Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Canvas Course Migration

As part of the transition to Canvas, courses for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year will be migrated from D2L iLearn during the spring and summer. An outline of this process as well as next steps can be found below. If you have questions regarding the migration, please email citl@tntech.edu.

Migration Process

To help ensure course content is migrated correctly and efficiently, Tennessee Tech has partnered with K16 and Canvas to migrate courses from D2L iLearn to Canvas for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027. This process will take place over the next year beginning with the migration of Fall 2026 courses in the spring. Please review the steps and resources below as we move through this process. 

Step 1: Complete Course Migration Request Form to have D2L course content migrated to Canvas for upcoming semesters. 

Step 2: Course Preparation Checklist - ensure your course materials for your D2L iLearn course shell are ready for migration. 

Step 3: Learn more about Canvas through our faculty training, weekly workshops, and practicing in your Sandbox. If you do not have a Canvas Sandbox, complete this request form. 

Step 4: Once your content has been migrated, review the Canvas Content Review webpage for additional information and next steps. 

Course Migration Form

Please complete the form below for course content to be migrated from D2L iLearn to Canvas. Please note, we will be migrating content in sequential order based on upcoming semesters. 

SUBMIT FORM

Course Preparation

As we continue to migrate courses from D2L iLearn to Canvas, it is important that faculty review their course materials and ensure their course content is up-to-date and in an exportable format. This includes:
1) ensuring all video (mp4) content has been transferred to YuJa Media and
2) Course Files are organized and update to date.

These two things will help while we work on migrating course content view the steps and video tutorials below to learn more.

• » 1) Videos and MP4 Files

  Convert Videos to YuJa Media

  To convert videos from MP4 files to YuJa Media, follow the steps below.

  1. Locate Your Video File

  2. Download Video File

  3. Upload Video File to YuJa Media
  You can do this using the drag and drop feature or upload directly from your computer's files.

  4. Replace the Video Link 
  Replace the link in your D2L iLearn course with the new video link from YuJa. 

  5. Delete the Original Video MP4
  Delete the original MP4 file from your course files. 

• » 2) Files

  Manage Course Files

  To manage your course files, follow the steps below.

  1. Select Manage Files under Course Management from the purple nav bar.

  2. Review all files within your course and ensure only files you would like migrated remain.

Exporting D2L Content

Course content in D2L will be migrated based on category. 

Course Materials

Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027 course material will be migrated for you. Migration information is available at the top of this page. 

D2L Archived Courses

D2L Archived Courses will also be stored. We recognize the importance of preserving course materials beyond the migration process. To ensure that no instructional content is lost, the university will maintain archived access to D2L course materials for reference purposes after the transition. 

D2L Sandbox Materials

Quiz Question Banks, Resources, Supporting Material: Any material not associated with a course shell for Fall 2026, Spring, or Summer 2027 can be exported from your D2L Sandbox to your Canvas Sandbox. Instructions on this process can be found in the Faculty Training, Module 5.4.1.