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Why use the Course Import?

As you get ready to build Canvas course, you may have content from a previous course that you’d like to import to your new course.

Canvas enables you to Import content from one Canvas course to another, including Course settings, Syllabus, Assignments, Modules, Files, Pages, and Discussions.

But before you start:

What did last year's evaluation says? Look at the course evaluation from last year and ask yourself what changes need to be done, it's not always good to import a previous course when changes need to be done.
Does your old course match what you learned in this course?
Do I want to do a lot of changes? Sometimes it's faster and easier to start from scratch.
Can Copy-paste texts instead of importing everything be a good alternative?
Could it be a good idea to start with the LTU Canvas template?

Tips when you going to import

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.

To import content from another course, you always start in the new course site and pull the content in from the old course using the Import Course Content tool. You do not want to make a copy of the old course or export content from the old course.

See the following Canvas Guides for detailed instructions and images.

How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool?
How do I select specific content as part of a course import?

Once the content has been copied to the new course, there are a number updates/revisions that need to be made. Refer back to this list after you import your content.

1. Modifying due dates and availability dates

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. Canvas lets you adjust dates by checking the options box and then either shifting dates for the imported content or removing dates entirely. The adjustment date feature works for assignments, announcements, quizzes, modules and files.

2 Removing old calendar events

If you copy over all content, you may find that some unneeded Calendar events are copied over to your new course site. You can easily clean out these events by going to the Calendar tool, finding the event and deleting it.

3. Changing redirect links

When you copy course content from one course to another, the redirect tool will still contain the original course link. For your current students to obtain the information, you may have to modify the redirect link. This only applies to redirect links that were linking to an item within the Canvas course. External links will not have to be modified.

4. Media library

Once you import your course content, you will need to also migrate your Media Library folder into your new course.

How to import content from old courses

Support

If you have any questions any time during the course address them here: Support