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Examining Modules in Student View

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This article is for Faculty who would like to view and understand how their students will experience their Modules in Canvas. The Module "gray bar" with the inverted triangle, if not set to a "Published" status will not allow students or faculty in Student View to access and interact with any of the content nested beneath the module even if said content is published.

1. Examining Modules in Student View

1.1. Observe Your Modules Area as a Faculty Member

Faculty are able to see:

  • (1) dots to click and drag items in the module and modules themselves to organize, (green lines indicate content is published),
  • (2) the View Progress button which, when selected shows student progress, the + Module button, when clicked allows faculty to create more modules, and the three dot kebab, when selected allows faculty to add favorite items from Canvas Commons.
  • In (3), dark green checkmarks for the module and some of its items which denotes content that is published, the gray circle with a slash inside denotes content that is not published, faded green checkmarks display for content that is published and cannot be unpublished because students have already submitted. The three dot kebab, when selected allows faculty to: Edit, Move, Send and Copy to.  
  • The (4) Collapse All button, when selected allows faculty to collapse all modules in the modules area. Selecting the name of the module in the gray module bar, or any negative space in a gray module bar will collapse that module.
Observe Your Modules Area as a Faculty Member

Note in the screenshot above the Mod 1 Readings is unpublished as evidenced by no green line on the left side and a gray circle with a slash through it on the right side. The unpublished items in a published module will not display for students until faculty select the gray circle with a slash through it to publish.

1.2. Select the Student View Button in the Upper Right Corner

Select the Student View Button in the Upper Right Corner

1.3. Observe Your Modules Area in Student View

In Student View in the Modules area, faculty will only see published content

Notice that

  • (1) hovering a cursor over an item shows if it is content that is linked (with an underline); in this case, it is a link to the submission page for Pre-assignment #2. Notice in
  • (2) the Mod 1 Readings that appeared between lecture assessment #2 and Discussion #2 above in 2.1 faculty view, is missing from student view because the item was not published.
  • (3) The Collapse All button, when selected allows students to collapse all modules in the modules area. Selecting the name of the module in the gray module bar, or any negative space in a gray module bar will collapse that module.
Observe Your Modules Area in Student View

Note in the above screenshot in Student View mode, faculty will see a purple perimeter and bar at the bottom of the screen. Select the Leave Student View button in the lower right corner to exit Student View.


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