Canvas Commons: Importing into Your Own Course

For ease of use, template modules and pages will be available in Canvas Commons. Use the directions below to get started.

Open Canvas and locate the "Commons" icon in the Canvas navigation ribbon. Click on the "Commons" icon.
Search for the course templates you are seeking, use the Commons search bar to search for "DVC Distance Education" and you will locate our most recent template items.
Once you have located the item you wish to download, click on said item.
On the right side, click the blue “Import/Download” button.
Choose which course(s) in which you would like to add the template.
This will import the template(s) into your selected course.

Where did the Import Go?

If you downloaded a module, you will see the module appear in your module stream.
If you downloaded a single page, you will see the page appear in your pages stream.
If you downloaded an single item--assignment, discussion, or quiz--you will see that item appear in the corresponding assignment type
You can edit and move the import (note that assignment imports will appear in the group "Imported Assignments" (so check and edit your assignment group type to correspond to your course design)

1. Imports can disturb links and images.
2. To check your links, select your course "settings" and access your link validator. Click on "validate links in content" to see which links need repair.
3. To check images, scroll through the import in "Student View" to ensure image links are not broken.
4. Run PopeTech on your imported pages to ensure that they are fully accessible. Edit the new page and use the PopeTech button at the bottom of your page to run the accessibility checker.

Watch your DEDE Team walk through the steps one-by-one to set you on the right path (2.5 mins).

Click Next to continue.