Copying Harmonize Discussions Between Canvas Courses

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Overview

If you would like to copy Harmonize Discussions from one Canvas course to another, the easiest method to accomplish this is to use Canvas Modules.

 

Copying a Harmonize Discussion Between Courses

Step 1: Create A Module

In your original or "Alpha Course Shell" create a module and add any Harmonize Discussions to it that you would like to copy to your new course. Graded Harmonize Discussions are added from Assignments, and ungraded Harmonize Discussions will be added from the External Tool option. To learn more about this process please refer to Adding Harmonize to Canvas Modules.

 

Step 2: Begin Content Import

  • In the new Canvas course shell to which you are importing the Harmonize Content, go to the course Settings area and choose Import Course Content.
Settings: Import Course Content

 

  • From the next window choose Copy a Canvas Course from the Content Type dropdown menu.
Content Type: Copy a Canvas Course

 

  • [1] Once you've select the Copy a Canvas Course option you will be presented with a window to search for the course from which you would like to copy.
  • [2] Select the course, and then be sure to choose Select specific content from the Content option. This will enable you to select the one individual module you plan to import and not import the entire course.
  • [3] When you're ready click Import.
Import Content options screen

 

Step 3: Select the Assignment for Import

  • When the import is completed you will see it listed in the Current Jobs area of the window. Click the Select Content button to the right.
Select Content
  • [1] From the Select Content window that will appear, click the arrows to expand the Assignments list and choose an assignment category.
  • [2] Select the Harmonize Discussion assignment that you would like to import into your new course and check the box next to the desired module(s) and then click the Select Content button at the bottom.
  • [3] Click Select Content.
Select content options screen

 

Step 4: Finished

All of the content included in that module will now appear in your new course, and all of your Harmonize Discussions (graded and ungraded) will appear ready to use.

These discussions will be new duplicate versions of the originals. All of your text, images, media, files, post settings, milestones, and any other Harmonize settings will copy over to this new version. You can make edits to this version without effecting the original discussion. None of the posts made to the original discussion or student information will copy to these new discussions.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is student activity copied over? Will I need to delete previous posts from students?

  • No, your new discussion will be identical to the old one but will not contain any of the old student activity.

Q: Can I use the "Copy To" feature in Canvas to create a new Harmonize discussion in another?

  • No, the "Copy To" option available in Canvas will NOT create new versions of Harmonize Discussions in another Canvas course. Instead, it creates a new link back to the original discussion. This functionality is NOT recommended when using LTIs and external tools in Canvas Discussions.

Q: Can I create a copy of a Harmonize discussion within a class?

  • No. However, the wizard will remember your previous settings when you create a new discussion, which should make it easier to create new discussions.

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