Blackboard (Faculty) - Export/Import: Export Course Materials
This document provides an overview of exporting course materials from one course and importing into another course.
Export All, or Select Links, Settings, and Tools from Your Old Course Shell
- From the Control Panel, in your old course, click on Packages and Utilities to expand the menu.
- Click on Export / Archive Course link.
- Click on the Export Package button.
- In the File Attachments section, for Course Files Default Directory:
Note: Blackboard will allow files up to 2GB to be imported into your course. If you know you have large files in your course, click the Calculate Size button. If the size of your course is over 2GB, this export will not successfully import into your new course. Large files are usually
- Large PowerPoint: reduce the size of your PowerPoints with these instructions: https://kb.siue.edu/64506
- Videos linked within Blackboard: Store your videos in YuJa with these instructions in this training: https://www.siue.edu/its/training/YuJa/Intro/#/
Once your course export file is below 2GB, continue to step 5:
- In the Select Course Materials section:
If you want to copy the entire course (Grade Center, files and links, discussion boards, settings, etc.) to your new course, click the Select All button. This is the recommended option even if you are not using some of the tools.
If you want to copy certain sections (Course Work content area, Grade Center, Tests, etc.) check the boxes to the left of just the areas you wish to copy. Note: If you are exporting a content area with an assessment, you must export the Grade Center.
If you are not sure which sections you want, click Select All. You will have the opportunity to import only select areas. You always have the option of deleting content from the new course once it has been transferred. - Click Submit at the bottom of the page.
The Export process may take a few minutes to create the package especially if the course contains a lot of materials. When the package is ready, you will receive an email from the Blackboard Administrator. - Click on Refresh button within the browser to refresh your page. You should now see the package listed as "ExportFile_yourcoursename_bunchofnumbers.zip".
- Right click on the file name. Select the Save Link As option and save the file to your Desktop. DO NOT open the file or unzip it. If you are using Safari as your browser, review this Knowledge Base article to ensure the .zip file does not automatically open: https://kb.siue.edu/78607.
If you are sharing the course material with another instruction, email this zip file to the instructor. They will follow the import process below to import the materials into their course shell.
- Import Course Materials (Click the
below to expand the menus for directions.)
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If you have not already done so, you must export your previous course materials and save the zip file to your desktop. See "Export Course Materials" for instructions.
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Import All, or Select Links, Settings, and Tools from Your Old Course Shell
- From the Control Panel, in your new course, click on Packages and Utilities to expand the menu.
- Click on Import Package / View Logs.
- Click on the Import Package button.
- In the second section Select a Package, click the Browse Local Files button to locate the "ExportFile_yourcoursename_bunchofnumbers.zip" file you download from your previous course.
- In the third section Select Course Materials:
If you have exported the entire course, click the Select All button.
If you have exported only certain sections, check the boxes to the left of just the areas you wish to import.
If you are not sure which sections you exported, Select All. (You may receive an error if the section was not originally in the export, for example a blog. This will not affect your import.) - Click Submit at the bottom of the page.
The Export process may take a few minutes to import the package especially if the course contains a lot of materials.
When the package is ready, you will receive an email from the Blackboard Administrator.
Once the process is complete, you will have the option to return to the content areas, tests, Grade Center, etc., and delete those parts you do not wish to keep.
Many of the resources will be duplicated. Delete the unnecessary links in the navigation.
Review Your Import
- Return to your content areas and check all the content, links, and settings.
- Delete duplicate copied course navigational items (beneath the default course navigational items). (https://kb.siue.edu/61300)
- If you use Due Dates: (https://kb.siue.edu/73699)
From the Control Panel, click on Course Tools.
Click on Date Management.
Set the due dates for the current semester.
Click Submit at the bottom of the page when you are finished. - If you have any links to Webpages:(https://kb.siue.edu/70097)
From the Control Panel, click on Course Tools.
Click on Link Checker.
Verify that all the links are valid and visible. If any are not, fix the link.
Click Submit at the bottom of the page when you are finished. - Make the course shell available: (https://kb.siue.edu/59705)
From the Control Panel, click on Customization to expand the menu.
Click on Properties.
In the Set Availability section, click the Yes radio button.
Click Submit at the bottom of the page. - Preview the course as a student:
Click on the Enter Student Preview button (next to Edit Mode) (https://kb.siue.edu/55406)
Within Student Preview, you will see the course as the students see it. Any adaptive release items will not be visible unless available. You will be able to take tests, post blogs, discussion postings, etc.
- From the Control Panel, in your new course, click on Packages and Utilities to expand the menu.
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