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Canvas Course Copy Instructions

This guide demonstrates how to copy a Canvas course and/or a QTI.zip file (a quiz/assessment zip file). 

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▶IMPORTANT: Selective Course Copy Instructions

As faculty begin preparing their Summer courses, we strongly encourage the use of Canvas’s Selective Import (Selective Copy) process when copying content from a previous course.

Rather than copying an entire course, selective copy allows faculty to choose only the specific content they plan to use, providing greater control over course setup.

We recommend doing a Selective Course Copy with everything except Files. This leaves old files behind. Files that are connected to your Modules will still copy over, but old files that aren't used will not.

Selective Import Instructions:

  1. Navigate to Settings, then select Import Course Contents.
  2. Select Copy a Canvas Course (1), input the course you'd like to import (2), choose the Select Specific Content option (3), and then select the +Add to Import Queue button (4).
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  3. Refresh your page, and then scroll down to the Course Imports. The import you just started will be at the top of the list. Select the Select Content button.
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  4. In the Select Content Import box, select Modules and anything else you’d like to import, but do NOT select Files.
    5. DO NOT SELECT FILES in the Select Content for Import screen
  5. Wait until the import has finished, and then continue working on setting up your course.

 

Notes:

  1. You can only import from a course in which you have the "Teacher" or "Reviewer" role.
  2. If you import the same course content more than once,  you'll overwrite any existing content. You will not be able to copy the same entire course into your course multiple times as it will be overwritten.
  3. Before you import, disable any gradebook late or missing policies on the class you are pulling over. Then, when the import is complete, go into your course and enable the late policy or missing policy in your gradebook settings. 

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Step-by-Step:

  1. Navigate to SPC's instance of Canvas and open the destination course (the course you want the content copied into). 
  2. Select Home from the Course Navigation. 
    Sidebar menu with "Home" highlighted.
  3. Select Import Existing Content from the menu on the top righthand side of the screen. 
    Import Existing Content button in a web interface.
  4. From the Select Content Type dropdown menu (1), Select Copy a Canvas Course (2) OR QTI .zip file (3).
    Import content options for a course. 
    1. For Course Copy: Select Copy a Canvas Course from the Select a course dropdown menu. From here, there are two methods to search and select. 
      • Use the Select a course dropdown menu to scroll available courses and select. 
        Import content tool for a course in Canvas.
         
      • Use the Search for a course search box to type in the course code. You need to type in the course code+catalog number with no spaces. For example: CGS1100, ENC1102. If you'd like to search for a specific section, use this format: CGS1100_590. 
        Import content tool for a course in Canvas.
        Import content tool for a course in Canvas.
    2. For QTI .zip file, select QTI .zip file from the Select Content Type dropdown menu, and choose your file. You can choose a Default Question bank at this point, but this step is optional. 
      Import content interface for course materials.
  5. Under Content, select All content (to copy all content from the course) or select Select specific content. By detault, All is selected. You do NOT have to copy all content. You can copy an assignment or two, a module or two, etc. For more guidance on selecting specific content to import, not an entire course, see this guide: How do I select specific content as part of a course import? 
    Import content tool for course materials.
  6. Select +Add to Import Queue. Once the import is finished, you'll see it listed under Content imports at the bottom of the window. 
    Content import options in a digital platform.

 

Have Questions? Contact the Academic Technology Support Team 
 
atst@spcollege.edu

 Phone at 727-341-3500

(Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST).
After-hours or weekend assistance? Contact the Technical Support Center

Phone at 727-791-2795 or onlinehelp@spcollege.edu

Want to Schedule a One-on-One or Group Session on Canvas or other instructional technology issues or opportunities?

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