Moodle to Canvas Equivalency Chart

NOTE: We will continue to update this page as we test and confirm workarounds for you to use in Canvas.

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Moodle	Canvas	Notes (how it functions in Canvas)	How to guide
Assignment	Assignment	4 types: Text Entry, Website URL, Media Recordings, File uploads. If multiple are selected, students have to pick whichever one they need and submit their work there. Confetti ensues. You can set up plagiarism review there, peer review, and assign to different groups from within the edit settings menu. Rubrics are a separate thing.	What are Assignments? Instructor Guide: Assignments Video Tutorial: Assignments Overview
Attendance	Attendance	No set session times, but you can set everyone as present, unmark all, or specify who is present, absent, or late (no other options). Under “Roll Call settings”, able to specify that attendance does or doesn’t count toward the final grade, and what percent is set for lateness. Can also give badges. Students cannot self-mark as present. A seating chart is also available. *Found in External Tool	How do I use the Roll Call Attendance tool in a course? How do I take roll call using the Attendance tool?
Certificate	Outcomes		What are Outcomes? How do I create an outcome for a course? How do I use the outcomes page in a course?
Chat	Chat	No repeats or separation by groups. Can’t specify if everyone can view past sessions. Doesn’t open up in a new window. *Found in External Tool	How do I use Chat as an instructor?
Choice	No direct equivalent	Workaround: Quiz. Ungraded Survey. Caveat is that you can’t display the results to students. Page. Change “users allowed to edit this page” to “teachers and students” and then maybe set up a table and count tallies? This is really hard to find an equivalent.	How do I create a survey in my course? How do I view survey results in a course?
Database	No direct equivalent	Potential Workaround: Page. Change “users allowed to edit this page” to “teachers and students” and then maybe set up a table for students to edit and put their info in. No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to “On Paper”, and link it to it.	How do I create a new page in a course? How do I edit a page in a course?
External Tool	External Tool	Direct equivalent, but this is a consortium of activities, so the specific activities within the External Tool will differ.	How do I add an external tool as a module item?
Feedback	No direct equivalent	Workaround TBD	How do I create a survey in my course? How do I view survey results in a course?
Forum	Discussion	Direct equivalent	What are Discussions? Video Tutorial: Discussions Overview
Glossary	No direct equivalent	Workaround: Page. Change “users allowed to edit this page” to “teachers and students” and then maybe set up a table for students to edit and put their info in.	How do I create a new page in a course? How do I edit a page in a course?
Group choice	Group set	Workaround: People > +Group Set > Check Self Sign-Up (put how many groups and limit groups to _ members.) You can edit the names in the group set. Need more testing with actual students, but you have to make People visible from the settings menu so that students can do it. (Note: This is not an activity in Canvas.)	How do I add a group set in a course? How do I create self sign-up groups in a group set?
H5P	No direct equivalent	Probably different external tools or quiz. It depends on a specific H5P activity, so this is a difficult/unfair comparison.
Illinois Media Space Assignment	Assignment	Media Recordings. Or have students submit a Website URL if it’s on YouTube or somewhere else. You may be able to select Kaltura from External tools when creating the assignment (currently testing) TBD: Media Recordings may be disabled	What are Assignments? How do I create an online assignment?
Journal	No direct equivalent	There is no activity that offers this functionality. Potential workaround: Assignment. Not a direct 1-o-1, but you can set it up as a text entry with no deadline, if you want. Probably duplicate numerous times if you want a weekly one, but you can’t exactly keep a running diary.	Video Tutorial: Assignments Overview
Lesson	No direct equivalent	There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. However, has a lot less functionality. Can’t do the branching and you also can’t ask questions in the meantime, so this is not a good substitute if that’s what you want. However, if you’re using the lesson as a lecture with no questions or interaction, page with an embedded video or PowerPoint works perfectly.	How do I create a new page in a course? How do I edit a page in a course? How do I embed a video in a page in a course?
OU blog		TBD
OU Wiki	No direct equivalent	There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change “users allowed to edit this page” to “teachers and students”. No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to “On Paper”, and link it to it.	How do I create a new page in a course? How do I edit a page in a course?
Questionnaire	Quiz	TBD
Quiz	Quiz	No Description type, so you can’t exactly do lessons in quizzes, but you can either 1) have a page as a lesson, which can lead to a quiz, 2) have a bigger wall of text in a Canvas question, or 3) use the stimulus question type with media attached, followed up by a question. The Classic Quiz does have a Text option.	What are Quizzes? Video Tutorial: Quizzes Overview What quiz types can I create in a course?
SCORM package	SCORM	TBD	How do I import SCORM files as an assignment? How do I import SCORM files as a page?
Scheduler	Calendar	Pretty good equivalent, even if not direct. + > Appointment Group. You can set up pretty much all of the same things as in Scheduler, but just from the calendar. Important note: have to add it to the correct calendar from the get-go – otherwise you won’t be able to edit the series to put it in the proper place. (Note: This is not an activity in Canvas.)	How do I add a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar? How do I use the Calendar as an instructor?
Survey	No direct equivalent	There is no activity that offers this functionality. Moodle’s Survey has pre-selected survey instruments to assess student learning and gather data. If instructors want to conduct a course assessment, they can use the Ungraded Survey option in Quiz.
Turnitin Assignement	Assignment	Really good equivalent, even if not direct.
Wiki	No direct equivalent	There is no activity that offers this functionality. Workaround: Page. Change “users allowed to edit this page” to “teachers and students”. No grade attached, but you can set up an Assignment activity and set it to “On Paper”, and link it to it.	How do I create a new page in a course? How do I edit a page in a course?
Workshop	Assignment	Pretty good equivalent, even if not direct. Set up Peer Review. Very different because there aren’t phases, but there are times of when you can assign reviews (if you automatically assign them). You can also make it manual. Option to set a number of reviews. You can also set up a rubric, but it will appear on the side as opposed to in-assignment. *Bonus: peer reviews appear anonymous.	How do I create a peer review assignment? How do I use peer review assignments in a course? How do I automatically assign peer reviews for an assignment?
Zoom	Zoom	Direct equivalent. *Found in External Tool	How do I add an external tool as a module item?