how to import course content in blackboard

by Naomie Kohler 9 min read

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After you have made your selections click Submit at the bottom right-hand side of the page. ThisMoreAfter you have made your selections click Submit at the bottom right-hand side of the page. This will open your course it. May take a few minutes for the import to occur.

About content areas

Content from content areas appearing on the course menu that have the same name in the package as in the existing course will be added in the same content area. Nothing is removed from the course and replaced with content from the package. Imported content is appended to existing content in the same content area.

About discussion board forums

Include starter posts for each thread in each forum (anonymously) or include only forums with no started posts in the course copy.

About course links

Links to parts of a course that aren't imported will break when the links appear in the destination course. For example, if a link to a test appears in a content area and you choose not to copy tests, the link to the test will break.

About delegated grading

When you import a course without enrollments into an existing course, the delegated setting is brought over as enabled for all existing delegated grading assignments. All current users who can reconcile are also set to grade all submissions.

About attendance data

Export/import creates an attendance column that you can't delete, but no attendance data is added.

What happens if you don't import a course into Destination?

If the imported sections of the course include links to materials that you don't import into the destination course, the links will break in the destination course. For example, if a course area links to a test but you don't import the assessments, the link to the test will break. After importing, edit the destination course to update or remove any broken links.

Can you import a course package into Blackboard?

You can import course packages back into Blackboard Learn to create a new course with the same content. Exporting a course includes only the course content. The export doesn't include any user interactions such as blog posts or grades. Don't unzip or extract a course or archive package. Don't remove files from the package or try to import ...

Export a course

The export course feature creates a ZIP file of your course content that you can import to create a new course—without any users or user interactions with the course. The export only includes what you select from the list. Note that attendance isn't included in the list.

Common cartridge format

Common cartridge is an initiative led by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. The initiative supports course packages you can use across learning management systems (LMS) such as Blackboard Learn.

Archive a course

The archive course feature creates a permanent record of a course including all the content and user interactions. Archived courses are saved as ZIP files. When you archive a course, it isn't deleted from the system.

Download the course package

On the Export/Archive Course page, select the link for the package to download.

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