Migration to Canvas By

Dr. Curtis Phillips Mickey Richardson

Walla Walla Community College Seattle Central Campus

Agenda

• Getting started

• A 360 degree view on the migration process

• Instructor experience’s o Challenges o Best practices

• Additional resources?

• Q and A

Getting started

• Migrated a variety of Angel classes (online and web-enhanced)

• Used Angel Format and Common Cartridge

360 View on Migration Process

• Manipulated content in Angel to determine best options for Canvas import—clear differences!

• Easier than expected—less time!

• Confirmation on previous experiences (see: recommendations for a good conversion)

Instructor Experience

Screenshots of process—a visual look Compare and contrast (Angel to Canvas)

We are currently using Angel 7.4

Backup Angel Format (best option)

In Angel we have “discussion forum, page, dropbox and folder”

In Canvas items are organized by “discussions, pages, assignments and modules”

discussion forum = discussions, page = pages, dropbox = assignments, folder = modules

Weekly modules in Angel

Weekly modules in Canvas

Items inside weekly module in Angel

Items inside weekly module in Canvas

Remove section heading (& nested materials) in Angel before migration!

Module without “section headings”

Assignment in Angel

Assignment in Canvas

Total number!

Test Banks

Angel

Canvas

Create in “Exam View” import as content package in Angel

“Test Bank” in Canvas

Files in Canvas

Challenges

• Course announcements do not migrate. • Saved content files from Angel may migrate

under a different name or be difficult to find in Canvas (associated files)….PowerPoints?

• No way around test bank?

Best Practices • Use backup Angel Format

• If you have to export a question bank out of ANGEL. Make sure to either take a photo of it, or write down keywords that can help you associate what question belongs to what quiz.

• Remove section headings and nested material • Move content into “weekly folders” – items under

the lessons tab will be different in Canvas

• Create one “archive” course for Canvas to house materials rather than “fixing” each Angel class (multiple sections, etc.)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES?

Q and A

Did I learn anything?