Import and convert your LMS assignment

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Exporting from the LMS and supported content

Importing the assignment file

Troubleshooting failed imports

The QTI file format is a standard file format for questions that's supported by most Learning Management Systems (LMS).

NOTE: Examples of Learning Management Systems supported by Möbius are:

  • Canvas™
  • Blackboard®
  • Moodle™
  • Brightspace®

Using the Möbius Assignment Importer, you can export from your LMS and then import into Möbius, including automatic conversion of the assignment and questions into the Möbius format.

IMPORTANT: The Möbius Assignment Importer is designed for QTI content, but also accepts the Moodle XML file format. The Learning Management Systems listed above have been tested, but some question types aren't supported due to conversion issues (Example — numerical questions in Moodle) or not implemented by other LMS (Example — multiple list answers in Brightspace).

Exporting from the LMS and supported content

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Exporting Canvas content

Exporting Blackboard tests

Exporting from Moodle

Brightspace supported question types

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The Möbius Assignment Importer accepts content exported in the QTI and Moodle XML file formats.

Question text will be rendered in Möbius as it appears in the Learning Management System (LMS).

IMPORTANT: The following question types and content are supported by the Assignment Importer where supported in the LMS:

Other question types only available in some systems may also be supported by the Assignment Importer; for more details, check out the instructions below for your LMS.

TIP: Check out Troubleshooting failed imports for help with resolving any import problems.

To export content from your Canvas course in the Classic Quiz format, open the course settings in Canvas, and then click Export Course Content:

On the Canvas Settings page for a course, the Export Course Content button on the right is highlighted.

TIP: It's recommended that you export from Canvas in the Classic Quiz format. There are currently issues with some question types when exported in a New Canvas Quiz or with questions only supported in New Canvas Quizzes and not the classic quizzes.

Select Quiz under Export Type, then select which quizzes to export from the list:

In Canvas, under Export Type the Quiz radio button is selected, and some quizzes are checked in the list above the Create Export button.

Click Create Export and after Canvas finishes processing, click the link provided to download the QTI zip file.

IMPORTANT: The following additional question types are supported when exporting a Classic Canvas Quiz:

  • Inline text (with no response area)
  • Numeric question (with only the first correct answer taken)
  • One or more fill-in-the-blanks (implemented as List question with text field display)
  • List question with drop-down menu

To export tests from your Blackboard course, open Course Tools from the Control Panel, then click Tests, Surveys and Pools:

On the Blackboard Control Panel, Tests Surveys and Pools is highlighted.

TIP: You can export individual tests from Blackboard; the result will be a zip file containing all the information required to import into Möbius.

Click Tests and search for the test you wish to export. Click the menu button next to the name of the test, and select Export:

On the Tests page in Blackboard, the arrow next to a test name has opened a dropdown menu. Export is highlighted in the dropdown menu.

IMPORTANT: The following additional question types are supported when exporting from Blackboard:

MathML in questions exported from Blackboard may not be rendered correctly, and will need to be edited in Möbius after importing.

To export from your Moodle course, click Question Bank from the Course Menu:

On the Moodle course menu at the top of the page, the More menu is selected and Question bank is highlighted.

TIP: You can only export question banks from Moodle in the Moodle XML format. The XML file format is accepted by the Möbius Assignment Importer and doesn't need to be zipped before importing.

Choose Export from the drop-down menu, then select Moodle XML format for the File format. Use the Export Category drop-down menu to select the question bank you wish to export:

On the Export questions to file page in Moodle, under File format the Moodle XML format radio button is selected. A question bank is selected in the Export category dropdown, above the Export questions to file button.

Click Export questions to file and after Moodle finishes processing, your XML file will be automatically downloaded.

IMPORTANT: The following additional question types are supported when exporting from Moodle:

  • List question with text field display (these short answer questions are case-sensitive in Möbius)
  • Cloze question in Moodle (implemented as List question with text field display)
  • List question with drop-down menu

Numeric questions in Moodle are partially supported; they'll be imported into Möbius as a List question with text field display.

IMPORTANT: You can only export a full class from Brightspace, and you need to change the file extension of the resulting file from .imscc to .zip before importing into Möbius.

IMPORTANT: The following additional question types are supported when exporting from Brightspace:

  • Short answer question (implemented as Essay response area in Möbius)
  • Fill-in-the-blanks and multi-short answer question (implemented as List question with text field display)

Any List question imported from Brightspace will be case-sensitive in Möbius. MathML, LaTeX and images aren't currently supported when exporting from Brightspace.

Importing the assignment file

You'll import the questions or assignment file that was exported from your LMS into the Content Repository for your class.

TIP: Check out Understand the Content Repository for more information on navigating and using the Content Repository.

After importing the assignment document successfully, the resulting Course Module consists of a question group containing all the individual questions from the document, along with an assignment containing all questions in the order presented in the document.

To import and convert your assignment:

  1. Click Content Repository on the Class Homepage.

The content repository menu option is the third option of the instructor main navigation menu.

  1. Click Import in the Content Repository.

The Import button is the second button above the panes, at the top of the Content Repository.

  1. Click External Content from the Import drop-down menu.

The Import dropdown menu is open under the Import button, and External Content is highlighted.

  1. Click Browse.

In the Import popup dialog, the Choose File button is highlighted.

  1. Navigate to the location of the exported file on your device and select it.

The zip file called CanvasAssignment on the device desktop is highlighted.

NOTE: To import the exported file, it must already be saved to your hard drive, or a network drive accessible through your device's file manager.

  1. Click Import Content to import the assignment.

In the Import External Content popup dialog, the Import Content button is highlighted.

NOTE: You'll see a progress indicator that the file is being imported and processed:

In the Import popup window, Importing is in progress and the Processing the file message is highlighted.

  1. A success message appears that the file has been accepted for processing by the Assignment Importer. You will be notified by email when the conversion and import has been completed.

In the Import popup window, this message is shown: "The file has been accepted. You will be notified when the import is complete."

  1. Click Close to return to the Content Repository view.

In the Import popup window, the Close button is highlighted.

  1. Check your email inbox for notification of the Möbius file import status.

NOTE: No content will be imported if there is an error with one of the question formats or in converting the assignment. Check out Troubleshooting failed imports for help with interpreting the email notification and resolving a failed import.

  1. If the import is a success, a new unit will be created in the Content Repository that contains the imported assignment.

The imported assignment is listed under Lessons & Assignments, inside its own unit named CanvasAssignment.

NOTE: A Course Module is also created in the Content Repository, containing the imported assignment and questions.

In the Content Repository under Course Modules, there is a new Course Module with the name CanvasAssignment.

NOTE: The imported assignment is hidden from the Class Homepage by default. It's recommended to check the imported questions and set assignment properties before making the assignment available to students.

Troubleshooting failed imports

If you're facing difficulties with the Möbius Assignment Importer, please try the following troubleshooting steps:

  • Ensure the file has been exported with the methods listed above, and the file is in the QTI or Moodle XML file format.
  • Ensure all questions are standard questions for the LMS and are the supported question types.
  • For large assignments, try exporting a smaller number of questions and converting again (to isolate any issues to a specific question).

If the Assignment Importer can't process your document then the email you'll receive from no-reply@mobius.cloud will report the error message(s) and the question that wasn't successfully converted, and no content will be uploaded to your class.

You can Contact Support with the text of this email containing the error message(s), and attach the QTI or Moodle XML file exported from your LMS.

 

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