Structure with templates
Define and enforce course templates that reflect your institution’s pedagogy, compliance needs, and design standards. Lock course structure and components to ensure consistency across subjects and teaching teams.
Simple, in-line editing
Allow instructors and learning designers to edit and add content directly within Canvas using an intuitive in-line editor—no need to jump between tools or manage messy HTML.
Drive quality and compliance
Easily audit courses to ensure alignment with institutional standards, accessibility requirements, and quality assurance frameworks.
Why use templates and themes?
Consistency at scale
Templates ensure every course follows your institution’s standards—for structure, quality, and learner experience—no matter who builds it
Faster course creation
Design teams and instructors can build and update courses more efficiently using pre-approved layouts and reusable content blocks.
Strong visual identity
Templates embed compliance, accessibility, and pedagogy into every course, making quality assurance seamless and scalable.