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6. If you wish to use the Optional Course Copy tool, enter the Canvas SIS Course ID of the course that you want to copy.

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titleClick here to find out how to find the Canvas SIS Course ID.

Find the Canvas SIS ID

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Summary:

The Canvas SIS ID is a way to identify a specific Canvas Course Site. This ID is unique to each course and is useful to provide when reporting tech issues or requesting assistance with your Course Site. The SIS ID can also be used in Middleware 2.0 to copy course content into your newly created course shells.

Instructions

Look in the Settings area of a Canvas Course Site and locate the SIS ID. This is the unique course ID that is useful to include when requesting help with a Canvas Course Site.

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Unavailable

  • The course will receive no availability dates, and will be created automatically set as Unavailable to users.

  • The instructor will manually need to make the course available to students.

Available to Students

  • The course will receive no availability dates, and will be created automatically set as Available to users.

  • The instructor will manually need to make the course unavailable to students if no end-dates are applied to the Canvas course.

Start of Term

  • The course date will be set to automatically become available on the first day of the semester and unavailable 1 week after the semester ends.

  • The instructor does not need to do anything to make the course available other than be aware of when these date’s occur in case students have questions.

Start of Session

  • This option will automatically pull up the Start Date of the Session and offer the instructor a chance to edit it immediately. The session will close one week after the end of instruction.

  • The instructor does not need to do anything to make the course available other than be aware of when these date’s occur in case students have questions.

Date

  • This will automatically make the course available on a specific date set by the Instructor.

  • No end-date will be applied, this can be applied in Canvas or the course can be made manually unavailable by the instructor.

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