Adjusting Activity Dates for a New Semester

This guide sheet covers the different ways due dates for activities in Canvas can be updated besides manually updating them one by one. They can be updated when importing the course content, they can be changed by dragging them in the Canvas Calendar, and they can be changed in the Assignments area

 

Adjusting Dates on Import

1. Go to the empty course, click Import Course Content, and select the course to import from.
2. Check the Adjust events and due dates box.
3. Confirm Shift dates is marked.
4. Confirm the Beginning Dates and Ending Dates match those of the course being copied and the course being copied into.
5. To shift the dates by day, click + Substitution (e.g. a MWF course needs to become a TR course).
6. Click Import.

Adjusting Dates on Canvas Calendar

1. Click Calendar from the left-most menu.
2. In the list of calendars on the right, uncheck all courses except the one with items that need moved.
3. Find the items and click and drag them to their new due date.

Adjusting Dates in Assignments

1. Click on Assignments in the course navigation menu.
2. Click the three dots in the upper right.
3. Select Edit Assignment Dates
4. Make changes to individual assignments.
5. To change multiples, select multiple assignments with the check boxes.
6. Click the Batch Edit button.
7. Select the number of days to shift the dates.
8. Click Ok.

Adjusting Dates on Import

1. Go to the empty course, click Import Course Content, and select the course to import from.

2. Check the Adjust events and due dates box.

3. Confirm Shift dates is marked (it is usually checked as a default).

4. Confirm the Beginning Dates and Ending Dates match those of the course being copied and the course being copied into.

5. To shift the dates by day, click + Substitution.

6. Click Import.

Adjusting Dates on Canvas Calendar

1. Click Calendar from the left-most menu.

2. In the list of calendars on the right, uncheck all courses except the one with items that need moved.

3. Find the items and click and drag them to their new due date.

 

 

Adjusting Dates in Assignments

1. Click on Assignments in the course navigation menu.

2. Click the three dots in the upper right.

 

 

3. Select Edit Assignment Dates

4. Make changes to individual assignments.

5. To change multiples, select multiple assignments with the check boxes.

6. Click the Batch Edit button.

7. Select the number of days to shift the dates.

8. Click Ok.