How To Do a Course Copy in Canvas
To access an old course:
You can add your syllabus to your Canvas course in three steps:
Sending Content to Another Instructor
Copying a Canvas CourseStarting in Canvas course you wish to copy materials into, click "Settings" in your course navigation bar.Click on the "Course Details" tab across the top.Click "Import Course Content" on the right-hand side.
Import ProcessSelect the course you would like to import the content into (i.e. a new course site)Click Settings on the Course Navigation menu.Click Import Course Content on the right side of the page.In the Content Type menu, select Copy a Canvas Course.More items...
Method 1: Share a Course Export PackageCreate a course export file from the settings page of the Canvas course you wish to share. ... Send the course export file to the desired recipient. ... The recipient downloads the course export file to their computer and then imports it into their Canvas course.
clone - create something new based on something that exists. copying - copy from something that exists to something else (that also already exists).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
As you type, courses that you have access to will appear in a list. Or, you can use the arrow to view a list of your courses by term.
Tip: This guide is on how to copy all content from one course to another. To learn about copying select content, view this guide.
Note: it is not necessary to adjust the due dates at this time. You could adjust them one at a one afterward if desired.
Verify that the content has copied correctly. Adjust your assignment dates as needed.
Before you can copy a course, you need to ensure that the shell you want to copy is on Canvas and assigned to you.
Copying a course starts with you accessing the course you want to have the other course copied in to… You then choose to import content over, as shown in the video and step-by-step tutorial.
If you want to have Canvas automatically adjust the dates of assignments over to the new semester’s dates, you can choose to do that during the course copy.
1. Navigate to the Canvas course in which you wish to copy material into. Click "Settings" in your course navigation bar. 2. Click on the "Course Details" tab across the top. 3. Click "Import Course Content". Zoom: Click on "Settings", click on the "Course Details" tab, and click on "Import Course Content". 4.
Depending on how large your course is, this process may take several minutes to complete. You will be able to see the progress under the "Current Jobs" section of the Import Content page.