Cross-listing is a self-elective system available in the Rowan Online portal that allows faculty to combine course sections into a single Canvas shell. For instructions, see our article on cross-listing sections in Canvas.  

Please note the following functions and limitations for the cross-listing tool:

• Courses that are already published in Canvas cannot be cross-listed.
• You can only cross-list courses that you are the official instructor of record for in Banner and Section Tally.
• You can cross-list multiple courses, but they all need to be cross-listed at the same time.
• Courses that are already cross-listed to one course cannot be cross-listed to another course.
• You can only cross-list one set of courses at a time. You must repeat this process for each set of courses you would like to cross-list.
• Cross-list requests will be processed by Rowan Online within 5 business days of submission.
• All cross-lists are final! Once your request has been approved, cross-listing courses cannot be undone. Please review your request before submitting it.

When users elect to create their course shell, they are also enrolled in a self-paced training course in Canvas.

This training course houses all the information you need to build your course with the standard Rowan template. The self-paced training course guides you through Canvas and its tools. Access to this course is also available for instructors who are not teaching in the current semester.

Please see our Canvas training section for more information. 

The functionality to import external content is not enabled on the Rowan instance of Canvas. 

To migrate content into Canvas, you must download and save the materials you want to include in your Canvas course to a local drive or your Rowan University Google Drive account. You can then build out your course shell with this content. 

New for Spring 2021, you will be given the option to copy existing course content into your shell for each of your Spring 2021 courses. For each course where you select “Create Shell,” you will be prompted to choose between copying content from an existing course or creating a new, blank shell. 

• When you choose “copy content,” you will be able to select any one previous course. The system will copy 100 percent of the course content into your designated Spring 2021 course shell. 
  
  
• When you choose to create a new, blank shell, a new shell with the default course template will be provisioned for you.
  
  
• Please note that an option to copy the course content from the previous term is only available at the time you are creating your shell for the term. You cannot select to do this at a later time. If you choose to copy your courses later, you will need to use the Canvas Commons system to manage the copy process. After you copy course content, you may update, edit, and/or delete any portions of the copied content in the new shell.
  
  
• After you submit your request, the course shell and copy process will begin immediately within Canvas. You will receive an email notification when the course is ready (course copy may take some time depending on the amount of content being copied). Once you receive the email notification, you can begin building and/or updating your course for the spring 2021 semester.
  
  
• Please plan for timely submissions since students are expected to view their courses 5 days before the course starts. 

Canvas Commons is a system that allows instructors to share content across their courses. For more information and understanding of how Commons can be used, please carefully review the Canvas Commons Guide and Policy.

Please submit a request for support if you are the instructor on record and wish to add another instructor or teaching assistant to your course.

Zoom is now available to instructors for use with courses in Canvas. Please visit go.rowan.edu/zoom to get started with Zoom. 

Canvas courses are automatically published five days prior to the start date. Once a course is published it will be visible and accessible to students from the Canvas Dashboard.

An unpublished course provides faculty the ability to build their course(s) with privacy. A course cannot be published earlier than five days before the start date.   

If you are developing an online-only/hybrid course or have been approved by your department to create an eLearning Enhanced course, please reach out to your instructional designer for help. See the section on course types below for more information about the options for online courses in Canvas. 

Support to build a traditional-remote course can be found in the self-paced Canvas training course.

The transition from Blackboard to Canvas will streamline course delivery for faculty and provide a seamless experience for students across all schools and colleges whether they are taking a traditional face-to-face, hybrid or online course. 

You will be able to access and download content from Blackboard until January 31, 2021.

Please note that while you will maintain access to Blackboard until January 31, 2021, students will not. All online course materials you intend to deliver to students must be transitioned to Canvas by the start of the fall 2020 semester. 

Courses become available to students five days before the course begins. Once a course is available, you will see the course on your Canvas Dashboard.