Blackboard to Canvas Transition Summary
Migrating your course materials to Canvas is a relatively straightforward process, but there are several critical steps that will insure a successful transition. Several of these need to be accomplished by the course owner as soon as possible, but definitely before June 30.
Become familiar with Canvas:
- Work through the Canvas self-paced orientation course
- Attend a Canvas training session
- Schedule a consultation with a CTE staff member
- Request a “Sandbox course” and explore on your own
Identify all of your Blackboard Courses:
- Courses currently in Blackboard (will all be archived and available)
- Courses that are not in Bb but are archived (archives available on request)
Identify materials that must be manually copied or stored on your computer:
- Video and audio files (move to Panopto if not already there)
- Course rosters (download and save locally)
- Gradebooks (download and save locally)
- Assignments created with an external resource (e.g. VT, TurnitIn)
Migrate your content to Canvas:
- Request a “Sandbox course” if this is your first experience with Canvas and you want to explore Canvas features OR
- Work directly in your Summer or Fall course shell if you want to prepare a student-ready course
- Use the module structure to organize your course create individual pages
- Recommended process: copy and paste materials from your Blackboard shell into Canvas
- Alternatively: import a Blackboard archive or export file into Canvas, and reorganize content to fit into Canvas framework
Support:
- Training sessions & “drop-ins” available nearly every day (LINK)
- Schedule an individual consult with CTE staff
- Canvas offers 24×7 support via chat, email, and phone
- Departmental group training available
- Talk to a Canvas-experienced colleague