How do Faculty add a Coursera Program to a Canvas Course?

Charlotte has partnered with Coursera to provide Faculty and Staff with access to over 650 high-quality program options. These programs can be seamlessly integrated into Canvas courses to enrich learning through Canvas Assignments. 

The following instructions will guide you through the process of accessing Coursera in Canvas, selecting a Coursera program, and adding it to an assignment for your students.

1. Log in to the Canvas course you want to add a Coursera program to

2. In the left-hand navigation menu - select Assignments
Canvas course Home Page with Assignments menu item highlighted.

3. On the Assignments page, click the green +Assignment button


4. Name the Assignment to match the Coursera Program/Topic you are going to link to, add any instructions to the open text field, set the point value for the assignment, assignment group, and other assignment settings

5. When you get to Submission Type, click the drop-down arrow, select External Tool, and click the Find button
Submission Type setting with External Tool selected adnd the Find button clicked.

6. The Configure External Tool box will pop-up, scroll down until you see Coursera and select it

Configure External Tool pop-up box with Coursera located and clicked on.


7. After you click Coursera, the Link Resource from External Tool box will appear with Programs listed. Choose a Program
📌 Note: The majority of faculty using Coursera will choose "Faculty Use- Coursera for Canvas Courses." The other two options (CCI Use and SPS Use) will not work via Canvas Assignments as shown in this FAQ. 

Link Resource from External Tool Choose Program Menu - Faculty choose "Faculty Use"
 

8. The Link Resource from External Tool box will display a list of available courses, and you can use the Search Course field to find the one you want to add using Canvas Assignments

Link Resource from External Tool pop-up box with the ability to search for a course and choose a course to add.

9. Choose the course you want to add and click the blue Submit button

Link Resourve from External Tool pop-up box with Courses listed. Choose your course and click the blue submit button.

9. You will be taken back to the Configure External Tool pop-up box. Note that in the URL box there is a link to the Coursera course you choose. Note: Make sure to check the "Load in a new tab" box, and then click the green Select button. 

Configure External Tool pop-up box with link to course in the URL field, check the Load in a new tab box, and click the green select button.

10. Finish the Assignment settings (Allowed Attempts, Due Dates, Available From/Until Date) and click the Green Save and Publish button to add the Coursera program content to your assignments for students to access. 

Coursera content in a Canvas Assignment
 

11. Click the Assignment name to open the Coursera login page and set up your account (you will only need to do this the first time)

  • Enter your NinerNET email address, making sure to use the format @charlotte.edu
  • Create any password—you don’t need to remember it - once you click Continue, UNC Charlotte will sync your log-in with your NinerNet credentials for automatic access in the future

                                                                                                                                                     

12. You will now have access to your Coursera program content. Example below is a course on IBM Introduction to Mobile App Development

13. Within 24-hours, the Assignments associated with the Coursera program will populate on your Assignments page and in Grades

Assignments are added to Canvas from Coursera within 24 hours

14. If you need support or have any questions, please Submit a Help ticket to OneIT for assistance. 

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