How do I import content from Moodle into Canvas?

Select the course you would like to import content into by hovering over the Courses & Groups drop-down menu [1] and clicking on the course title [2].

Click the Settings course navigation link.

Click the Import Content into this Course button to import content.

Click the Import content from a content package or from another system button [1] to import content from Moodle.

Open the drop-down menu [1] to select Moodle.

Select the Moodle 1.9 .zip file option [1] by clicking the link.

Choose the .zip file you want to import [1].

Find and click the Moodle .zip file you want to import [1]. Click Open [2].

Once the file is chosen, click the Import Course button.

Note: If you have Question Banks being imported, if you don't specify when you want the questions to go, they will go to a Question Bank entitled Imported Quesitons.

You will receive this message after choosing to import content from your course from Moodle. An email will be sent to you which will let you know your course is ready to be extracted and imported.

You will be sent an email from Instructure Canvas [1] letting you know the content is ready to be imported from Moodle to Canvas. Click the Course Extraction link [2] to begin the process.

A new window will appear in your browser which will list every file that your Moodle course contains. You can now select what content you need to keep by checking or unchecking the checkboxes next to a file name [1]. Please take a few minutes to remove the files that you will no longer be using.

After deciding what you want to import, you can adjust events and due dates [1]. You can also define day substitutions by clicking the Define a day substitution link [2]. Click the Import Course Content button [3] to import your course content from Moodle to Canvas.

A progress bar [1] will automatically appear allowing you to track the status of your import. However, you can leave the webpage as Canvas will send an email when the import is complete.

When your course import has finished, you will get an email from Instructure Canvas [1]. Click the Course Import link [2] to open your course.

The content from your Moodle course is now in your Canvas course. Organize the content to fit your students' needs. Click the Change Home Page Layout link to make Modules the home page. You can also return to the Import Wizard to see if any warnings or errors occurred during your import.

Make sure the drop-down menu has the Course Modules/Sections option selected [1] and then click the Update Layout button.

View your new Home Page Layout.