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Canvas: Three Ways to Display Your Course Syllabus There are a few options for displaying your Course Syllabus for students; this chart provides the options and the positive and negative implications of each option. This table shows the positive and negative attributes of each method for displaying a Course Syllabus in a Canvas course site. The three methods compared are the Canvas Syllabus tool, the linking or embedding of a Google doc, and the uploading of a PDF file.   Canvas Syllabus Tool Link or Embed a Google Doc Upload a PDF File How to Display a Syllabus How do I use the Syllabus tool? How do I create a hyperlink or embed a file from Google Drive into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor? How do I upload a PDF to a Page in Canvas? Positive Attributes Due dates for assignments will automatically populate and update as you build and revise all course assessments. You can also turn off the Course Summary section of the syllabus.Students prefer the Syllabus located in the course navigation as it is easy for them to find anytime (mobile or computer) and consistently displays there.The Syllabus navigation link is always available on the course menu no matter where the student is in a course.The Mobile App view has several advantages:Easy to find in the course navigation area.Automatically collapses the written information at the top of the syllabus page to make the page need less scrolling (but still readily accessible with one click).Divides the list of assignments into Past, Today, Next 7 Days, and Future categories.Some versatility -- any changes you make on the Google doc are instantly updated in the course site linkDisplays well in the Mobile app.This is a traditional way that faculty have communicated their syllabus, so this type of display is likely a familiar process for faculty. Negative Attributes   If students access assignments from the links in the Syllabus, they might miss important resources or context that accompany those assignments.To remedy this issue, make sure all assignment instructions include any needed resources and contextual statements.Assignment due dates will not be automatically changed on this type of Syllabus when you change due dates via an assignment or on the calendar.The mobile view doesn't sort assignment due dates and creates extra scrolling on a tiny screen.Students have to locate the page or module that the Syllabus link is on in order to open it.No versatility -- once you upload the file to your course site, you can't easily change any due dates or other information on the syllabus without uploading a new Syllabus file.Students have to locate the page or module that the Syllabus link is on in order to open it.Opens up as a PDF file on a mobile device, making the document a little less user-friendly by displaying very small print or causing scrolling and shifting on the screen for navigating the document.