How do I allow a colleague to access a course I taught in a previous semester? OR, how can I add a colleague to my old course?
Answer
We recommend these methods:
- The instructor who is willing to share may export his/her course from a previous semester and download and share the .imcss file with the requesting instructor. The requesting instructor can import the content (or selected content items, such as quizzes, modules etc.) into his/her current Canvas course or a manually created course (the "target course"), and make edits.
- The instructor who is willing to share can add the colleague to the Canvas course before Canvas courses are archived (which takes place one week after the final exams.) To do that, from the course “People” link, select the role “Designer” or "Teacher", and add the colleague's RMC email. Save.
- Alternatively, you can also share the content through Canvas Commons.
Related: Canvas course storage limit