At SLCC instructors can open their courses in a read-only mode up to one week before their official start date. For example, if your course start date is August 20th, you will have the ability to publish your course starting August 13th and students will be able to start reading content.
What is read-only?
Read-only means that students
will only be
able to view
content, not to participate or interact.
In this state your students will only
be able to view published pages, modules,
orientation materials, and more
easily find their syllabus. They will not
be able to submit assignments,
respond to discussion prompts, interact
with peers, or take quizzes. This is a
great way to help your students get
oriented more quickly to your course
content, as well as get a start studying
content if they choose.
To open your read-only course to students
you only need to
do two things:
- Import or create content
- Publish content you would like to have
available
Import or create content
You have to have content in your
course for
students to see,
and so if you’d like your course to be
available in read-only mode one week
before the official start date then you
will have to import that content before
then.
How
do I copy Canvas content to another
course?
Publish content you would like to have
available
The next step is to make sure
that content
is published. Every
page or module that you would like your
students to see will need to be
published before they will be able to see
it. Don’t forget to publish your
course as well.
Need Help?
If you have any questions or
need some help
with these steps,
reach out to elearningsupport@slcc.edu.