[ARCHIVED] Moodle question bank import

[rfrankel]

I have successfully imported content from a Moodle course. However, is it possible to import question banks from Moodle that are at the site level?

[kona]

 @rfrankel ​ - I'm not a previous Moodle users (or at least not recently ), but I did find the following guide on How do I import content from Moodle into Canvas?

If this doesn't help you may consider posting your question in the Instructional Designers​ or Canvas Admins​ groups. You may get a better/quicker response that way!

[rfrankel]

Thanks  @kona ​. The guide discusses importing a Moodle course , or its content. However, like Canvas, Moodle allows you to have question banks at the site level. So my question is, is there a way to grab those banks for import, or do I first need to copy the bank to a course and import it from there.

[kona]

Good question and I'm not sure! I'm going to go ahead and move your question over to the Instructional Designers​ group and see if we have any previous Moodle users who could provide some guidance!

[julian · Accepted solution]

Sorry for the late response. Just discovered this post.

At the site level in Moodle you can export the question bank. Export this as a QTI file.

That QTI can then be imported as it is a recognised open standard into Canvas.

This is a theory right now. Let me know if you have any issues implementing it.

Julian (the ex-Moodleman)

[mjolly]

Hi Julian,

When I try to export a question bank, I am given three options: GIFT, Moodle XML, or XHTML. I don't see QTI as a choice when exporting question banks. I know it is a format for quizzes, but not for question banks.

We are using Moodleroom's Joule, so maybe that's the issue. Is there another way to export question banks to QTI besides from within a course?

Thanks!

Mike

[julian]

Looks like I need to update this post with some new info.

QTI export was standard in Moodle up until Moodle 2.1 Export questions - MoodleDocs

However in 2.2 that feature was removed from core Moodle. The reason given by Tim Hunt (The quiz tool maintainer) is this:

Moodle has never actually supported QTI export. It used to have something called QTI export, but it never worked, which is why it was removed.

If you tell us what your "other Data and Assessment program" is, we would be better able to advise.

JR

[seth_slater]

I, too, am with Mike on this. QTI is not a choice through Moodle, so we're in need of another method, if there one even exists.

Thanks!

- Seth

[wbreitbach]

Quiz Banks will migrate with course uploads using the MBZ file or the Common Course Cartridge file. 

A couple of challenges you may run into:

• Some question types available in Moodle are not available in Canvas. This may be a Common Course Cartridge compatibility issue. I am not sure.
• Questions rendered by the Moodle equation editor may not import properly.
• Quizzes that have an overall value set will have the point totals changed. For example, if you have a Moodle quiz set to 20 points regardless of the total number of questions, Canvas does not like that. It will set the default value as 1 point per question.

Good luck. If you are using Moodlerooms, I may be able to share other useful transition information.