Once you've created your Canvas course, it's time to publish the course to make it available to students. If there is course content you wish to keep hidden from students until later in the semester, simply unpublish those specific items by clicking the to hide them from student view until later.

Since every Canvas course is unique, it is a good idea to give students an overview of your Canvas course so they are clear about how you intend for them to navigate and interact with content your course. You can do a walk-through of your course in class, include instructions about your Canvas course in your syllabus or include links to helpful documents and videos from the Canvas Student Guides. You should also re-iterate to students that clicking Help in Canvas will lead them to access to 24/7 help as well as all of the Canvas Guides.

Publish Course

In the Sidebar, click the Publish button.

Note: On smaller screens, the Sidebar displays beneath Course Home Page content.

View Confirmation

A message will appear at the top of your screen confirming the publishing of your course.

Unpublish Course

If you need to unpublish your course, click the Unpublish button in the sidebar. Students who already received course invitations will not be able to access your course.

Once your course contains a graded submission, you can no longer unpublish your course.

You can find more detailed Canvas tutorials by following the links below.

The Educational Technology team is here to help you with any aspect of instructional design from building Canvas courses to designing project-based multimedia instructional sequences for students. Our team researches, promotes and supports best-practices where technology and pedagogy come together to promote a student-centered learning experience.

We help faculty effectively use technology to:

- create engaging learning experiences for their students

- connect with scholars and learners across the globe

- pursue instructional innovation leveraging emerging technologies and pedagogical practices

If we can be of any assistance, please contact us!

Nancy Cross
 Director-Educational Technology
410-810-7167
ncross2@washcoll.edu

Raven Bishop 
Instructional Technologist
410-810-8304
rbishop3@washcoll.edu