For users with Zoom links in their previous courses, the recommended process for copying a course has changed. For details on the change, continue reading or jump to Copying Content from a Course Containing Zoom for the new process.

Previously, the recommended process for copying course content from a previous Canvas course into a current course involved the Import course content feature and selecting to import All content. As previously documented, this does not bring over third-party material (Turnitin Assignments, Kaltura videos, etc.), but, it does bring over Calendar events that are generated by the creation of Zoom meetings in Canvas.

Figure: Syllabus Course Summary with Previous Course's Zoom Events

For example, if you imported all of the content from your Fall 2020 course that contained Zoom meetings you created through Canvas for the end of semester (once we moved off campus for courses) into your Fall 2021 course, you would now see the previous Zoom meetings on both the Course Summary of the Syllabus tool (as seen at the right) and the Calendar. These events will include links to past Zoom meetings, not associated with the current course.

Below are our recommendations for:

Copying Content from a Course Containing Zoom Meetings
Removing Zoom Calendar Events from Already Copied Course Content

Copying Content from a Course Containing Zoom Meetings

If you have not yet imported course content from a course containing Zoom meetings created through Canvas, but plan to, follow the instructions at How do I select specific content as part of a course import?. When you reach Select All Group Content, select each of the checkboxes next to every type of content except Calendar Events.

Calendar events tied to Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, and Pages will still appear on the Course Summary of the Syllabus and Calendar. If you had any manually created events on the Calendar, you can choose to select those events individually from the Calendar Events group while selecting content.

Removing Zoom Calendar Events from Already Copied Course Content

If you have already imported course content from a course containing Zoom meetings created through Canvas and have Zoom meetings to remove from the Calendar:

In the Global Navigation menu at the far left, click the Calendar button.
Click the Agenda button at the top right.
Click on the name of the event to be deleted.
Click the Delete button that appears in the pop-up and repeat in the second pop-up.
Repeat as necessary to remove all unwanted Calendar events.

There is no way to bulk delete events from the Calendar in Canvas.