Download Your Canvas Course Content

The directions below explain a few options for downloading content from your Canvas course site.

Note: If you intend to copy a course from a previous semester to the current semester, the directions below are not for you. Please use these directions instead: How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import Tool?

1. Download as a Common Cartridge for use within a modern Learning Management System.

2. Download a zip file of all files OR select files from the Files area

Download your course to use it in Canvas or any other modern Learning Management System. This will maintain the course structure and tools.

Note: Bradley-specific tools such as Panopto or Studio will not be imported if you use this file with a different school.

1. Since this is an older course, it will most likely be active under Past Enrollments in Canvas.

2. Select your course

3. In the course, navigation, select Settings (which is at the very bottom of the course navigation)

4. After the page refreshes, look to the far right of the page and select the Export Course Content button.

1. You will then see the Export Type option, which defaults to Course

2. Press the "Create Export" button

3. You will see a progress bar and a note "The process has started."

4. When the export has finished, you will be shown a link to download the file.

The file is in a Common Cartridge format, with a file extension of .imscc. It cannot be viewed outside of a learning management system (LMS).

• Most modern learning management systems (LMS) will know how to use this file, but please note that going from one LMS to another will also have some changes.

• If any specific tools are/were Bradley University created/licensed, then those will most likely not work in another LMS. Examples of these are Panoptop, Studio, and others.