how to copy an activity from one course to another in moodle without using import option

by Earl Wisozk 5 min read

Prepare Items to Copy
  1. Open the course you will copy item(s) from. ...
  2. In the menu bar at the top of your course page, select Turn Editing On (green pencil icon ). ...
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the course page and click + Add topics to create a new Section. ...
  4. For each item you wish to copy, click Edit, then select Duplicate.

Can I copy items between courses in Moodle?

Items can only be copied between courses on the same Moodle site. To copy content from Legacy Moodle (moodle.umass.edu) to Moodle in the Cloud (umass.moonami.com), see Restore a Course in Moodle.

How do I import data into a Moodle course?

In the Moodle course you will copy into, to import the item(s): Open the course you wish to import item(s) into. In the Administration block, under Course Administration click Import. The Find a course to import data from page will open. The Find a course page can display up to ten courses available for you to copy.

How do I copy items from one course to another?

Open the course you will copy item(s) Click Turn Editing On. At the bottom of the course page, click the Increase the number of sections button (+) to create a new Section. You will use this section to hold duplicates of the items you wish to copy. For each item you wish to copy, click Edit, then select Duplicate.

How do I import a course from another course?

1) Begin by clicking on the "Import" link on the left-hand side of your course. 2) Then select the course that you would like to import from. 3) Then step through the wizard to select the course items that you would like to import. 4) Click finish and perform import.

Moving or copy activities from one course to another course

I have Course A and Course B. The activities ( SCORM, Forum, and 2 Quizzes) from Course A should be moved or copied to Course B.

Re: Moving or copy activities from one course to another course

To reuse course activities, please follow the instructions mentioned in -- https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Import_course_data --.

Re: Moving or copy activities from one course to another course

Be very carefull when you import. Are you using topic format or flexible sections. If you are using flexible sections 1. Get rid of topic zero 2. Create loads of blank topics as the first sections in your course and it will not overwrite anything. It can be a bit of a scatter gun effect but good to use

How to import a course in Moodle?

To import course information from a previous course in the same academic year 1 In Moodle, select the course to which you want to add the information. 2 Click Import from the Course Administration menu. Depending on the Moodle version and theme of your course, you will either find this by clicking on the gear icon () in the top right corner of your course, or you will find it in the Settings menu below the Navigation block.#N#Course import menu location–Option 1: Illustration of course import menu in courses where the course administration menu is on the top right corner of the course.#N#Course import menu location–Option 2: Illustration of course import menu is in courses where the Course Administration menu is under the Navigation block. 3 Select the course from which you want to get materials and click Continue. 4 You will see several screens asking what you want to backup and then import. Check the desired items and click next. 5 Click the import button. 6 You should now see the imported materials in the new course.

How long does it take to restore a course on Moodle?

Course materials on Moodle taught four to eight years ago will be available upon request from IITS, but may take up to a week to restore. Courses taught more than eight years ago will be deleted and no longer available from IITS. We recommend you keep your own archives of any materials you want to keep, in addition to the materials kept by IITS.

When was Moodle last updated?

Copy content from one course in Moodle to another in Moodle. Created On August 10, 2018. Last Updated On June 23, 2021.

Where is the gear icon in Moodle?

Depending on the Moodle version and theme of your course, you will either find this by clicking on the gear icon () in the top right corner of your course , or you will find it in the Settings menu below the Navigation block.

About course copy

Administrators, managers and those with the relevant capabilities can quickly copy courses from a course category or within a course.

Course copy from Course and category management screen

From Site administration / Courses / Manage courses and categories, click to select a category.

Course copy settings

As well as setting the course name, category, visibility and dates, you can make the following selections:

Allow teachers to copy courses

To allow a course teacher (or any role other than an admin or manager) to copy courses, the role needs the following capabilities: