Post Migration Checklist

During the migration of your course content from Brightspace D2L to Canvas, some content may not transfer as expected. After the import, you will get a report of "issues" resulting from the import. Use the tutorial below to address these "issues."  Next, review the table and checklist below to identify other areas that may require adjustment before finalizing your course.

Issue Log Review

Since migration is not always seamless, you will need to review and edit your content before sharing it with students. As part of the import process, Canvas identifies potential issues you may need to address.

1. Once your import is complete, return to the Import page inside your course.

2. To view the issues log, click the numbered issues link next to the "completed" box under "current jobs" on the Import page. This will display a list of items for review.

3. Review the issues and address each as necessary. Most issues will involve broken links or LTIs. For example, in the image below, Wednesday’s announcement must be relinked to the module titled Week 1. Refer to the Create Hyperlinks Tutorial to help you complete this task.

4. While the issues log indicates items in your course that may need attention, we recommend using the migration table and checklist below for a more thorough review of your content. Some issues may be difficult to locate through the log.

Migration Table

Checklist

Assignments: 

• Verify if assignments have been successfully migrated. (Note: The location may vary from D2L depending on how you set it up. Start by looking in “Assignments” in your course navigation menu. If you cannot locate it there, explore other areas such as discussion, files, or quiz.)
• Ensure titles and instructions appear as expected.
• Confirm the functionality of links and attachments. (Note: Refer to the resource How Do I Create Hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor to fix broken links.)
• You may add due dates here, or you can add them when you move this content into your live course before the semester begins.
• Publish assignments if necessary.
• Review the groups in the Assignments area to ensure they align with your course structure (assignments, discussion, lecture, labs, etc.) Note:You can use these groups/categories to weight your grade book.
  • Determine if any reorganization is required.
    • Note:Some activities may not appear where they should be. Be sure to check in Assignments for a group titled "Imported Assignments." Canvas creates this for activities it cannot categorize into existing modules or groups. Consider relocating these activities to a more appropriate group or module for your course. Use the resource How do I move and reorder module items? to help complete this task.

Discussions:

• Check for successful migration of discussions. (Note: The location may vary from D2L, so you may need to check multiple places. Start with “Discussions” in your course navigation menu.)
• Ensure titles and instructions appear as expected.
• Ensure functionality of links and attachments. (Note: Refer to the resource How Do I Create Hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor to fix broken links.)
• Publish discussions if necessary.

Quizzes:

• Confirm that all quizzes have been migrated, including question libraries, if applicable. Note: If you can't locate your question libraries, you can wait for your course to transfer through automatic migration in which it will appear as an Item Bank. Then, use this guide on How do I copy a module item to another course  to move the content into your practice course.
  • If you converted your Question Library in D2L into a quiz, use the tutorial How do I create an item bank in New Quizzes to convert it into an Item Bank. 
• Ensure titles and instructions appear as expected.
• Check the functionality of links and attachments. (Note: Refer to the resource How Do I Create Hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor to fix broken links.)
• Verify that images within quizzes have migrated correctly. Note: Canvas does not support images within individual answer choices, so if you used this feature in D2L, you will need to recreate those questions in Canvas.
• Publish quizzes if necessary.

Modules:

• Verify the migration status of existing modules.
• Verify that links (external and internal) and files are working by clicking through modules. (Note: Refer to the resource How Do I Create Hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor to fix broken links.)
  • Use the resource How do I view a course as a student? to ensure that links function for students.
• Determine if any reorganization is required.
  • Note:Some activities may appear not appear where expected. Be sure to check in Assignments for a group titled "Imported Assignments." Canvas creates this for activities that cannot be categorized into existing modules or groups. Consider relocating these activities to a more appropriate group or module for your course. Use the resource How do I move and reorder module items? to help complete this task.

Calendar: 

• Review calendar events for accuracy. 
• Adjust any manually added dates.

Additional Things to Check:

• Ensure all content is published for student access.
• Use Student View to verify course appearance.
• If you created an Overview in D2L Brightspace for your course, you can find it in Pages within your migrated course. 

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