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In Canvas, A Blueprint course is a special type of course that serves as a template for other courses. The content and settings in the Blueprint course can then be pushed out to courses that are associated with the Blueprint. Additionally, updates to the Blueprint course can be pushed to associated courses at any time.

Canvas's native Blueprint features are only available to users with Canvas administrator privileges. However, instructors at Indiana University can create and manage their own Blueprint courses with a locally developed tool called Blueprint Manager.

• Create a master template. Your template content can be pushed to any course in which you are enrolled as a teacher.
• Make one-click course updates. If you make changes to your Blueprint template, you can push those changes to associated courses at any time.
• Lock down course content. as the owner of a Blueprint course, you can lock the content, points, availability dates, and/or dues dates of all or specific Assignments, Discussions, Files, Pages, or Quizzes.