How to copy a Panopto course folder in Canvas

Learn how to copy your Panopto course folder in Canvas from one semester to the other or from one course to another course.

Step 1: Copy your Canvas course content following one of the course copy options below:

Please note: We recommend copying all course content only if there are no scheduled Zoom sessions in your previous Canvas shell.

Once your course copy has been completed you can follow the below steps:

Step 2: To copy the Course Folder in Panopto, from the target course click Panopto Video from the left navigation menu

Step 3: Then select the Settings icon, which looks like a cog wheel, in the upper right-hand corner.

Screenshot of Panopto top navigation menu

Step 4: On the Overview tab of the folder's settings, scroll down to Course Video Copy and select Choose source folder.

Overview tab, Folder settings. On it, the section "Course Copy" is displayed and the option "Choose source folder" is highlighted by a red box.

Step 5: On the Previous course folder dropdown that appears, locate and select the source course folder that you want to be copied into this new course folder.

Please note: Users will need Creator access to the original course folder in order for it to appear as an option on the Previous course folder dropdown menu. As such, new instructors teaching a course that has been created with copied content will need to reach out to their administrator for further assistance.

Overview tab, Folder settings. On it, the section "Course Copy" is displayed and the folder dropdown menu displays a source folder. It is highlighted by a red box

Prior to starting the course copy, you can select the checkboxes for the following options:

Include Zoom videos: Any Zoom recordings from your original course folder will be copied to the new course folder.

Please note: If you copy a Zoom meeting in Panopto, the copy will not retain the tag that designates it as a Zoom meeting. If including Zoom video recordings, they should follow the recommended student privacy guidelines.

Include scheduled recordings: Any scheduled recordings from your original course folder will be copied to the new course folder.

   Course Video Copy section, Overview tab of a folder's settings. The options to include Zoom videos and scheduled recordings are both selected. The section is highlighted by a red box.

Step 6: Select Begin folder copy to start the copying process.

Course Video Copy section, Overview tab of a folder's settings. "Begin folder copy" is highlighted by a red box.

The selected folder will begin to copy into the new course folder.

Please note: The amount of time it will take for the course copy to complete depends on the amount of content in the original folder. Generally, most course copy operations should be completed within 24 hours.

If your course copy takes longer than 24 hours to complete, please contact support@stevens.edu.

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