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Faculty Open Educational Resources (OER): What is Canvas Commons?

Short ONE minute video on Canvas Commons by CA OERI

Canvas Commons and OpenStax, video made by faculty from Santa Rosa Junior College

How to use Canvas Commons (overview) by Nevada School District

Canvas Commons and OER PowerPoint

Canvas Commons Official page

Hello Faculty,

As of last semester, you should all have the Canvas Commons link available to you on your Canvas site.  Canvas Commons is a digital shared repository of learning resources from educators everywhere (no students are allowed access to Commons) that you may utilize in your courses.   You can import anything from full course modules as well as quizzes and just about any kind of resource.  You may limit your results to resources intended for undergraduate students.   If possible, it's best to import to a course sandbox shell, especially with large amounts of material, as you can't see the entire resource in Commons until you import it.   Otherwise, you may need to delete pieces of it you may not want.  (See the Canvas Commons page link above and the video below for more information). 

Canvas Commons video courtesy of Elkhart Instructional Tech (4:09)