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Canvas Readings & Resources: Get Started

Set Up Readings & Resources

To get started using this tool, you'll need to create a reading list for your students. The structure can be modified however you want. You can have a blank list, or a list broken up into weekly readings, required and recommended readings, or numbered modules. 

Create a Reading List

Go to Readings & Resources and Create a new reading list from scratch. 

Readings and resources screen showing Create New List or Select existing list

 

Give the list a title then click on the Create button.

Image of giving the list a title

 

Pick a template. You can have a blank list, or a list broken up into weekly readings, required and recommended readings, or numbered modules. 

Add Collaborators

Collaborators help you manage Readings & Resources by adding and editing your lists. Collaborators might include other instructors, library staff, or teaching assistants.

Add Faculty

  1. Open your Readings & Resources list, and then click "List info" at the top of your screen.
  2. Click "Manage collaborators" and then "Add collaborators." 
  3. Type in the name to search for collaborators. If you can't find them, use the directions below for TAs and instructional designers.
  4. Once the collaborator accepts, they will be able to administer your list.

Collaborators are automatically assigned permissions to "Edit," which lets them add, edit, and remove resources only. Once a collaborator has been added to the list, you can change their permissions to "Manage," which gives them full control over your lists, and the ability to add and remove collaborators.

manage collaborators link

Add TAs and Instructional Designers

TAs and instructional designers may not appear as choices when searching for them in "Manage Collaborators." To add these collaborators, they must have a role as a TA or designer in the course, the instructor must have set up a reading list, and the collaborator must click into Readings & Resources in that course. 

Once these tasks are accomplished, the instructor will be able to search for their name in "Manage Collaborators."