1. Migration to Canvas
By
Dr. Curtis Phillips Mickey Richardson
Walla Walla Community College Seattle Central Campus

2. Agenda
• Getting started
• A 360 degree view on the migration process
• Instructor experience’s
o Challenges
o Best practices
• Additional resources?
• Q and A

4. Getting started
• Migrated a variety of Angel classes (online and
web-enhanced)
• Used Angel Format and Common Cartridge

5. 360 View on Migration Process
• Manipulated content in Angel to determine best
options for Canvas import—clear differences!
• Easier than expected—less time!
• Confirmation on previous experiences (see:
recommendations for a good conversion)

6. Instructor Experience
Screenshots of process—a visual look
Compare and contrast (Angel to Canvas)

7. We are currently using Angel 7.4
Backup Angel Format (best option)

8. In Angel we have “discussion forum, page,
dropbox and folder”

9. In Canvas items are
organized by “discussions,
pages, assignments and
modules”

10. discussion forum = discussions, page = pages,
dropbox = assignments, folder = modules

11. Weekly modules
in Angel

12. Weekly modules
in Canvas

13. Items inside weekly module in Angel

14. Items inside weekly module in Canvas

15. Remove section heading (& nested materials)
in Angel before migration!

17. Module without “section headings”

18. Assignment in Angel

19. Assignment in Canvas

20. Test Banks
Angel
Total number!
Canvas

21. Create in “Exam View” import as
content package in Angel

22. “Test Bank” in Canvas

23. Files in Canvas

24. Challenges
• Course announcements do not migrate.
• Saved content files from Angel may migrate
under a different name or be difficult to find in
Canvas (associated files)….PowerPoints?
• No way around test bank?

25. Best Practices
• Use backup Angel Format
• If you have to export a question bank out of ANGEL.
Make sure to either take a photo of it, or write down
keywords that can help you associate what question
belongs to what quiz.
• Remove section headings and nested material
• Move content into “weekly folders” – items under
the lessons tab will be different in Canvas
• Create one “archive” course for Canvas to house
materials rather than “fixing” each Angel class
(multiple sections, etc.)

26. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES?

27. Q and A

28. Did I learn
anything?