Canvas Baseline Practices templates
Get a head start on implementing the Canvas Baseline Practices by leveraging these templates.
Ranga Auaha Ako, Learning and Teaching Design Team has collaborated with faculties to create a unified course design that introduces core standards and accessibility guidelines. The templates allow you to copy the fundamental course structure, content pages, syllabus, assessments, and navigation. You can then customise and build on this foundation for your needs.
Instructions
- Download the Template
- Scroll down and select the template file for your faculty, school, or department.
- Open Your Canvas Course
- Go to the course home page.
- On the right-hand side, click Import Existing Content.
- Import the Template
- Under Content Type, select Canvas Course Export Package.
- Click Choose File and select the template file that you downloaded.
- Select All Content
- Under Content, choose All Content.
- Start the Import
- Click the Import button to begin the process.
- Organise Your Content
- Once the import is finished, review the new template.
- Move any course-specific content into the new pages.
Will importing a CBP template overwrite my existing course content?
Importing a CBP template will result in the following:
- CBP Syllabus content will replace existing content in the Syllabus page.
- Course navigation menu items will be reconfigured (replaced, reordered or hidden) based on the CBP template. Menu items can be reconfigured later in course settings.
- Pages from the CBP template (along with associated modules and files) will be imported into your course as additional content; they will not replace existing content.*
* Caveat: If you import a template, update some content and re-import the template a second time, previously updated content will be overwritten. In this case, create backup copies of the changed items (files, pages etc.) before re-importing.
Video: Demonstrating the process of importing the Canvas Baseline Practices template into your Canvas course (1:30s).
CBP templates
Find the right template for your faculty, school or major below.
Auckland Law School
Law School staff requiring assistance with the Law School template should email Law Group Services.
Faculty of Arts and Education
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- Education and Social Work
- Chinese, German, Pacific Studies
- Italian
- Career, European Studies, History, Japanese
- Art Scholars and Classical Studies and Ancient History
- Anthropology, Art History, Arts General, Asian Studies, Criminology, Drama, English, Gender Studies, Global, Linguistics, Media and Screen Studies, Politics and International Relations, Sociology, Theological and Religious Studies
- Māori Studies
- Communication
- Comparative Literature
- French
- Korean
- Latin
- Samoan
- Tongan
*Templates may vary between majors
Faculty of Engineering and Design
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Page updated 30/09/2025 (minor edit)