Summary
This article presents information on how faculty can merge sections in their Canvas courses- also called cross-listing- which deliberately helps instructors manage multiple sections within a single course shell in terms of communication, grading, and content delivery. You will find a crash course below in this article illustrating this process.
Environment
Canvas
Content
Why Merge Sections?
- Simplifies course management
- Ensures consistent materials for all students
- Reduces duplication of work
How to Merge Sections
- Go to the courses you want to merge in Canvas.
- Obtain/ copy the course ID of the primary (parent) course shell
- Go to the secondary (child) course shell, then navigate to Settings then Sections.
- Select the section and click Cross-List this Section.
- Enter/paste the obtained/copied Course ID of the primary(parent) course shell and confirm.
Tips
- Merge before publishing the course.
- After merging, verify all students appear in the primary shell.
- Both instructors and admins (IDT team) can cross-list sections in Canvas, however only admins (IDT team) can de-cross-list a section.
-Crash Course - Canvas Course Merging [6:45]
Need Additional Help?
On behalf of OIT’s Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) team, we hope this tutorial is useful. If you encounter any difficulties or have questions related to this procedure, please contact our colleagues in OIT’s Support Center to have a help ticket created and assigned to the IDT team. You may contact the Support Center via email (supportcenter@uhcl.edu) or by telephone (281.283.2828). Once we receive your inquiry, a member of the IDT team will contact you as quickly as resources permit.