🏗️ How to Build your Canvas Course

Don't start from scratch! We've already moved your previous Moodle courses into Canvas "Archives". Log into Canvas, move your content from an Archive Course into your Fall 2026 shells in four easy steps.

• Audit: Open your "Archive" site. See how your Moodle content looks in its new home.

• Import: In your Fall 2026 shell, select "Import Existing Content" > "Copy a Canvas Course."

  1. • EdTech Tip: Choose "Select Specific Content" to keep your new course clean and organized.

• Rebuild: Some features need manual touch-ups. Dedicate time to rebuild:

  1. • Moodle Lessons & Feedback Modules

     • Complex Quizzes

     • Links to Zoom, Gradescope, and Kaltura

• Polish: Use the new MHC Canvas Template to give your course a professional, student-friendly, and accessible look.

👉How to Import Materials from Archived Canvas Course

• Please click here for the guide on how to import materials into your new Canvas course.

⏰ How much time will each course take?

• Syncing your data: 15-30 minutes.

• Rebuilding a complex quiz: 1-2 hours.

• Re-linking third-party tools: 20 minutes.

🛠️ Training Schedule

We know learning a new system takes time. EdTech is here to help.

• 1. Canvas New Quizzes & Item Banks Training

     1. 1. Fri 5/1/26 @ 2:30 - 4:00pm - https://instructure.zoom.us/j/95786119220  

  2. Construction Zone "Build Your Course with EdTech"

     1. 1. Thu 5/7/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

        2. Fri 5/8/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

        3. Thu 5/14/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

        4. Fri 5/15/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

        5. Thu 5/21/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

        6. Fri 5/22/26 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - LIBR 418

Support & Resources

• 24/7 Help: Canvas offers 24/7 chat and phone support for all MHC faculty and staff. This is accessible by clicking the "Help" icon at the bottom of the global navigation menu in Canvas.

• Book 1-on-1 Support: https://mtholyoke.libcal.com/appointments/edtech 

• Resources: Check out our LibGuide for detailed information about using Canvas.