Managing Commons content with multiple users

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kweiss
Community Novice

Many of the courses we offer are built using re-usable course content. Right now, when we build a new course, we import/copy the existing content directly from a master course, but maintaining all of those copies is a nightmare. We are trying to see if Commons can work as a solution, but I've run into problems that aren't addressed in the documentation.

I created a module in a Canvas course and I exported it to Commons, shared with everyone in our account. I then added that content to two separate courses in Canvas. When I made updates to the original content in Canvas, I was able to successfully update the module in Commons and sync those updates to the two other courses.

My problem is that there are two of us who current work at maintaining content (and we are likely to add a couple more in the near future), and it appears that only the person that created the original content in Canvas can actually update the content in Commons. When my colleague updates the content I created and tries to export the updates to Commons, she does not see the Update option that I see when completing the same task.

Is there a way to allow multiple users to export updates from a Canvas course to the same Commons module?

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Bobby2
Community Champion

Hi  @kweiss  Thank You for your question.

Congrats on the work around you have created so far.

How do I update a resource I previously shared to Commons?  states: 

Only the user who originally shared a resource to Commons can update resource content. However, administrators can edit resource details.

If this gets too cumbersome then it might be time to consider using Blueprints. Here is some information on that. 

 

How do I associate a course with a blueprint course as an admin? 

How do I enable a course as a blueprint course as an admin? 

Using Blueprint Courses as an Instructor 

How do I sync course content in a blueprint course as an admin? 

My Endless Love for Blueprint 

 

 

Sing out if you need a hand. 

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