how do i copy one course to another in canvas

by Miss Laurine Kozey Jr. 6 min read

How do I copy a Canvas course into a new course shell?

  • Open Course. In Global Navigation, click the Courses link [1], then click the name of the course [2].
  • Open Settings.
  • Copy Course Content.
  • Create Course Details.
  • Select Migration Content.

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How do I Delete my courses in canvas?

  • Open People. In Course Navigation, click the People link.
  • Locate User. In the search field [1], search for the name of the user. You can also filter users by role in the Roles drop-down menu [2].
  • Remove User. Click the user's Options icon [1], then select the Remove From Course link [2].
  • Confirm Deletion. Click the OK button.

How to access past completed courses in canvas?

To access an old course:

  • Log in to Canvas.
  • Click the Courses tab on the garnet global navigation menu on the left of the screen.
  • Click the All Courses link from the menu that appears.
  • On the All Courses page, scroll down to Past Enrollments. From here, you can access a previous course by clicking on its hyper-linked course name.

How do I edit the course front page in canvas?

You can add your syllabus to your Canvas course in three steps:

  • Delete the existing syllabus text in the course template.
  • Publish your Word or PDF syllabus file to Canvas.
  • Set your syllabus to open to students in a preview window.

How do I share courses content using canvas?

Sending Content to Another Instructor

  • To send a page, assignment, quiz or discussion, go to the item and select the Option icon (3 vertical dots) and then Send to.
  • Faculty can search for other faculty via email address. ...
  • Select the name of the user when it appears.
  • The same content may be sent to more than one user by adding other users individually.

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What happens when you copy a Canvas course?

When you copy a Canvas course using the Copy this Course button, you will be added to the course as an instructor automatically.

What is a copied course?

Copied courses are added to the same subaccount as the course that is copied. Courses should be copied when you want to use or repurpose previously created content including course settings, syllabus, assignments, modules, files, pages, discussions, quizzes, and question banks. You can also copy or adjust events and due dates.

How to import all content from a course?

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 content radio button [2]. Note: If you select the specific content option, you are required to select the content you want to import; this action cannot be cancelled.

Do Canvas courses count against course file quotas?

Copies of existing Canvas courses and course files reference the original Canvas course file quota and do not count against course file quotas.

Can you import a course more than once?

Importing a course more than once may have unintended consequences. If you import content into a new course, edit the content in the new course, and later import the previous content again, the imported content will override the existing content.

Why do my internal course links not copy over?

Internal course links (e.g., link to an assignment, discussion, etc.) and file links do not copy over because Design Tools doesn't bring over the files themselves, does not update the file links on the page , and does not update the internal course links. This means that all of those internal links point back to the original course site.

Can you copy a Canvas assignment?

As of October 2018 it is now possible to copy an existing assignment/discussion/quiz description and Canvas Content Page that does not utilize a Design Tools template into another item's rich content editor within a single course. This new functionality has been added in addition to the existing ability to copy a single Content Page from one Canvas course to another using Design Tools!

What is Canvas course import?

The Canvas Course Import tool can be used to copy specific course content or entire courses from previous terms and quickly import them into existing courses. Important Note: Before using the course import tool, you must be enrolled in both the course you want to copy to, as well as the course you want to copy from.

Where is the import course content button?

Click the Import Course Content button on the right-sidebar.

Can you copy a course from one semester to another?

Once you have selected the correct course to copy from , you can move on to the content settings section where you can specify whether to include All content if you are copying the entire course from one semester to another, or you can choose to Select specific content only if you want to copy certain items.

How to import all content from a course?

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 content radio 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.

Can you copy content into a new course?

This option allows you to copy content into existing courses. You may be able to copy content into a new course shell.

Can you import a course more than once?

Importing a course more than once may have unintended consequences. If you import content into a new course, edit the content in the new course, and later import the previous content again, the imported content will override the existing content.

Can you copy a Canvas course?

You can copy course content such as assignments, modules, pages, and discussions from previous Canvas courses into existing courses. You only have access to copy content from courses in which you are enrolled as a user with instructor permissions. This option allows you to copy content into existing courses. You may be able to copy content ...

Can you copy the following into a course?

The following will not copy into a course and will need to be recreated for each course.

Can you copy a Canvas course?

You can copy course content such as assignments, modules, pages, and discussions from previous Canvas courses into existing courses. You only have access to copy content from courses from current or previous courses in which you are an enrolled user.

Introduction

Canvas provides instructors the ability to individually or bulk copy content from one course to another, copy an entire module or individual items within modules to another course as well sharing content directly to other users.

Validate links

Before copying your content, you may be interested in validating the links in your course.

Bulk copy content

If you want to copy more than one item from your course to another, you can follow the steps outlined in How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool to bulk copy your content.

Copy modules

You now have the ability to copy either individual items within modules or the entire module from one course to another

Copy one item

Depending on the type of content you want to copy, if you only want to copy one item from your course to another, you can follow the steps outlined below.

Share with another instructor

Depending on the type of content you want to copy, if you want to share content to another instructor, you can follow the steps outlined here:

What happens if you copy the same page to the same course more than once?

If you copy the same page to the same course more than once, the page you previously copied will be overwritten with the newly copied page.

How to copy a page in a module?

Then select the module for the copied page. To select a location within the module, click the Place drop-down menu [2]. You can select to copy the page to the top of the module, before or after a specific module item, or at the bottom of a module.

Where are copied pages displayed?

Copied pages display on the Pages Index Page for the course into which it copied.

Can you copy a page to another course?

You can also send pages to other instructors at your institution . When you copy a page, any assets within that page (images, files, etc.) will be included in your page copy.

What does Canvas display when a module copies successfully?

Canvas displays a notification when a module copies successfully [1].

Does shared content count against course quotas?

Shared content does not count against course or user quotas. If you copy the same module to the same course more than once, the module you previously copied will be overwritten with the newly copied module.

Can you copy a module to a concluded course?

Note: The Select a Course drop-down menu only displays courses in which you have an active or future enrollment. Modules cannot be copied to a concluded course.

Can you copy a module to another instructor?

As an instructor, you can copy a module in a course directly into any active course in which you are enrolled. You can also send a module to other instructors at your institution as well as copy individual module items to other courses.

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