Summary
The Import function allows course content to be imported from a Moodle ISU course backup to and ISU Canvas course. User data (student files), manually added calendar events, and topic headings (summaries) will not be imported using this function.
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Description
The Import function allows a backup of Moodle ISU course content to be imported into a Canvas course. User data (student files), manually added calendar events, and topic headings (summaries) 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 follow the steps in the article Preparing Your Moodle ISU Course to Import into Canvas [Faculty].
[Warning: Some Moodle ISU activities will not import to Canvas correctly. If you use these activities, please check the Moodle → Canvas comparison document, and contact the ITRC for alternative activities you can use in ISU Canvas.]
Details
This article provides guidance on importing Moodle ISU course content backup files into ISU Canvas.
Importing Moodle ISU Course Content into ISU Canvas
- Access the ISU Canvas course that you wish to import the backup into.
- In the Course Navigation menu, select Settings.
- In the right-hand menu, select Import Course Content.
- In the Content Type drop-down menu, select Moodle 1.9/2/x.
- Select the Browse button to select your Moodle ISU backup file. See the TigerTracks article, Backing Up and Restoring a Moodle ISU Course for details on creating a backup of your course.
- Select the Moodle ISU course backup file then select Open. Note: The Moodle file will have a .zip or .mbz file extension.
- Select the Default Question Bank.
- If your ISU Canvas course currently contains a question bank, select the question bank from the drop-down menu.
- 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?
- 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.
- Choose the content you want to import - 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.
- 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, ISU Canvas: Bulk Editing Due Dates and Availability Dates for Faculty.
- Select Import to import the Moodle ISU course backup into Canvas. 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.
- Click the Add to Import Queue button. The Content imports section displays the Status and Progress of your import.
- 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?
- 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.
- When your import is complete, the status displays as Completed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Upon completion, you can access the imported course content by selecting Modules from the Course Navigation.