So far we've used Pages to create an informational web page for students, and we've created an Assignment with instructions on submitting an item for evaluation. But how do students know to get to these items, and how do we put them into a sequence so students know what order to do them in? One great option for this is Modules. Whereas Pages and Assignments contain the information for students, Modules allow you to organize the various Pages and Assignments into your course into a sequence of learning. On this page I will show you how to create Modules and add the items you've created to the Module, as well as how to edit existing Modules. I will also introduce Requirements, a very useful element you can add to your Modules to give students a handy checklist so they can keep track of their progress.

How can Modules help organize my course?

Key Concepts:

Assignments and Pages live in their own respective areas off the course. Modules are a great way for teachers to group items together into a sequenced chunk of learning. A single Module can cover a week's work of content, or it can also center around a specific unit or topic.
When Pages and Assignments are grouped into a Module, students can utilize 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons to move through your Module sequence smoothly and easily.
When you use Requirements, students can check off Module items to keep track of their progress in the course content.

How do I create and edit a Module?

Key Concepts:

To add a new Module to the course, navigate to the Modules area of the course and select at the top right. Give the Module a name and select at the bottom right (see full guide).
A new Module will show the Module name but it will contain no content. To add Pages, Assignments, and other items to the Module, select at the top right of the Module to open the 'Add Item to' dialogue box. You can select the dropdown box at the top left to choose from existing Assignments, Pages, and other item types. Select the item to add and then select to add the item to the Module. Repeat as necessary to add all relevant items to the Module (see full guide).
To reorganize the items within a Module, select and hold the drag handle to the left of a Module item and drag the item to reorganize it (see full guide).
To remove an item from a Module,, select the kebab tot he right of a Module item and then select 'Remove'. NOTE: Removing an item from a Module will not remove it from the course. To delete an item from the course entirely, you must go to the respective course area (Pages to delete a Page, Assignments to delete an Assignment) and select the kebab next to the item and select 'Delete'.

How do I add Requirements to a Module?

Key Concepts:

To add requirements to a Module, select the kebab at the right of the Module name and select 'Edit' to open the Module edit screen. Then you can add the items you wish to have requirements and select the appropriate requirement for each item (see full guide).
I recommend using the 'Mark as Done' requirement for most items. This requirement allows students to manually mark an item as done. For online submissions and quizzes, you can also use the 'submit the assignment' requirement. This will mark the item as complete when a student submits the required artifact or completes the quiz.

Using the content above as a reference, I recommend that you complete the following tasks in your sandbox course for practice:

Create a new Module.
Add both a Page and an Assignment to the Module.
Reorganize the Page and Assignment.
Add a 'Mark as Done' requirement on the Page and a 'Submit the Assignment' requirement on the Assignment.

Next Steps

If you would like feedback on the items you created in your course, you are welcome to send your instructors a message in the Canvas Inbox, or post in the Canvas Q&A Discussion. Once you feel comfortable with creating Modules and Requirements, select 'Next' to move on to the next module item.