Creating a Module Outline

What is a Module Outline?

When creating your course map, you identified the instructional materials, learning activities, and assessments you plan to include in each week/unit/module in your course. A module outline is an outline or list that identifies how you will translate and apply your design plans to your Canvas course. Creating a module outline before starting to set up a module in your course helps you focus on the design and sequence that students will experience rather than focus first on the technology and features in Canvas. 

For example:

  • How will you group and sequence content/topics, activities, and assessments in the module?  
  • What is the order or sequence in which you would like students to complete readings, activities, and assessments in this module? 
    • How will you guide students through the content, activities, and assessments in this module? 
  • How will you organize and chunk the content and activities? 
    • Consider using text headers and consistent naming conventions.
  • What format will the materials be presented in (e.g., Canvas Page, video, audio)? 
  • Depending on the amount of content you will use to deliver to students for each topic, how many pages will you need to organize and chunk the content for students?