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Summary
Once you have content in one or more Canvas shells, you may reuse those contents via the course-to-course copy procedure outlined below.
How-To
Task: Copy content from one Canvas shell/course to another.
Note: Users may only copy the content between Canvas shells that belong to them. To access and copy content belonging to another instructor, please contact OIT’s Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) team for assistance.
Instructions
Step 1 - Enter the empty Canvas shell into which you want to copy contents from another Canvas course. Once inside the blank course, click the “Import Existing Content” button in the right side of the screen.
Step 2 - In the “Content Type” field on the “Import Content” screen, select the “Copy a Canvas course” option. Next, in the “Search for a course” field, type the four-letter rubric of the Canvas course from which you want to copy contents. A list of courses available to you will appear. Locate and click to highlight the desired source course.
Step 3 - On the “Import Content” screen, you have the option to copy “All content” or “Select specific content.” You may also opt to “Adjust events and due dates.” However, for this demonstration, we will stick to only selecting the option to copy “All content” and we will then click the “Import” button.
Step 4 - Once the “Current Jobs” status changes from “Queued” to “Running” to “Completed,” the copy process is finished. NOTE: The five minor issues referenced on this screen can be ignored, as they are byproducts of the original migration of contents from Blackboard into Canvas. Click the “Home” link on the Course Navigation menu to verify that your desired contents have been successfully copied into your blank shell.
Outcome
Once you receive an email notification that the copy job has completed, the copied contents should be visible in the target course shell.
Additional Resources
Need Additional help?
Please email any Canvas-related questions to IDT@uhcl.edu. You may also use this email address to opt in to the IDT team's weekly newsletter through which we will post most of our Canvas-related updates and information.
You may also request IDT assistance by contacting our colleagues in OIT’s Support Center. You may reach them by telephone at 281.283.2828 or via an email to supportcenter@uhcl.edu. For the Support Center’s current business hours, please visit the OIT web page.