Copy or Send Content to another Course
Copy Content
Open Assignments
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
Open Assignment Options
Locate the assignment you wish to copy, then click the assignment Options menu. Select the Copy To... option.
Select Course
1. Enter the name of a course or course code in the Select a Course field. Search results are sorted by term, with the default term first, followed by most recent term start date. Results for each term are sorted alphabetically and list the course name, course code, and term name.
2. Select the course into which you want to copy the assignment.
Take Note: Assignments cannot be copied to a concluded course.
Select Location
If you wish, you can copy the assignment into a specific module and location within a course.
To do so, click or type a module name in the Select a Module field. Then select the module for the copied assignment.
To select a location within the module, click the Place drop-down menu. You can select to copy the assignment to the top of the module, before or after a specific module item, or at the bottom of a module.
View Copy To Content Warning Message
When copying content, a message displays explaining that importing the same course content more than once overwrites any existing content in the course.
Copy Assignment
Click the Copy button.
View Copied Assignment
Copied assignments display on the Assignments Index Page in the Imported Assignments group for the course into which it copied.
Send Content
Open Assignments
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
Open Assignment Options
Locate the Assignment you wish to copy, then click the assignment Options icon. Select the Send To... option.
Select Recipient
To send your assignment to another instructor, click or type in the Send to field. Then click the name of the instructor to receive your assignment.
Take Note: You can send the assignment to multiple instructors at one time.
View Recipients
You can view all selected recipients in the Send to field. To remove a recipient, click the Remove icon.
Send Assignment
Click the Send button.
View Shared Content
When an instructor receives shared content, a badge displays on the user's Account icon and in the Shared Content link. You can locate shared content in the fourth link under Account.
Duplicate Content
1. Open the Options menu for the content you want to duplicate.
2. Choose Duplicate (the second option)
3. This will make a copy of the content within the same course. The duplicate will be marked by a -2 at the end of the name to distinguish it from the original.
Take Note: These instructions are for assignments, but this same process can be used to copy/send/duplicate pages, discussions, quizzes, and modules as well.
Need something more?
If you are looking for how to import a full course or multiple items into a new shell, visit Import Previous Canvas Course to a New Course.
If you need immediate assistance, please feel free to reach out to Learning Environments:
713-348-4357 | teaching@rice.edu | Learning Environments website