The easiest way for transferring Canvas shells from one institute to another as I move to a new institute

[echoi2]

How can I (an instructor) transfer all of my existing Canvas shells that belongs to one institute to another as I move to a new institute?

[NoahBoswell · Accepted solution]

Hi @echoi2 ,

Welcome and thank you for asking on the Instructure Community!

I recommend exporting your canvas course shell to your computer files by going to your course settings and clicking on export course content. Then, in your new course, click import existing content, and select that file that was exported from your original course. I will provide an image below as a reference!

If your current school has Canvas Commons enabled, you can also share your course to Commons publicly, and access it on your new account and import it from there, too. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Commons/How-do-I-share-a-resource-to-Commons/ta-p/1798 

I hope this helps you! Reach out with any additional questions or concerns, thanks!
Noah

[NoahBoswell · Accepted solution]

Hi @echoi2 ,

Welcome and thank you for asking on the Instructure Community!

I recommend exporting your canvas course shell to your computer files by going to your course settings and clicking on export course content. Then, in your new course, click import existing content, and select that file that was exported from your original course. I will provide an image below as a reference!

If your current school has Canvas Commons enabled, you can also share your course to Commons publicly, and access it on your new account and import it from there, too. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Commons/How-do-I-share-a-resource-to-Commons/ta-p/1798 

I hope this helps you! Reach out with any additional questions or concerns, thanks!
Noah

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @echoi2,

There are a couple ways that I know of to do this...

1. Export your existing course as an imscc file, then import that saved file into a course shell at your new institution.
2. Share your existing course to Canvas commons, then find it in Commons from your new institution's Canvas and import it.  Note: This will basically make your course content public, so use this method with some caution.  It also requires Commons to be enabled at both institutions.

With either method, external tool content will likely not work at the new institution, but your milage there may vary (and you may not use external tools at all anyways).  I would also just advise you to ensure you have copyright ownership of your course content just to avoid any potential legal issues.  Some schools/institutions may have ownership/copyright of any content you created while employed there.  Of course you're free to do whatever you'd like, but I at least wanted to bring this up for awareness.

I hope this helps a bit!

-Chris