To backup the original course information.
In Moodle, select the course to which you want to restore or materials from the archived course. Click Restore from the Course Administration menu.
Course data can be copied from one Moodle course to another by using the Import function found in the gear menu. This allows you to copy all or select course resources and activities to a different course site.
Moodle courses taught in the previous three years will be available for you to review, backup, and restore into your current courses–although they may not be on the current Moodle server. 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.
Choose Backup 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.
Prepare Items to CopyOpen the course you will copy item(s) from. ... In the menu bar at the top of your course page, select Turn Editing On (green pencil icon ). ... Scroll to the bottom of the course page and click + Add topics to create a new Section. ... For each item you wish to copy, click Edit, then select Duplicate.More items...
Use the Basic Move Icon to Move Items in Your CourseFor activities and resources, Moodle will highlight the available move locations with an arrow and box.For sections, click Edit (far right of the section), then click Move Up ( ) or Move Down ( ) from the drop-down menu to move the section.
To copy content from another instructor's course in the legacy version of Moodle: The instructor of the course in the legacy Moodle will need to Backup a Moodle Course by creating and downloading a Moodle Backup file (. mbz) and send the created backup file to the course copier. Then the copier can Restore Moodle (.
Exporting Content From Moodle From within a course, from the course Administration menu, choose Backup. Select whether to export as a Common Cartridge or a native Moodle file. Follow the succession of screens, to complete the process.
To ensure this:Unzip the backup file of the course (example: mycourse. zip)Once the file is unzipped, open the folder (example: mycourse).Select the folders within the mycourse folder AND the moodle. xml file and create a zip of those item (example: mycourse_new. ... Upload the new zip file (example: mycourse_new.
Let's take the step-by-step guide on how to copy a Moodle course.Step 1: Dashboard login. Log in to your Moodle dashboard. ... Step 2: Select the course to duplicate. ... Step 3: Backup the course. ... Step 4: Backup settings. ... Step 5: Review the backup settings. ... Step 6: Continue to download the course.
Go to the course where you want the questions to appear:In the settings menu select Question bank.Click on Import.Select Moodle XML format.Click on CHOOSE A FILE and select the XML file that you just exported.Click IMPORT.
Go to Settings>Site administration>Users>Accounts>Bulk user actions and select the users you wish to export. From the dropdown "With selected users", choose "download" and choose the type of file you wish to download from text, ODS or Excel.
Upload coursesGo to Administration > Site administration > Courses > Upload courses.Either drag and drop the CSV file or click the 'Choose a file' button and select the file in the file picker.Select appropriate import options carefully, then click the preview button.
Under the Course administration tab, in the top list of links, select Download instructor files. Moodle will compress the files into a single ZIP file and begin the download process, which will differ depending on your browser settings.
How do I import content from Moodle into Canvas?Open Settings. In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.Import Content into Course. Click the Import Course Content link.Select Content Type. ... Select Migration Content. ... Adjust Events and Due Dates. ... View Content Import Warning Message. ... Import Course.
In CanvasNavigate to the new shell.Select "Settings"Click on"Import Content into This Course" from the buttons on the right.Select "Moodle..." for the "Content Type"Next to "Source", click the "Choose File" button and browse the Moodle backup file.Click "All Content"Click "Import"
Before you start importing content, we recommend doing a little preparation in the course you are copying from. Note: This step is especially important if the target course already contains any content.
Edit due dates for activities To update due dates for activities such as Assignments and Quizzes see Edit Dates for Multiple Activities & Resources in Moodle for information on how to change many due dates at once. Note: The Edit Dates page does not work for Turnitin assignments.
Administrators, managers and those with the relevant capabilities can quickly copy courses from a course category or within a course.
From Site administration / Courses / Manage courses and categories, click to select a category.
As well as setting the course name, category, visibility and dates, you can make the following selections:
To allow a course teacher (or any role other than an admin or manager) to copy courses, the role needs the following capabilities:
Course data can be copied from one Moodle course to another by using the Import function found in the gear menu. This allows you to copy all or select course resources and activities to a different course site.
The process described below is necessary only when trying to restore a course from the Moodle Archive.
Log into your Moodle site, which is located at either http://moodle.lafayette.edu (course sites) or http://spaces.lafayette.edu (non-course sites).
6. Once the backup is complete, you will see a screen indicating the backup is complete. Click Continue, which will take you to the course backup/restore area.
The final step is to download the backup you just created in order to restore it on the other server.
Is it possible to copy an entire course and make it a new separate one?
Note only that the second step requires you to be an administrator or have course creator rights in your Moodle.