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Student Tools Enabled by Default

The UWF course template is designed to provide students with a consistent navigation experience while giving instructors flexibility to enable additional tools when needed. The following navigation items are visible to students by default in all courses created from the UWF course template.

Navigation Item	Purpose
Home	Course landing page
Simple Syllabus	Access the official course syllabus
Modules	Primary location for course content and activities
Announcements	Course announcements and updates
Assignments	View and submit assignments
Discussions	Participate in course discussions
Grades	View grades and feedback
Zoom LTI 1.3	Access course Zoom meetings and recordings
My Materials	Access course materials and digital textbooks, when adopted for the course
UWF Resources	Access university support resources
Library Tools	Access library services and course-related library resources
YuJa	Access course video content and recordings, when used in the course

Instructor Tools Enabled by Default

The following tools are enabled in the course template to support course management, accessibility, and quality improvement. These tools are available to instructors and course designers and are not visible to students.

Tool	Purpose
UDOIT	Review and improve course accessibility
TidyUP	Manage and clean up unused course content and files
Course Analytics	Review course participation and engagement data

Optional Navigation Items

Access Pearson
ALEKS
Argos
Attendance
BibliU
BigBlueButton
Cengage
Chat
Collaborations
Files
Folio
Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.1
Google Gemini
Grades Export
Interactive Content – H5P
Khanmigo Teacher Tools
LockDown Browser
Lucid (Whiteboard)
Macmillan Learning
McGraw Hill Connect
McGraw Hill Integration
McGraw Hill SIMnet
My Florida Ready to Work
MyLab and Mastering
myBusinessCourse
OLI Torus
Outcomes
Packback
Pages
Parchment Badges
People
Perusall
Point Solutions
Portfolio
Quizzes
Rubrics
SCORM
Syllabus (Canvas)
ThingLink
Wiley Course Resources
WileyPLUS eTextbook
Wolters Kluwer Lippincott
WK Lippincott Connect
Zoom (Legacy)

Note: Some tools may only function if they have been licensed, configured, or adopted for your course or department. Enabling a navigation item does not automatically provision access to the associated service.

Recommended Workflow: Use a Selective Course Import

If you are reusing materials from a previous course, use a selective course import rather than importing all content. A selective import lets you copy only the content you need while preserving the navigation structure and settings of the course template.

Recommended Steps

Open your new course shell.
Select Settings.
Select Import Course Content.
Choose Copy a Canvas Course.
Locate the previous course.
Select Select specific content rather than All content.
Choose the modules, assignments, discussions, quizzes, pages, and files you want to import. DO NOT import Course Settings.
Review and publish your course as needed.

Already Imported an Entire Course?

If you have already copied all content from a previous course and your navigation menu no longer matches the template:

Open Settings.
Select the Navigation tab.
Review the visible and hidden navigation items.
Make any desired adjustments.
Select Save.

Learn more in the Canvas Guide: Select Specific Content During a Course Import

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The template is applied when a new course shell is created and does not automatically modify existing courses.

Yes. Faculty retain control of their course settings and navigation. The template provides a recommended starting point.

Canvas imports navigation settings along with course content when performing a full course copy. This can overwrite the navigation configuration that was originally applied by the template.

Review the course navigation settings under Settings → Navigation and adjust them as needed. If you need assistance, contact the OTLT or ITS Help Desk.

Default Navigation in the UWF Course Template