Canvas Course Principles

New from March 2025

Author: Staff and Student Engagement and Training Working Group of the Digital Education Advisory Group (DEAG)

Canvas Course Principles aims to capture the good practice of using Canvas as our learning environment for students, and summarise it is as principles to support enhancement across the university.

To facilitate implementation, these principles are supported by resources, some of which have recently been developed. Given the diversity of organisational structures across the university, Boards of Studies are encouraged to consider the appropriate level for implementation of these principles.

For example, assessment information might sit better within a module, but student representation might sit better at a programme, department or school level.

View the March 2025 version of the principles below, or visit the CIE Resource Database for the latest version of the Canvas Course Principles

You can also read more about the principles in the CIE Blog 'Elevate Your Teaching with our New Canvas Course Principles'

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