Canvas BOY Procedures & Course Copy

This checklist is a great tool for Beginning of the Year information.

Beginning- and End-of-Course Checklists for Instructors

Don’t forget to PUBLISH your course after you have copied the content.  If you have any Panopto videos in your course, see the Panopto BOY page for directions.

How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool?

This is a new way to copy your course from year to year.  It works very quickly.  Give it a try.  If you have any problems, you might want to try the other options at the bottom.

  • Go to the course where you want to move you content.  (current year course)
  • Click on settings in the left menu
    settings
  • Click on Import Course Content in the left menu.  (remember that the left menu sometimes moves down to the bottom of the page)
    import
  • Select Copy a Canvas Course from the drop-down menu.
    copy course
  • Click the Include Completed Courses.  Use the Select a Course drop-down to find last year’s course.
  • Select All Content and click Import
    import
  • You will see the course copy and it will say complete when done.
    complete
  • If you see any errors, click on show to view what did not copy correctly.
    show issues

Other ways to copy your course:  http://www.grisd.net/namaste-course/how-do-i-copy-content-from-another-canvas-course/