Canvas courses from the current semester are archived one week after the Final Exams week ends. Students have no access to an archived course. The instructor can view but not edit grades or the course content in an archived course. To extend the availability of a course for editing grades or for student access, please fill out this online form – https://forms.office.com/r/6FmHjvVj7u, using your RMC email and password.
Note that the final grades must be submitted through My Macon Web.
The student data in a Canvas course includes student grades and submissions to Canvas assignments and quizzes. It is highly recommended that at the end of each semester the instructor save a copy of student data. Student data older than one academic year may be removed from canvas.rmc.edu. Follow this guide to save student data from a course.
We keep four years of archived courses on canvas.rmc.edu and delete older ones. It is not necessary to back up or save a course if you are to reuse the content on RMC Canvas within 4 years. Follow the guide only if you prefer to keep a copy of your course backup. Note that the backup file (.imscc) does not work on a personal computer. It must be uploaded to a Canvas system, such as Canvas hosted by a college or school district..
How do you share your course content with a colleague?
The official Canvas course shells for the next semester become available one week before the Final Exams week of the current term. The shell is populated with student enrollments, but only you (the instructor) can access the course. We encourage you to consult our Canvas resources on working with the Grades tool, organizing the content, and developing learning activities and assessments. You may also find the Start of Semester Checklist helpful.
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