moodle how to import old course

In Course Administration>Settings, click on the Import link: Select the course you wish to import from and click Continue. You will be presented with the "backup settings" page. Use the check boxes for import activities, blocks and or filters as types of items which will show on the next screen.

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How do I access my Moodle course?

If you are using a different theme, click Administration > Course Administration, click on the Import link: Select the course you wish to import from and click Continue. You will be presented with the "backup settings" page. Use the check boxes for import activities, blocks and or filters...

How to import Moodle course materials into Schoology?

On the Course Management panel, under Course Settings, select Import. The Find a course to import data from page will open. The Find a course to import data from page will list up to 10 courses available for you to copy.

How to create a course on Moodle?

Aug 04, 2020 · Launch Moodle ( https://moodle.davidson.edu) and open the course you would like to import material into (the new course). In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the "gear" icon to open the course settings. On the resulting drop-down list, click on Import option.

How to open your Moodle course to students?

May 21, 2009 · Re: Importing courses from an older version of Moodle by E. L. Cooper - Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 11:44 PM In the specific course go to backup, select what you want to backup, (for example you may not wish to backup users or user data) run it and when it completes go to the file folder in the same course.

How to import activities or resources

With the Boost theme click the gear/cogwheel icon top right of your course and then click "Import:

Examples and tips

Importing a quiz from course A to course B, will also add the questions to the question bank so you can use them in new quizzes.

Import course capabilities

Backup for import - allows a user to backup a course ready for importing into another course

What does import do in Moodle?

By default, the Import function copies everything in a Moodle course with a few exceptions (see below). When you import into your new course, most content, activities, and settings will be imported with the same layout and organization as the previous Moodle course.

How to copy content from another course in Moodle?

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 (.mbz) Backup Files into their new course on Moodle in the Cloud.

What are the types of content in Import Settings?

On the Import Settings page, check the types of content to include (activities and resources, blocks, filters, calendar events, and/or question bank, groups and groupings, custom fields, and/or content bank content); all the options except for groups and groupings will be selected by default.

What is reusing a course in Moodle?

Reusing a Moodle course is a process instructors perform from within their new course. This page provides instructions and a few important reminders.

What is not included in import?

This means that any assignment submissions, forum posts, database and glossary contributions, and wiki content will not be included in the import.

Can you import a course from Moodle?

You can use the Import tool to copy a course that is already on Moodle in the Cloud. You cannot perform Import from the legacy version of Moodle (moodle.umass.edu) to a current Moodle course in the Cloud (umass.moonami.com). See below for details.

Can you import an entire course?

Import an Entire Course. Because the import process is "additive," it is best to import into a new, empty course if you are importing an entire course. To duplicate the organization and most of the settings of Resources and Activities into the new course, follow the steps below: