Date

February 24, 2026

Type

Knowledge Base (KB)

Owner

Joel Vanner

About

In this session, you’ll learn:

• How to use Item Banks in Canvas to build quizzes and exams

Item banks are reusable pool of questions. Item Banks can be imported from Blackboard, provided by a textbook publisher, created using existing quiz questions in your course, or created from scratch. You can also use them to randomize questions and answer choices, helping to discourage academic dishonesty while making quiz creation faster and more flexible.

Unlike Blackboard Pools, Item Banks are not tied to a single course and instead belong to a user, which means they can be managed and reused across multiple courses and shared more easily with colleagues.

Would you prefer to attend a live version of this training? Check out our calendar to see when it’s being held next, and register to attend!

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Recordings

Item Banks: What are Item Banks in Canvas? (Video)

Item Banks: What are Item Banks in Canvas? (Video)

Item Banks: Creating a Blank Item Bank in Canvas and Adding Questions Manually (Video)

Item Banks: Creating a Blank Item Bank in Canvas and Adding Questions Manually (Video)

Item Banks: Adding Existing Canvas Quiz Questions to an Item Bank in Canvas (Video)

Item Banks: Adding Existing Canvas Quiz Questions to an Item Bank in Canvas (Video)

Item Banks: Importing Publisher Test Banks to an Item Bank in Canvas (Video)

Item Banks: Importing Publisher Test Banks to an Item Bank in Canvas (Video)

Item Banks: Importing Blackboard Pools to Canvas Item Banks (Video)

Item Banks: Importing Blackboard Pools to Canvas Item Banks (Video)

Item Banks: Adding an Item Bank to a Quiz in Canvas (Video)

Item Banks: Adding an Item Bank to a Quiz in Canvas (Video)

Item Banks: Sharing an Item Bank in Canvas and Choosing Permissions

Item Banks: Sharing an Item Bank in Canvas and Choosing Permissions

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