Institutional Content

Syllabus Blocks

COIP has developed custom, UF Syllabus Blocks that includes suggested body copy that can help to fulfill UF+QM criteria.

To add institutional syllabus blocks to your syllabus do the following

1. Click the Canvas Syllabus > Edit > Launch Design Tools.
   1. You will see Add/Rearrange Syllabus Blocks are available to you as well as Institutional Policies and Canvas Grading Scheme.
2. Click Add Blocks and you will see a number of Institutional Block Templates to choose from.
3. Click the plus button to add a block to your syllabus
4. Edit block as needed.

Apply a theme to your syllabus page

To apply a theme to your syllabus blocks

1. Edit the Canvas syllabus page and launch the Design Tools pane
2. Navigate to Create/Edit Syllabus Content > Choose a Theme
3. Choose an Institutional Theme by clicking on a theme button
4. Hover over a theme to see a preview of the theme on your page
5. Styles will get applied automatically to the page

TIP: This works best when you already have blocks on your page.

Institution Template Pages

Create custom-styled course pages without having to know the ins and outs of DesignPLUS Design Tools!

COIP has developed fully customized page, assignment, and discussion page templates for you to use as a starting point in your course. Many pages in each theme are available to choose from, including a landing page, content pages, assignment pages, contact pages, and more.

These pages are best used with the styles as-is. They are made for the body copy, images, and media to get swapped out but are not made to easily re-style.

steps to add an institution template to a page

1. Launch Design Tools on any Page, Assignment, Syllabus or Discussion.
2. Navigate to Create/Edit Content > Copy Existing Content > Institution Templates
3. Select a template from the drop-down list

Institution Template Pages examples

Below are some examples of the pages you can create using Institution Template pages

HTML Snippets

COIP has developed custom Institutional HTML Snippets for use in the Design Tools wrapper.

A snippet can be added to any page, assignment, discussion, or syllabus and allows you to easily add column layouts, media, and functionality to your course.

Two and three-column layouts are available with many options for each layout. The names of each snippet correspond to what will be on the left, middle, and right of each column. For example, the "Text | Tabs" 2 column layout will insert text on the left and tabs on the right. The Text | Text | Media will insert text on the left column, text in the middle column, and media in the right column.

TIP: Be sure to add a Design Tools Wrapper before you add an HTML snippet to a blank page. To add a wrapper, simply apply any theme to your page. Go to Create/Edit Content > Choose a Theme > Simply select a theme and a wrapper will get added. You may then add a content block, then an HTML snippet.

HTML Snippets Examples

Below are some examples of the layout templates in the Institutional Snippet

Text | Media

Text | Text

Text | Tabs

Media | Media | Media