Embedding Rise output/link into Canvas LMS

Hello Janet, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes!

You can export Rise courses for AICC, SCORM 1.2, and SCORM 2004 4th Edition learning management systems. Just open your Rise course for editing, click Export in the upper right corner of the screen, and choose an LMS specification.

A quick Google search turns up this document in the Canvas knowledge base, stating that Canvas also supports SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 4th Edition.  The same document explains how to import SCORM files as an assignment in Canvas.

Please let us know how it goes!

I am unable to import rise courses into canvas.  I exported from Rise with Scorm 1.2 and imported the zip file into Canvas.  When I clicked on the index file, nothing showed.

Can you help?

HI Michelle,

What browser were you using to author the Rise course, and to view it in Canvas? Did you see any error messages when uploading the course? Were you following the same steps that Justin linked to above?

If you want to share your Rise export, I can try uploading it to SCORM Cloud as well. A good way to test any LMS course. 

I worked with Canvas for four years and think it's the best LMS I've used...  The only downside was lack of scorm support...  Am glad to see that Instructure resolved that issue.

Has anyone been able to successfully import Rise into Canvas. If so, any examples I can see?

Hi James, 

It's not an LMS I see mentioned here a lot, but if you haven't yet, take a look at the trial of Articulate 360 here!  You can export Rise content for LMS and choose SCORM, AICC or Tin Can API and then upload to Canvas to give it a test.

If you need anything else let us know! 

Thanks for all this info.To bring together, 

I finally worked out how to take an Articulate Rise SCORM Module into Canvas as a link, rather than as an assignment. Here is the process I followed.

1.       In Canvas, go to Files, and set up the folder that you want to hold the Rise material. You will need to set up a separate folder or subfolder for each Rise module that you want to export. For example, if you have a weekly introductory module, then you will need a separate folder for each week. If you don’t then all of the unzipped Rise files will be jumbled together. You MUST do this before starting the transfer.

2.       In Articulate Rise, export your module as a SCORM 1.2 zipped file. Note its location (usually the ‘Download’ folder on your PC).

3.       In Canvas, navigate to the relevant folder, and in the top right you will see an Upload button. Click that, and then navigate to the zip file you want to upload. When you click open, you will be invited to expand the file once uploaded – choose this option. Note that the alternative is simply to upload it, without unzipping and I assume you would then have to unzip it in the folder – I didn’t do this. You will then see the upload process – a red bar at the top of the Canvas page. It is quite a slow process.

4.       Once uploaded, in Canvas, navigate to the folder called scormcontent and open. Right click on the file index.html and copy the link address.

5.       Return to the Modules section of Canvas open the document in which you want to put the link. Open it for editing and click where you want to link to be placed.

6.       Click on the link symbol in the toolbar at the top and paste the link in the box that opens. Click the Insert Link button and you should see a link appear on your Canvas page.

7.       Be sure to save your change before you leave the page.

8.       Clicking on the link brings up the usual Rise webpage.

Thanks Errol for sharing that here - incredibly helpful to have that insight into Canvas specific steps. 

Thanks, Errol. I have been looking for this answer.

My question is that SCORM material doesn't seem to work on the mobile app. Have you found that to be true?

Elaine, thanks for the question.  I had not tried it in the Canvas app, but having just tried, you are correct - it does not open.  It works if you access the material via the web on a mobile device but not on the Canvas app.  I will raise it with Canvas and see if they have any suggestions.  Maybe the Articulate staff could assist also.