Existing Content

Thinking of reusing existing content? These tips will show you how to quickly copy your course and its materials directly into your new Canvas shell.  

• Access Past Courses – Past Canvas courses and migrated Blackboard courses are available on the "All Courses" page.
• Step-by-Step Guide: How Do I Copy a Canvas course into a new course shell?
• Video Tutorial: Course Content Import (Instructors)

Creating New Content 

Prefer to create content from scratch?  Begin with: 

• these UT San Antonio curated Canvas+ Video Resources and Canvas+ Resources for Faculty
• explore Canvas Support or
• use the “Help” button on the Canvas menu to chat with Canvas support or search the Canvas guides. 

Create an engaging and effective learning environment by prioritizing accessibility and leveraging our digital tools.

Course Structure 

• Ally - An accessibility checker that scans Canvas content for issues and provides guidance to improve accessibility for all users.
• Qwickly - A course management tool that allows users to post announcements, send emails, create content, and more to multiple Canvas courses at one time.
• Simple Syllabus - A centralized, template-driven platform embedded in Canvas that automatically populates university policies, course details, and assignment schedules to help faculty quickly personalize, publish, and maintain an accessible, standardized, and dynamic class syllabus that is always current. 

Assessment & Integrity 

• Gradescope (replaced ParScore Spring 2025) - a digital grading platform that supports a range of assessments, including bubble sheets (Scantron-style), written responses, and programming assignments.
• Honorlock  - An online proctoring service that uses AI and human monitoring to prevent academic dishonesty during exams.
• Turnitin - A plagiarism detection software that checks submitted work against a vast database to identify potential originality issues. 

Content & Media 

• Adobe - A comprehensive suite of creative applications for creating engaging visual content like graphics, flyers, and short videos, making it easy to design high-quality multimedia projects.
• Panopto - A video capture and management platform that allows users to record, edit, host, share, and add captions to video content.

Engagement & Collaboration 

• IClicker - iClicker, a FREE interactive classroom response system available to all UT San Antonio students, enables instructors to cultivate dynamic and engaging learning environments that encourage student participation and enhance learning outcomes.
• Namecoach – A platform that enables individuals to record and share the correct pronunciation of their names within Canvas.
• Padlet  - A digital bulletin board where users can share text, images, videos, and links in a collaborative and organized space.
• PlayPosit - A platform that transforms passive videos into interactive learning experiences by embedding questions and activities at key points.
• Zoom - A video conferencing platform enabling real-time virtual meetings and interactions.