diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/CourseNavigation.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/CourseNavigation.tsx
index 91cee54..2b18a87 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/CourseNavigation.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/CourseNavigation.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
 "use client";
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/Spinner";
+import {
+  canvasAssignmentKeys,
+  useCanvasAssignmentsQuery,
+} from "@/hooks/canvas/canvasAssignmentHooks";
+import { canvasCourseKeys } from "@/hooks/canvas/canvasCourseHooks";
+import {
+  canvasCourseModuleKeys,
+  useCanvasModulesQuery,
+} from "@/hooks/canvas/canvasModuleHooks";
+import {
+  canvasPageKeys,
+  useCanvasPagesQuery,
+} from "@/hooks/canvas/canvasPageHooks";
+import {
+  canvasQuizKeys,
+  useCanvasQuizzesQuery,
+} from "@/hooks/canvas/canvasQuizHooks";
 import { useLocalCourseSettingsQuery } from "@/hooks/localCourse/localCoursesHooks";
+import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
 export function CourseNavigation() {
   const [settings] = useLocalCourseSettingsQuery();
+
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const canvasAssignmentsQuery = useCanvasAssignmentsQuery();
+  const canvasAssignmentGroupsQuery = useCanvasAssignmentsQuery();
+  const canvasModulesQuery = useCanvasModulesQuery();
+  const canvasPagesQuery = useCanvasPagesQuery();
+  const canvasQuizzesQuery = useCanvasQuizzesQuery();
+
   return (
     <div className="pb-1 ps-5 flex flex-row gap-3">
       <Link href={"/"} className="btn">
@@ -16,6 +43,38 @@ export function CourseNavigation() {
       >
         View in Canvas
       </a>
+      {canvasAssignmentsQuery.isFetching ||
+      canvasAssignmentGroupsQuery.isFetching ||
+      canvasModulesQuery.isFetching ||
+      canvasPagesQuery.isFetching ||
+      canvasQuizzesQuery.isFetching ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-row">
+          <Spinner />
+          <div className="ps-1">loading canvas data</div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <button
+          onClick={() => {
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: canvasAssignmentKeys.assignments(settings.canvasId),
+            });
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: canvasCourseKeys.assignmentGroups(settings.canvasId),
+            });
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: canvasCourseModuleKeys.modules(settings.canvasId),
+            });
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: canvasPageKeys.pagesInCourse(settings.canvasId),
+            });
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: canvasQuizKeys.quizzes(settings.canvasId),
+            });
+          }}
+        >
+          Reload Canvas Data
+        </button>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/nextjs/src/hooks/canvas/canvasAssignmentHooks.ts b/nextjs/src/hooks/canvas/canvasAssignmentHooks.ts
index d2a4920..464ab07 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/hooks/canvas/canvasAssignmentHooks.ts
+++ b/nextjs/src/hooks/canvas/canvasAssignmentHooks.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import {
 export const canvasAssignmentKeys = {
   assignments: (canvasCourseId: number) =>
     ["canvas", canvasCourseId, "assignments"] as const,
-  // assignment: (canvasCourseId: number, assignmentName: string) =>
-  //   ["canvas", canvasCourseId, "assignment", assignmentName] as const,
 };
 
 export const useCanvasAssignmentsQuery = () => {