Migrating Blackboard content using the CAR
Note
The video (and the walk-through) demonstrated is accessible (and meaningful) for people working for Griffith University.
Task
Migrate content from a traditional Blackboard course to a Canvas Module. Starting with a Word document created by the CAR proces, (optionally) modified by you, and then migrated using word2canvas.
Walk-through
"Chapter" list
| # | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collections/objects/items | Brief explanation of the model underpinning the CARs and migration (see also) |
| 2 | Here's one I prepared earlier | Comparing the Blackboard content with an already completed migration to Canvas. Become familiar with what we'll produce |
| 3 | Looking at the CAR Word doc | Examing the CAR Word doc, compare with the Blackboard content |
| 4 | Explaining Blackboard (aka Canvas) Images | Explain how the CAR and w2c are able to move images from Blackboard (and the Content Interface) to Canvas. |
| 5 | Starting with word2canvas | Is it installed? What does it look like? How to start using it? |
| 6 | Four stages of word2canvas | Overview of the four steps/stages of using word2canvas. |
| 7 | Starting the conversion and "check html" | Choose a Word document and start the conversion. Description of what is shown at the Check HTML stage of word2canvas. |
| 8 | Check the module structure | Explanation of what is seen at the Check Module stage of word2canvas. |
| 9 | Creating the module | Explanation of what happend and what you see during the Create Module stage of word2canvas. |
| 10 | Examining the created module | Tour and explanation of the module that was created. Description of the limitations of the initial conversion and demonstration of removing the module from Canvas. |
| 11 | Starting again - tidying up the Word document to fix limitations | Example of editing the Word document to remove the issues and limitations from the first conversion. |
| 12 | Using word2canvas to create a Canvas Module with the revised document | Demonstration of using word2canvas to create a Canvas Module with the revised Word document. |
| 13 | Explaining the "H2s as accordions" option | Explanation of the "H2s as accordions" option. |
| 14 | Check module structure - version 2 | Briefly observing the module structure of version 2 of the Word doc. |
| 15 | Creating version 2 of the module | Explanation of the process of creating version 2 of the module. |
| 16 | Examining version 2 of the module | Tour and explanation of the module that was created. |