What is a Unit Page?

Units in Canvas is a space within a topic that is a key area or subject, which can be taught over one or multiple lectures, practicals and assignments.

NOTE: "units" is a Canvas term which signifies a grouping of content

The amount of units depends on how you design your teaching in a module, for example, one topic may have 4 key areas you teach, this would mean you have 4 units. There is no limitation to how many units you can have, although if you find you have 10 units, it is likely you could create another topic if you see a correlation in your content.

Each unit has 2 key components introduction and activities. You can also add learning outcomes or similar content regarding their learning path with the chosen unit.

Introduction: A short paragraph explaining what the unit covers subject wise.

Learning outcomes (optional): What the student should expect to learn from this unit. This can be 2 or 5 depending on how dense this subject area is.

Activities: Any related activity that the student should take in conjunction with this unit. You will have multiple activity banners to choose from including "watch", "participate in simulation." These activities can be in preparation, during or after for the unit's lecture(s) and/or practicals. See the page HSCE Unit Activites in the Staff Help HSCE section for more details and examples about unit activities.

Below are some examples of the unit template layout: