LTU ALERT:
For Thursday 02/06/25, the campus will be closed until 12 noon today due to the severe weather. All classes scheduled after 12 noon will take place as scheduled. Students should check Canvas for details on classes.
For Thursday 02/06/25, the campus will be closed until 12 noon today due to the severe weather. All classes scheduled after 12 noon will take place as scheduled. Students should check Canvas for details on classes.
LTU uses a Home Page on Canvas to keep a consistent look throughout the courses. This page is editable in certain fields which include the text and images. It is not recommended to replace the page itself.
All CRN semester courses will have the basic template already in place. If it’s a new course you’ll need to make the edits, or if it was a previously taught course you’ll need to reassign the Home Page.
If you have a development site you will need to import the basic template from Design Tools .
Below are instructions on how to do the scenarios listed above.
To change the text in the 5 buttons, highlight the text in the desired button and start typing. To relink the type see the Linking tab.
To ensure that the template properties are maintained, use the following method:
You’ll see the section flash yellow signaling that it is linked.
The quickest and easiest method to change the default images is to contact eLearning at elearning@ltu.edu. You will need to include the images you want and tell us which ones are being changed to which. Otherwise, there are two scenario options if you wish to change them yourself.
Click the image you want to change.
Click the picture icon in the toolbar or click Insert → Image and select Upload Image from the dropdown menu.
In the popup click to locate the image on your computer or drag and drop the image from the folder it is saved in on your computer. Once selected scroll down in the popup box and check on Decorative Image.
Click Submit.
Delete the old image.
Click the picture icon in the toolbar or click Insert → Image and select Course Images from the dropdown menu
From the right side popout find the image in the listing and right-click and select Copy Image from the menu.
Click the image you want to change and right-click and select Paste from the menu.
Delete the old image.
Select the three (3) dots to the right of the page and select Use as Front Page.
Now set the this Front Page as the Home Page.
When the new semester arrives and courses are created in Canvas, you can copy over your prior Canvas course (last time taught). If you copy your prior course to new semester, you will notice you do not have the previous Home Page. Canvas does not reassign the previous Home Page so you will need to re-set the Home Page. The below instructions will step your through how to do this:
