas Commons Import/Download
  7. Click the Download button to download the course as an IMS Common Cartridge File
    Canvas Commons Download
  8. Go to your course on Canvas
  9. Click on Settings from the course menu
    Canvas Settings Menu Item
  10. Click on Import Course Content on the far right
    Canvas Settings Import Course Content
  11. On the Content Type dropdown, select "Common Cartridge 1.x Package"
    Canvas Settings Content Type
  12. Click on the Browse... button and select the file you downloaded on step 7
  13. Select the option Select specific content
    Canvas Settings Select specific content option
  14. Click on Import
    Canvas Settings Import button
  15. Under the Current Jobs section, find the import job and click on Select Content
    Canvas Settings Import Job
  16. Select the content you want to import and click Select Content

How to use the template

For more ideas on how to use the template, please refer to the webinar below held by the ISIT team at the Faculty of Arts.

Other Resources

For more Canvas resources, visit our Canvas Documentation page.