how to download course context from canvas

by Mrs. Bulah Kertzmann Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago 4 min read

Canvas for Elementary export packages retain the Canvas for Elementary theme.

Open Settings. In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
Export Course. Click the Export Course Content link.
Select Export Type. In the Export Type heading, click the Course radio button [1]. ...
Download New Export.

Enabling Offline Course

The Offline Course option is currently enabled in all courses. In order to disable this feature, follow the steps below to uncheck the "Offline Course" option.

Exporting Course Content

1. Once "Offline Course" is enabled, you can now download the offline version of the course. Open "Modules" from the Course Navigation.

Viewing the Offline Course

From the "index.html" file, you can view the offline version of the course. This will only include content that was available at the time of download. In order to see the newest content in offline mode, you will need to do another export.

How do I export a Canvas course?

You can export a Canvas course to give to someone in another Canvas account, to upload to another institution's account at a later date, or to create a copy as a backup on your local computer. You can import an export file into Canvas at any time.

Select Export Type

In the Export Type heading, click the Course radio button [1]. Click the Create Export button [2].

View Export Process

View the progress bar. Exporting a course in Canvas may take a few minutes, depending on its size. You will receive an email when the export is complete.

Access

Only users with an instructor role can access Canvas Commons. To access Canvas Commons, click on the Commons link in the Global Navigation in Canvas.

Open Resource

To open a resource you would like to import click the name of the resource in the tile.

Import Resource

Search for the course (s) to which you would like to import the resource [1], or select the course (s) from the list [2]. Then, click the Import into Course button [3]. To download the file to your computer, click the Download link [4].

Viewing Imported Resource

To review your imported resource, open the course you imported the resource into and navigate to the appropriate feature area (e.g., Modules, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Pages, or Files) in Course Navigation. If you imported the TLT Course Template, your course will be a copy of the Commons resource.