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How do I import a canvas course?

Nov 19, 2021 · Copying a Canvas Course From the " Content Type " drop down menu, select " Copy a Canvas Course ." Complete the "Import Content" form that... Complete the "Import Content" form that appears. Search for a course: Select the course you want to import from using the drop down menu, or search for the ...

How do I copy content from one canvas course to another?

Jul 20, 2020 · To import all content from the course, select the All Content radio button [1]. If you want to select specific content, click the Select specific contentradio button [2]. Note: If you select the specific content option, you are required to select the content you want to import after you review the remaining page options.

How do I import content into a new course site?

When importing content, a message displays explaining that importing the same course content or export package more than once overwrites any existing content in the course. Import Course Click the Import button.

How do I copy materials from one course to another?

Copy/Import a Canvas Course Open the current course (you'll import into this course). On the course home page, click Import Existing Content on the right. On the next page, choose Copy a Canvas Course from the Content Type menu, and then locate and select the course that... Select All content to ...

Import Course Content: Copy a Canvas Course

1. Navigate to the Canvas course in which you wish to copy material into. Click "Settings" in your course navigation bar.

Select Specific Content

1. If you opted to "Select specific content", you will see your import listed under the "Current Jobs" area of the Import Content Page. To choose which parts of your source course will be copied, click the "Select Content" button to the far right of the job.

Modify Due Dates During Import

When you import one course into another, during the import process, there is an option to modify the due dates and availability dates all at one time.

Refining and updating your course

While Import Course Content brings over much of the content developed in a previous version of the course, there are a number of external applications that need to be updated to work correctly in this new copy of your course.

Select Content Type

In the Content Type drop-down menu, choose the Canvas Course Export Package option.

Select Migration Content

To import all content from the course, select the All Content radio button [1].

Adjust Events and Due Dates

If you want to adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments, click the Adjust events and due dates checkbox.

View Current Jobs

The Current Jobs section displays the status of your import. Running reports display a progress bar indicating the time remaining to complete the import [1].

Select Content Type

In the Content Type drop-down menu, select the Copy a Canvas Course option.

Search for a Course

In the Search for a course drop-down menu [1], select the course you would like to access. Courses are ordered alphabetically by most recent term. You can also choose to include completed courses by selecting the completed courses checkbox [2]. The Include completed courses checkbox is selected by default.

Select Migration Content

To import all content from the course, select the All Content radio button [1].

Adjust Events and Due Dates

If you want to adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments, click the Adjust events and due dates checkbox.

View Current Jobs

The Current Jobs section displays the status of your import. Running reports display a progress bar indicating the time remaining to complete the import [1].

Import a Blackboard or Moodle archive

If you have a .zip archive of either a Blackboard or Moodle course, you can import that from the Import Existing Content page.

Import a QTI quiz file

QTI is the common file format for quizzes in some LMSs, especially Blackboard and Canvas. Create a QTI .zip file by exporting your quiz out of the previous LMS. It's this .zip that will be imported into the Canvas course.

Need help?

Contact oat@csustan.edu for help importing and converting previous course material to Canvas.

What to do every semester when you import content from a previous course?

There are a couple of things you want to do every semester when you import content from a previous course: check for broken links, and check for any typed-in dates that need to be changed by hand. You may also need to combine course sections.

Can you import a course from a previous semester?

Importing content from a previous course. If you have content from a previous semester that you would like to use, you can import it into your new course site. You can import the entire course or only specific parts.