Teachers need to re-connect sections to Canvas content after the course copy process.

Prior to the beginning of the academic year, the SOM Canvas admin copies previous academic year courses and automatically shifts dates forward for the upcoming academic year. During this copy process, sections are set up in your course which can be found in the Settings -> Sections tab.

The guidance and videos in this module will walk you through the process for updating a copied course in Canvas with rotations known as sections. If your course uses sections to assign assignments, quizzes, and/or events AND has been copied over from the previous academic year, you will need to re-connect sections to all course content.

Additionally, dates associated with events, as well as available and due dates for assignments and quizzes can be edited to ensure they are on the correct date. You will also want to review content to ensure you would like it visible to students in the current Canvas course (e.g., files, announcements, syllabus, text in pages/modules).

Updated: 5/6/2024

Tutorial Videos

Click here for video guidance on how to assign content to sections to content in Canvas.

1. Re-connect sections to assignments.

HOW TO: Click the assignment title, click Edit, and in the assign to area select the section and appropriate available/due dates for each section by clicking the plus button. Click save.
- Create assignments using a generic name that can be applied to all rotations. For example, if your course has Clinic Reflection for each rotation, create one assignment for for this in Canvas that you will use throughout the academic year.
- Assign this assignment to different rotations ("sections" in Canvas) throughout the academic year. Each rotation/section can have a different due date, available from and available until date.
- If each rotation in the course takes the same assignments, don't create multiple different assignments for each rotation (just use one and assign that one assignment to different sections).

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2. Re-connect sections to quizzes.

HOW TO: Click the quiz title, in the assign to area select the section and appropriate available/due dates for each section by clicking the plus button. Click save.
- Create quizzes using a generic name that can be applied to all rotations. For example, if your course has Readiness Assessment for each rotation, create one quiz for for this in Canvas that you will use throughout the academic year.
- Assign this quiz to different rotations ("sections" in Canvas) throughout the academic year. Each rotation/section can have a different due date, available from and available until date, as well as the date for releasing answers and explanations, if needed.
- If each rotation in the course takes the same quizzes, don't create multiple different quizzes for each rotation (just use one and assign that one assignment to different sections).

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3. Re-connect sections to events.

HOW TO: Click Edit from the calendar event, click More Options, check the box for Use Different Date for Each Section. Add dates. Click Update Event button in blue.
- Events don't allow for different locations or text within the body of the event for each section. If you need different locations or text for each rotation, either create different events for each rotation or link within the body of the event to a page that has more detailed information outlining rotation-specific information.
- Within the text box for each event, link to any relevant pages, assignments, quizzes, or files.
- If each rotation in the course has the same events (just not the same dates/times), don't create multiple different events for each rotation (just use one and assign that one event to different sections).

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4. Ensure copied content is updated for the current year.

Beyond assignments, quizzes, and events, the following content copies over that you need to ensure is updated.
- Files: You can delete, unpublish files, or make hidden to students if they do not have the link. (e.g., for files from the previous course that you don't want students to be able to view in the current course).
- Syllabus: If you have text at the top of the Syllabus, you may need to edit. Note: the dates listed automatically in the Syllabus are connected to the course calendar. You can edit calendar events from the Syllabus by clicking on the event title, then click Edit.
- Announcements: You can delete, edit, and/or schedule to publish at a later date.
- Text in Pages and Modules: Any text (including the page or module title) will need to be reviewed and updated. Dates associated with the calendar (e.g., event, due dates/available dates) will be pushed forward automatically, but text that refers to dates will not.

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