LTI 1.3 allows admins or instructors to copy your course in Cloud in just a few quick steps.
Follow the steps below to create a new copy of your course.
1. Copy your course shell according to your school's policies and procedures
1.1. In Canvas, navigate to the course you would like to copy

1.2. Select "Settings"

1.3. In the right-hand column, select "Copy this Course"

1.4. Update the course name, course code, and (optional) fill in other fields
To successfully complete your course copying, Canvas needs course names to be unique. You can add a temporary suffix such as "01" that can be deleted later
1.5. Select "Create Course"

Canvas may take a minute a minute or two to complete this process
1.1. In Canvas, navigate to the course you would like to copy

1.2. Select "Settings"

1.3. In the right-hand column, select "Copy this Course"

1.4. Update the course name, course code, and (optional) fill in other fields
To successfully complete your course copying, Canvas needs course names to be unique. You can add a temporary suffix such as "01" that can be deleted later
1.5. Select "Create Course"

Canvas may take a minute a minute or two to complete this process
1.7. Select the content you wish to copy over from "Select Content" pop-up, then select "Select Content"
For SI Cloud you MUST select Modules, Assignments, and External Tools.

2. In the new copy of your course, select "Home"

3. Select a lesson link
Any of the lesson links will work.

4. Select "Load [lesson name] in a new window"

This will take you to the Course Setup page in Cloud.
If you get an error instead of the Course Setup page, follow these steps:
- Modify the course's name in Canvas by adding a number to the end. (This can be removed once you are finished copying the course.)
- Click on the link again and continue to step 5 below.
- (Optional) Remove the number you added to the course name in step 1 here.
5. Review and edit the information displayed on the Course Setup page
These fields will be autofilled, but may take a few seconds to populate. Once they have autofilled, you can make updates as needed.
You can delete the extra digits you added to the course name now.

If this is your first copy for a new semester, make sure to double-check the Course Session Name and both Open Dates.
- Enable LTI Grade Sync: (Recommended) Allows grades to transfer into your LMS automatically
- Enable Student Final Report Download: (Not Recommended) Allows students to download PDF exports of their answers after submitting each lesson.
- Maintain Instructor Notes: (Recommended) Preserves custom instructor notes between the original Cloud section and the new Cloud section.
- Maintain Gradebook Weights: (Recommended) Preserves custom grade weights between the original Cloud section and the new Cloud section.
6. Select "Complete Setup"
