How can I indicate my course materials in Canvas as a faculty member?

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Adopting course materials electronically in Canvas streamlines the process for faculty to select and manage resources for their courses. This guide provides a step-by-step method for selecting new materials, reusing previous selections, and managing course material adoption through the Follett Discover tool within Canvas. Understanding this process ensures faculty can efficiently prepare their courses with the required, recommended, or optional materials for their students.

Prerequisites

  • Access to Canvas
  • Assigned to teach a course in a future term

Step-by-Step Instructions

To adopt course materials in Canvas, do the following:

  1. Log into Canvas.
  2. Select Account from the top of the Global Navigation.
  3. Choose Follett Discover.
    Canvas account menu with Follett Discover highlighted.
  4. Select the term for which you are adopting materials from the dropdown menu.
    Follett Discover home page. Select Term is highlighted.
  5. Search for your course materials, or indicate if you're not adopting any materials or are using only Open Educational Resources (OER) content.
    Searching for materials in Follett Discover
  6. Choose your course materials and pick View Details.
    Follett Discover search results page.
  7. For each material, indicate whether it is required, recommended, or optional.
  8. Select Adopt to finalize your selection.
    Follett Discover item details page.
  9. You will receive a confirmation that your course materials have been adopted.
    Follett Discover confirmation page.

Additional options

If nothing in the bookstore's catalog matches your requirements, you can manually enter materials. You can also copy your materials from a previous term:

  1. From the main Follett Discover page, select your course name.
    Follett Discover courses page. The user is selecting a course.
  2. Scroll down to see additional options and select one of the options.
    Additional options for adopting course materials, including adding bookstore or student instructions and manually entering materials.

Troubleshooting

  • Can't login to Follett Discover: Check that you're assigned to teach a class in a future term. If issues persist, contact support.
  • No materials found: Ensure you've entered the correct search criteria or manually enter the materials' details.
  • Previous adoptions not showing: Check that you are looking at the correct term and that the previous course adoptions were completed successfully. If issues persist, contact support.

Still need help? If you run into problems or still need help, reach out to Ruxy Machal at the Wildcat Bookstore. 

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