Let’s pack up our stuff, and prepare to make the move to our new online home, Canvas! What do you do when you prepare to move? Plan, clean, pack, and make the move! In this four-part series, we will share some tips for making the transition easier. In case you missed it, check out Part One (Planning) , Part Two (Cleaning) , and Part Three (Packing) of the series. Moving! It's finally here! This phase we will cover the importing of your Blackboard zip file, and locating the SOLS Template. Stay tuned to future blog posts that will provide tips for structuring your Canvas course, essentially unpacking in your new course home! Import Zip File If you chose to download your own zip file of your Blackboard course, you will now need to import the zip file into your newly created Canvas course. Here's the step by step instructions on how to do this. SOLS Template in Canvas We get asked often if we have a template to use in a Canvas course, in case you want to start fr...

Let’s pack up our stuff, and prepare to make the move to our new online home, Canvas! What do you do when you prepare to move? Plan, clean, pack, and make the move! In this four-part series, we will share some tips for making the transition easier. In case you missed it, check out Parts One and Two of the series, about Planning  and Cleaning , respectively.  Packing All finished with cleaning up your Blackboard course ? Next step is to pack up! This phase includes exporting your Blackboard materials to save them and how to request a Canvas course. Export You can either ask the University Technology Office (UTO) to export your Blackboard course into Canvas when you request your new course (see section below, "Request a Canvas Course"), or you can export the Blackboard course into a zip file that you save to your computer or in the cloud. You can even do both if you'd like!  We recommend keeping your Blackboard materials in a zip file on your own computer o...