Import Blackboard Content to Canvas

Date: 22 May 2026 (Fri)

Time: 15:00 - 16:30

Location: Online

Target Audience: Instructors

Medium of Instruction: English

Summary

This workshop provides instructors with a guide step by step on how migrate their course from Blackboard LMS to Canvas LMS, including archiving a course package in Blackboards, uploading it to Canvas LMS and inspecting the imported course materials.

Objectives

This workshop aims to teach instructors to prepare and export a zipped file containing course contents from Blackboard LMS on their own; accurately locate their course for the successful import; and review and verify imported contents.

What You Will Learn

• How to export your course as a ZIP file from Blackboard LMS in either Original View or Ultra Course View on your own

• How to utilize the "Import Existing Content" tool for the import to Canvas in your targeted course
• How to understand the status of your import process
• How to map Blackboard content areas to their corresponding Canvas destinations

Agenda

1. Overview –  Introduction & General Workflow
2. Phase I – Archive Course Package from Blackboard LMS
3. Phase II – Upload to Canvas LMS
4. Phase III –  Inspect imported Contents
5. FAQs
6. Q&A