Convert Question Bank into Item Bank

Table of Contents:

Step 1: Create a Temporary Quiz

Step 2: Save Quiz Questions to a File

Step 3: Create the Item Bank

Convert Questions into an Item Bank

Step 1: Create Temporary Classic Quiz

Navigate to the "Quizzes" section in your Canvas course

Select "New Quiz" and choose Classic Quiz

Name the quiz anything you like, but make sure that you denote that it is temporary.

Go to the "Questions" tab and select "Find Questions"

Within "Find Questions", select all the question(s) or question bank(s) that you want to convert to an item bank, and click "Add Questions". Make sure to click save at the bottom of the page.

Step 2: Save Questions to a File

Navigate to the "Settings" of your course. It is typically at the bottom of the list of navigation options

Within settings, click "Export Course Content"

Under Export Type, choose "Quiz" and select the temporary quiz you just created. You may have to scroll to locate it

Export the quiz and wait. Once completed, there will be a message saying Your content has been exported

Refresh the page and download the file by clicking the link as shown below:

The file will go to your downloads folder.

Step 3: Create an Item Bank

Locate "Item Banks" from the list of options where you found Quizzes and Settings.

Create a new Item Bank with the blue button in the top right hand corner of the screen.

Name your item bank, share it to your course, and hit 'Create Bank'

Select the item bank that you just created, and click the three vertical dots at the top right hand corner of the screen. 

The only option will be to import content. Select import content.

Drag and drop the file from your downloads.

Wait until the file finishes uploading, and you are done! Note: you may want to delete your temporary quiz from your "Quizzes" section.