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How do I request a course?
Hi there, @MichaelKariwo ...
Your question is a bit vague, so I need to ask some clarifying questions. Are you a student or are you an instructor? Also, are you working within your school's paid Canvas environment? Or, are you working within the Free For Teachers version of Canvas?
If you are an instructor, many schools will have an Online Learning / eLearning / Distance Education team that will be able to help you get a new course shell created for you...and then enroll you as the instructor in the course. Some schools allow instructors to create new course shells in Canvas on their own, but this is not always the case. So, it is best to reach out to your Canvas team, and someone should be able to help you.
If you are using the Free For Teacher version of Canvas, you should be able to create a new course shell on your own following these instructions: How do I create a new course from the Dashboard as... - Instructure Community - 794.
I hope this will be of some help to you. Sing out if you have additional questions or can provide more information about your original question. Thanks!
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