Canvas Quick Guide - Moodle to Canvas Content Conversion
This guide will cover the Canvas equivalent (where available) to the Moodle content you are familiar with.
Tools
| Moodle Content | Canvas Equivalent | Help Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Announcements | Announcements | Guides |
| Assignments | Assignments | Guides |
| Books | No equivalent | None |
| Calendar | Calendar | Guides |
| Files | Files | Guides |
| Forums | Discussions | Guides |
| Media - docs, images | Files | Guides |
| Glossary | No equivalent | None |
| Grades | Grade Book | Guides |
| Groups | Groups | Guides |
| Labels | Text Headers, Module Pages | Guide |
| Lessons | No equivalent (Use Modules) | Guides |
| Workshops | No equivalent (Use Collaborations) | Guides |
| Question Banks | Question Banks | Guides |
| SCORM Packages | SCORM Packages | Guides |
| Quizzes/Surveys | Quizzes/Surveys | Guides |
| Syllabus | Syllabus Menu Item | Guides |
| Web Links | External URL, embed | Guides |
| Wikis | Pages | Guides |
| Rubrics | Rubrics | Guides |
| Outcomes (not enabled) | Outcomes | Guides |
Quiz Questions
A couple of challenges you may run into:
- Some question types available in Moodle are not available in Canvas and will not import with the question bank.
- Very long question text will not import properly.
- Questions rendered by the Moodle equation editor may not import properly.
- Quizzes that have an overall value set will have the point totals changed. For example, if you have a Moodle quiz set to 20 points regardless of the total number of questions, Canvas does not like that. It will set the default value as 1 point per question.
| Moodle Quizzes | Canvas Quizzes |
|---|---|
| Calculated |
Formula |
| Calculated Multichoice | None |
| Calculated Simple | Formula Simple |
| Drag and Drop (all types) | None (Alternative: Fill in Multiple Blanks) |
| Embedded Answers | None (Alternative: Multiple Dropdown) |
| Essay | Essay |
| Matching | Matching |
| Multiple Choice | Multiple Choice |
| Numerical | Numerical |
| Random Short Answer | None (Alternative: Matching) |
| Select Missing Word | None (Alternative: Fill in Multiple Blanks) |
| Short Answer | Essay |
| True/False | True/False |
| Description (label) | Text (No question) |