Classic to New Quiz Migration (Bulk)

Reducing Quiz Transfer Anxiety

What is it?

Migrating quizzes from one Canvas course to another can greatly enhance the efficiency of course preparation. Using the Course Import tool, instructors can easily transfer quizzes, including those designed with Classic Quizzes, into New Quizzes seamlessly. This process not only allows for the bulk migration of existing quizzes but also ensures that question banks remain intact and organized. This guide provides clear instructions on how to select and migrate quizzes, adjust associated due dates, and leverage features that aid in the transition. By simplifying quiz migration, educators can dedicate more time to refining their course content and enriching the student learning experience.

Why is it important?

Quiz migration is crucial for educators as it simplifies the course preparation process, allowing instructors to efficiently transfer valuable assessment materials from previous courses. This not only saves time but also ensures consistency in evaluating student learning outcomes across different terms. By leveraging the Course Import tool for quiz migration, instructors can retain existing question banks and easily adapt assessments to align with current course objectives. This streamlined approach reduces the risk of errors associated with manual re-creation, ultimately enhancing the quality of education delivered to students while enabling instructors to focus on improving their teaching strategies.

How do I do it?

Notes:

  • Importing a course more than once may have unintended consequences. If you import content into a new course, edit the content in the new course, and later import the previous content again, the imported content will override the existing content.
  • If you copy all content or include course settings in selected content, the grade posting policy from the original course will override the grade posting policy in the new course. The participation dates from the original course will override the participation dates in the new course. Additionally, imported assignments will retain their assignment posting policy and participation dates from the original course.
  • When a course is copied that includes a new quiz with an item bank, the item bank is shared with the new course automatically.

Open Settings

Select Settings from menu.

In Course Navigation, select Settings link.

Import Content into Course

Select the Import Content into this Course button.

Select Import Course Content link.

Select Content Type

Toggle item: Copy a Canvas Course

In theContent Type drop-down menu, select the Copy a Canvas Course option.

Search Course

Toggle a current or concluded course or write name in dialog box.

In the Search for a course drop-down menu [1], select the course you would like to access. Courses are ordered alphabetically by most recent term. You can also choose to include completed courses by selecting the Include completed courses checkbox [2], which is selected by default. To search for a course by name, enter the name or SIS ID in the Course name field [3]. Select name of the course when it appears.

Note: If you have access to more than 100 courses, the search page only displays the Course name field.

Select Migration Content

Choose all or specific content option.

To import all content from the course, select the All content radio button [1]. If you want to select specific content, choose Select specific content radio button [2].

Note: If you select the specific content option, you are required to select the content you want to import after you review the remaining page options. After you start importing the content, the import selection cannot be canceled.  

Bulk Migrate Existing Quizzes as New Quizzes

Select checkbox.

You are encouraged to bulk migrate existing quizzes into New Quizzes by selecting the Convert content to New Quizzes checkbox. Question banks linked via a question group in Classic Quizzes will migrate to New Quizzes. 

Notes:

  • New Quizzes does not include a survey feature. Therefore, surveys migrated from Classic Quizzes come over as standard quizzes in New Quizzes.
  • After migration to New Quizzes, multiple dropdown questions display as matching questions.
  • Text No Question questions migrate to New Quizzes as Stimulus questions. An instructor must add a question in order for it to display in a quiz.
  • Question groups with manually created questions will migrate as item banks in New Quizzes.
  • If a quiz is migrated multiple times, Canvas uses smart merging to decipher the question bank content that should be retained. This process helps ensure all content is retained, such as in cases where multiple users may be making edits to a quiz at the same time.
  • Practice quizzes from Classic Quizzes can be migrated to New Quizzes. Once migrated, by default, the practice quizzes are displayed as zero points possible and are hidden from the Gradebook and Grades page.
  • All Question Banks converted to Item Banks appear on the Item Banks page of the new course under the This Course filter.
  • Article: To migrate a single Classic Quiz to a New Quiz

Adjust Events and Due Dates

Select checkbox to adjust dates.

If you want to adjust the due dates associated with the course events and assignments, select Adjust events and due dates checkbox.

Import Course

Select Import Course button.

Select Import button.

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