Copying, Importing & Sharing Course Content

You can copy and share course content such as assignments, modules, pages, and discussions from previous Canvas courses into existing courses by using course copy, export/import and by using Commons.

Copy Course Content

As an instructor, you can copy content from one course to another. You have to be an instructor in both courses to complete this process; the course that you are copying (exporting) FROM and the course that you are copying (importing) TO.

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

Exporting and Importing Course Content

Maybe an instructor from another school shared their course with you via a Canvas Export Package. This means that they downloaded their course into a condensed format and you can upload it into EvCC's Canvas account, directly into your course.

How do I import a Canvas course export package? Canvas Guide

If you would like to export your Canvas course for your records or to share with someone outside the college, you can export your course.

How do I export a Canvas Course? Canvas Guide.

Share Course Content Using Commons

You can share your Canvas course to Commons and make it available to other instructors. Resources should be complete before they are shared.

To share a single resource to Commons, learn how to share a resource to Commons.

To modify an existing shared resource, learn how to update a resource previously shared to Commons.