Importing Moodle ISU Content into ISU Canvas

Description

The Import function allows a backup of Moodle ISU course content to be imported into an ISU Canvas course. User data (student files and submissions), manually added calendar events, and topic headings will not be imported using this function.
 
In order to have a successful import of your Moodle ISU course into ISU Canvas, we recommend that you start by following the steps in the article, Packing UP & Transitioning Your Moodle ISU Course to ISU Canvas. Note: Some Moodle ISU activities will not import to Canvas correctly. Please check the ISU Moodle to Canvas ISU document (external link) if you are unsure. 

Guide Navigation

Importing Moodle ISU Course Content into ISU Canvas

  1. Access the ISU Canvas course that you wish to import the backup into.
  2. In the  Course Navigation  menu, select  Settings .
  3. In the right-hand menu, select  Import Course Content .
  4. In the  Content Type  drop-down menu, select  Moodle 1.9/2/x .
  5. Select the  Browse  button to select your Moodle ISU backup file. See the TigerTracks article, Backing Up a Moodle ISU Course for details on creating a backup of your course.
  6. Select the Moodle ISU course backup file then select  Open . Note: The Moodle file will have a .zip or .mbz file extension.
  7. Select the  Default Question Bank .
    1. If your ISU Canvas course currently contains a question bank, select the question bank from the drop-down menu.
    2. If you do not have a question bank in your ISU Canvas course, you can create a new question bank by selecting Create new question bank.  For more information about creating and using question banks in Canvas, please refer to the article,  How do I create a question bank in a course? (external link)
    3. Note : Question Categories from Moodle ISU will lose their hierarchical organization and become a list of alphabetically-arranged individual question bank folders in ISU Canvas.
  8. To move all of the course content in the backup file select the All Content  radio button. If you want to select specific content, click the  Select specific content radio button .
  9. It is not necessary to select the Adjust events and due dates checkbox because the course participation start and end dates are determined by the ISU Registrar.  Note:  After your content has been imported, you can use the Edit Assignment Dates option in the Assignments folder. For more information see the TigerTracks article, Bulk Editing Due and Availability Dates in ISU Canvas .
  10. Select Import to import the Moodle ISU course backup into you ISU Canvas course. When importing content, a message displays explaining that importing the same course content or export package more than once overwrites any existing content in the course. 
  11. Click the Add to Import Queue button. The Content imports section displays the Status and Progress of your import.
    1. If you choose to select specific content in your course, the current job will show as Waiting for selection which means you must select the content you want to import. See the article,  How do I select specific content as part of a course import? (external link)
    2. If you no longer want to select specific content and want to import all content instead, click the Select Content  button and simply select all content and groups available for importing.
  12. When your import is complete, the status displays as Completed.
    1. A Partially Completed status indicates the import contains errors. To view the specific error(s), click the View Issues  button. For example, Moodle ISU Announcements will display as an error since that is not a tool supported by Canvas.
    2. If an import is unsupported or otherwise cannot be imported, the status displays as Failed. To view the specific error(s), click the View Issues  button.
  13. Upon completion, you can access the imported course content by selecting Modules  from the Course Navigation .

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