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Hi! One of my goals this summer was to get a head start on creating canvas Modules for next year, but I have no access to my content courses. Is there anyway to begin creating Modules that I can use next year?
Hello @BRITTANYSCHIRO
It sounds like your school or institution needs to provide you with the courses first. Unless you typically make your own and see a + course sign on your dashboard, it would be provided by the school. Please feel free to reach out to them directly and ask for them to give you your new courses so you can start working on them.
Hi @BRITTANYSCHIRO, If your institution prefers not to provide you with the courses until closer to the start of the fall term, request that the IT team give you a development course (often called a "sandbox" course). Then you can create your content there and then later import it into your new course shell.
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