Spring Courses are Ready in ISU Canvas

You can begin working on your Spring 2026 Courses in ISU Canvas. Whether you need to move your content from Moodle ISU or a Canvas course, we have gathered the following information to aid you.

Please note: You are responsible for publishing your courses by Wednesday evening before the start of the term. For Spring 2026, this will be Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

Customize Your Dashboard
As more courses are added to ISU Canvas, you will want to customize and organize your Dashboard to make it work for you.

• How do I customize my Courses list? 
• Organizing Course Cards in the Dashboard in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Metacourses and Co-Instructors
ISU Canvas metacourses can simplify your workflow when multiple sections or cross-listed courses share the exact same content, assignments, and due dates. If you teach courses with overlapping content but different assignments or due dates, please reach out to the ITRC for workflow suggestions rather than requesting metacourses.

Please note: ISU Canvas cannot hide courses once they contain student work, so metacourses must be requested before students complete any assignments.

• Canvas: Metacourse Request form
• Canvas: Add Users / Change Role Request Form

Copy a Course in ISU Canvas
Your Fall 2025 courses can be copied into your Spring course shells.

• How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool? 

ISU Canvas Course File Size
Your ISU Canvas course storage is limited. The resources below will help you maximize your course storage. 

Videos
The Panopto video management system is available for hosting instructional videos.

• Panopto - ISU's course video content platform 
• How to Use Panopto with Canvas for Instructors
• How to Manually Copy a Course - Instructions on how to create a reference copy of videos for your new course. 

Large PDFs and PowerPoint Files

•  Reducing the Course File Size from Moodle ISU to ISU Canvas

Move Content from Moodle ISU

• Backing Up and Restoring a Moodle ISU Course [Faculty].
• Import Moodle ISU Content into ISU Canvas Course [Faculty]
• Copy the Unpacking Your Moodle ISU Course Backup into ISU Canvas Checklist for a list of items to check once you have moved your content into ISU Canvas.
• Watch Post-Move Inspection: Your ISU Canvas Setup Priority List
• If you want or need to make major changes to your course before you back it up, you can request a TEMP course in Moodle ISU - Moodle ISU Special Course Request Form

For additional support, contact the ITRC.

• itrc@isu.edu 
• (208) 282-5880
• Drop-in College of Education building, room 356