{"id":3619,"date":"2015-04-01T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=3619"},"modified":"2015-04-29T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:05:08","slug":"migrating-your-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2015\/04\/01\/migrating-your-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrating Your Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Fall 2015, we will fully implement Canvas, discontinuing support for other learning management systems. \u00a0You can request live sections before the semester, or you can get some\u00a0master shells\u00a0to work on your content right\u00a0now. \u00a0See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2015\/03\/27\/creating-canvas-course-shells\/%20?\" target=\"_blank\">this tutorial here<\/a>\u00a0for further information about course shells.<\/p>\n<p>Course content from Blackboard\/CourseSites, Moodle and other instances of Canvas can be imported\u00a0directly into Canvas. You will still need to check and edit items afterwards as learning management systems do not always match in their functions. \u00a0In some cases\u00a0it may be just as easy to start from scratch instead of trying to move and match them. However if you would like to import, here are some tutorials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.instructure.com\/m\/4152\/l\/57065-how-do-i-import-content-from-bb-vista-ce-webct-6-into-canvas\">Importing from Blackboard <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.instructure.com\/m\/4152\/l\/78277-how-do-i-import-content-from-moodle-into-canvas\">Importing from Moodle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2015\/03\/18\/migrate-course-from-another-canvas-account\/\">Importing from Canvas (Links to an external site.)<\/a> (for instance, if you used a free instance of Canvas in the past).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is no automatic importing function for OpenClass. \u00a0Content from OpenClass will need to be migrated manually. \u00a0Though &#8220;migration&#8221; is an analogy you can use working with Canvas, we would encourage you to think along the lines of redesigning your courses using the new learning management system. \u00a0 Canvas\u00a0may provide features and functions that inspire you to do something different this time, or the same things with greater efficiency for yourself and\/or your students. \u00a0\u00a0For instance, you might in the past use paper and pencil for tests. \u00a0Maybe you can use the quiz tool of Canvas this time. \u00a0\u00a0Instead of using emails to collect student work, think about using assignments, which generates a column in the gradebook, an event in the calendar, and a notification to students all automatically! \u00a0The majority of our Spring 2015 pilot team are very positive about using Canvas. \u00a0\u00a0Students also show great excitement about Canvas. \u00a0\u00a0We would encourage you to try it too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Fall 2015, we will fully implement Canvas, discontinuing support for other learning management systems. \u00a0You can request live sections before the semester, or you can get some\u00a0master shells\u00a0to work on your content right\u00a0now. \u00a0See this tutorial here\u00a0for further information about course shells. 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