Checklist: Launching your LMS subject

Availability: Your required Subject(s) are available to you.

Dashboard review: Update your Dashboard for this semester.

Staff access: Check that all staff have been added to the Subject, each with the appropriate level of access.

Copy Forward: Copy subject content from previous delivery if applicable.

Banner and Subject Card: Use the Banner Tool to create a banner for the Home page and Subject Card for the Dashboard.

Home page: Provide a concise welcome text or video on the Home page, introducing the subject's overview, aims, assessments, and learning outcomes with links to Subject Overview and Modules pages.

Subject overview and staff information: Create or update the Subject Overview and Staff Information pages using an LMS template.

Module naming: Optimise student experience with logical module names (weeks/ topics etc).

Modules requirements: Apply module rules if appropriate, checking configurations for each module and adding requirements if needed.

Review and update content: Ensure content is current.

Minimise files: Content is embedded in pages rather than attachments whenever possible.

Reading Online: Verify the Readings Online link and update the reading list, adding links to individual readings in pages as necessary.

Accessibility review: All pages have been checked for accessibility (click the speedometer icon while editing a page).

Video review: Succinct videos are created or used as needed to explain or demonstrate key concepts.

Manage videos: Upload and review video content into Lecture Capture or Kaltura using the Media Gallery or Lecture Capture link.

Copyright review: Ensure compliance with copyright regulations for all images, videos, and materials used and that they are cited appropriately.

External tools: Ensure proper setup and access of any external tools used in the subject. Create an External User to test student view with external tools.

Review navigation: Hide unused menu items by adjusting navigation settings in Setting. We recommend always hide the people, files, and pages links.

Validate links in content: In setting use the link validator to ensure they are working correctly.

Check content is published: Review the Publish settings for modules to publish all required content pages.

Assignments are updated: Access Assignments in the subject menu and review assignment descriptions, dates, and other settings.

Recreate LTI assignments: External tools for assessment such as Gradescope, FeedbackFruits or Cadmus need to be recreated for a new delivery, and published to students.

Check Assignment Groups: Check the automatically created Assignment group weightings, and assignment are in their appropriate group. Delete any assignment groups from previous deliveries

Check and update Quizzes: Migrated quizzes need to be reviewed carefully each semester. Check migrated quiz images are displaying as expected.

Review Gradebook set up: Go to Grades from the subject menu and review the columns and settings applied. Set the Grade Posting Policy to Manual to ensure students do not see grades until released by staff.

Check  assignment weightings in subject overview: Go to Subject Overview in the subject menu and review the Assignments are weighted by group table.

Check Lecture Capture schedule: In subject menu go to Lecture Capture and check schedule is as expected.

Set up Zoom meetings (if required): Go to Zoom in the subject menu to review the Upcoming Meetings Zoom schedule

Set up Discussions (if required): Ensure discussions and content are setup. For advice with designing and facilitating see using LMS discussions or Ed Discussions.

Clean up Files area: Review and delete old files and utilise logical folders

Check file permissions

Check accessibility: The 'Check Accessibility' button has been clicked on every page, and any necessary updates have been made.

Check style: 'Heading' and 'paragraph' styles are used throughout text.

Check images: All images contain alt text or are marked as decorative.

Check link descriptions: All hyperlinks contain meaningful descriptions.

Content in pages: Content is contained within Canvas pages rather than uploaded as files (eg PDF).

Check colours: Ensure sufficient colour contrast. Be wary of colour combinations that may impact screen readers and those with low vision.

Review guidelines: You are familiar with the University of Melbourne web accessibility guidelines.

Check assignments: The Assignments area displays as expected.

Check grades: The Grades area displays all assessment items appropriately.

Check navigation: Appropriate links are available in the subject menu.

Check content availability: Open all pages, including Subject Overview and Staff Information.

Check module availability: Modules are published and available as expected.

Check attachments: Attached documents and media (audio/video) can be accessed and viewed.

Install app: Install the Canvas Teacher app on a mobile device.

View subject: Verify that your content is displaying correctly by viewing the available areas.

Check enrolments: Go to Enrolment Change Log in the subject menu and ensure students appear appropriately.

Check Sections: Go to Sections in the subject menu.

Check Groups: Go to People in the subject menu and select the Groups tab.

Publish Subject: Go to Home and click Publish. See Subject publication and auto-publish management.

Attend or register for all relevant LMS workshop and webinars. See schedule of workshops

Watched the recordings available for relevant LMS workshop and webinars. See Recorded webinars