What is Course Readings and How Do I Use It?

Course Readings is a tool that helps faculty create and manage lists of course-specific resources. It integrates with Canvas, allowing students to easily access resources like articles, ebook chapters, videos, and websites from their course pages.

With Course Readings, you can:

Organize materials by week or module
Add personal files, comments, and tags
Get usage analytics
Add items directly from the Library’s collection or link to other online content
Easily copy reading lists to future semesters or new courses

Course Readings user interface example:

Screenshot of the Course Readings user interface showing a sample list.

Using the external linking option in Canvas, you can embed a link to a Course Readings section within a page or module.

Screenshot showing a link to a week's reading list.

View of a reading list section from an embedded link in a module.

How-to videos covering the basic features of Course Readings
(The interface in the videos is slightly different than ours, but the features are the same.)

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