Known limitations:
- Unable to export a single item/test from BB Ultra – You can’t export individual items from BB Ultra. If you need to share content or assessments with another instructor, you must export the entire course.
While copying the entire course is possible, exporting and importing the entire course content can also be performed. Please refer to another document for exporting and importing a course package.
Important notes
- When copying a course, be sure to copy the ENTIRE COURSE rather than just the CONTENT in the COURSE. Copying only the content may result in styling and formatting issues as it may not automatically copy over items referenced by the selected item.
- When you copy course materials into an existing course, it will only add content without removing any existing content. Therefore, performing copy several times results in several items of the same names would be copied.
- You can only copy materials into a course if you have the role of instructor, teaching assistant (TA), or course builder.
- Hidden courses will not be selectable in the Copy Content panel.
- Copying does not include student-specific data (e.g. test and assignment submissions, grades, discussion posts, attendance data). Full-course copy will copy all announcements from the previous course.
- Content migrated from one course to another always needs to be reviewed and tested (i.e. ensure all the settings were retained in the migration process) prior to publishing them, particularly when Blackboard integrations like Respondus are involved.
Full Course Copy
If you are copying an entire course from the previously used course (or other development course), please copy the entire course following the steps below.
- Open the destination course – the course where you want to copy the content.
- Click on the three dots in the top-right corner. You will see a menu where you can click on Copy Items to go to the Copy Items Page.
- Find the course that needs to be copied from and select the checkbox next to it.
- On the right panel, click on “Start Copy” at the bottom. It may take some time to complete the copy process. Once it is finished, you will be able to see all the items copied from the selected course.
Course Content Copy
- Open the destination course – the course where you want the copied content to go.
- There are two locations you can go to Copy Items Page.
One is from the middle of the page with a plus icon. By clicking the icon, you will see a menu where you can click Copy Content to go to Copy Items Page.
Another is from the top-right corner. Select three dots and you will see a menu where you can click Copy Items to go to Copy Items page.
- Locate the course that needs to be copied from and select the arrow next to its name. Note: Do not select the checkbox next to the course name if you are only making a copy of items. Selecting the checkbox results in copying over the entire course.
- The course will open into several parts depending on what are contained in the source course. “Content”, “Discussions“, “Announcements”, “Question Banks”, “Rubrics” and “Grade Schemas” can be copied. Select the arrow next to the part that contains the needed content. This should reveal the individual items within that section.
- Select the box next to all items that need to be copied over. Note: Folders and Modules can be opened further to select content inside. Selected items are shown on the right side of the panel.
- Once you have made the necessary selections, click on “Start Copy“ at the bottom of the right panel. It may take a while to complete the copy process. Once it is finished, you will be able to see all the items copied from the selected course.
For copying over Respondus enabled tests or exams, please note:
After copying the Respondus test or exam using the “Copy Items” option to transfer content from the previous course, the instructor must go into the new course, access each of the exam settings, and select the Respondus LockDown Browser option. This will redirect them to the Respondus settings page; without completing this step, students will not be able to take the exams in the new course.
Step-by-step guide: