{"id":698,"date":"2025-10-31T09:18:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/canvas\/?page_id=698"},"modified":"2026-07-27T04:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:15:22","slug":"archiving-d2l-student-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/canvas\/archiving-d2l-student-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Student Submissions and Grades from D2L"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this transition to Canvas, the only content that will be transferred from D2L will be course content and assessments. If you need to keep any student data, you can download and archive the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-block accordion expandable-group expandable-group-faq\" id=\"newExpandable\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headinggrades\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablegrades\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablegrades\">Grades<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablegrades\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headinggrades\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Grades <\/strong>&#8211; Select the <strong>Export button<\/strong> at the top of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the following options for export\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By default, it will download <strong>All Users<\/strong>. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have Groups or Sections set up in the course, you will have a drop-down available at the top called <strong>Export Grade Items For<\/strong>, and it may have <em>Sections <\/em>and\/or <em>Groups <\/em>listed. If you decide to choose one of these, select the <strong>Apply <\/strong>button once it is selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Both <\/strong>for the <em>Key Field<\/em> option\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Both option includes the student&#8217;s Username and M#, which is the Org Defined ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select either <strong>Points <\/strong>and\/or <strong>Grade Scheme<\/strong> (Weighted\/Percentage) for the <em>Grade Values<\/em> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Last Name<\/strong>, <strong>First Name<\/strong>, and <strong>Email <\/strong>from the <em>User Details<\/em> options. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <em>Section Membership<\/em> or <em>Group Membership<\/em> checkbox may be available if you have sections or groups set up in the course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select all Grade items to export by selecting the checkbox at the top of the list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Export to CSV<\/strong> or <strong>Export to Excel<\/strong> at the bottom of the export page to begin the export process. <em>Either of these files will open in a spreadsheet program.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Download<\/strong> button in the pop-up window that appears when the file is ready.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingassignment-submissions-dropbox\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandableassignment-submissions-dropbox\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandableassignment-submissions-dropbox\">Assignment Submissions (Dropbox)<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandableassignment-submissions-dropbox\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingassignment-submissions-dropbox\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Assignment tool doesn&#8217;t have a way to bulk export all assignment submissions at once. You can go into each assignment and download all submissions for that assignment using the following steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li>Select the <strong>Assignment<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the top checkbox, next to the Learner column header, to select all students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the <strong>Download <\/strong>option at the top of the list of submissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A zip file will be created. Choose the <strong>Download<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingquiz-attempts\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablequiz-attempts\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablequiz-attempts\">Quiz Attempts<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablequiz-attempts\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingquiz-attempts\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the information you would like to export, there are different options to choose from in the Quiz Reports area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Create Quiz Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Quiz <\/strong>tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the arrow to the right of the Quiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3413-create-and-configure-a-quiz#set-up-a-quiz-report\"><strong>Setup Reports<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the appropriate report you would like to create by choosing the options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Question Statistics<\/strong> &#8211; The average score on questions by points and percentage.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default\">\n<li><strong>Question Details<\/strong> &#8211; All of the answers provided for each quiz attempt, how many users chose each possible answer, the total number of responses, and the average score on each question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>User Statistics<\/strong> &#8211; The class average and standard deviation, grade distribution, and the grade of each user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attempt Details<\/strong> &#8211; Detailed information about each question. The users\u2019 responses for each question organized by attempt, including how long each attempt took.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>User Attempts<\/strong> &#8211; The users\u2019 score for each question in points and percentage organized by attempt, including how long each attempt took.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Instructor-Banner<\/strong> under the <em>Release Report To<\/em> area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>View Quiz Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Quiz <\/strong>tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the arrow to the right of the Quiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>View Reports<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the report you would like to view.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Generate CSV<\/strong> button or the <strong>Generate Excel <\/strong>button to start the export process.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you choose the <strong>Generate HTML<\/strong> button, it will present the information in the browser window, and you still have the option to <em>Export to CSV<\/em>, <em>Export to Excel<\/em>, or <em>Print<\/em>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the export is ready, you will receive a notification under the Updates icon (looks like a bell) at the top of the page by your account name. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the report is available, you can select the <strong>Click here to download the export file<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingdiscussions\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablediscussions\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablediscussions\">Discussions<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablediscussions\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingdiscussions\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Discussion tool does not have an export option. However, you can pull the information by following the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Discussions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the <strong>Settings <\/strong>options in the upper right corner of the Discussion list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Grid View<\/strong> under the <em>Default View<\/em> area, click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Topic you want to export\/print.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To select all the posts for the topic, select the top checkbox at the top left of the list of discussion posts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the <strong>Print <\/strong>option just above the discussion post list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Print <\/strong>and choose <strong>Save as PDF<\/strong> in the <em>Destination<\/em> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-faq\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingsurveys\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablesurveys\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablesurveys\">Surveys<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablesurveys\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-faq\" aria-labelledby=\"headingsurveys\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Surveys work similarly to the Quiz tool. You will need to set up a report in the edit area of the Survey to get the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Create Survey Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-compact-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Survey <\/strong>tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the arrow to the right of the survey and choose <strong>Edit<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the <strong>Reports Setup<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Add Report<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a <strong>Report Name<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select from the available <em>Report Types<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Summary Report<\/strong> &#8211; displays aggregate data for multiple choice, true and false, Likert, multi-select, and matching question types. You can also display text responses for written response, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank question types.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Individual Attempts<\/strong> &#8211; displays each attempt individually. You can choose to hide the user\u2019s first and last name when the&nbsp;<strong>Individual Attempts<\/strong>&nbsp;report is viewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Instructor-Banner<\/strong> under the <em>Release Report To<\/em> area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>View Survey Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Survey <\/strong>tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the arrow to the right of the survey and choose <strong>Reports<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the report to view.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Generate CSV<\/strong> button or the <strong>Generate Excel <\/strong>button to start the export process.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you choose the <strong>Generate HTML<\/strong> button, it will present the information in the browser window, and you still have the option to <em>Export to CSV<\/em>, <em>Export to Excel<\/em>, or <em>Print Report<\/em>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A save window will open, allowing you to choose the location where the file will be saved. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this transition to Canvas, the only content that will be transferred from D2L will be course content and assessments. 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