29Reuse Content
Updated on 2023-08-18
Teachers can copy an entire course, import course content, share content with other instructors, or save the course as an archive.
29.1 Copy Content from the Current OR Other Courses/Organisations
Creating content for courses takes time and thoughtful planning. If teachers teach multiple courses that use similar content, teachers may want to copy content items and folders between courses to save time. Teachers can choose to copy multiple pieces of content across the courses, including all content in a single course.
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Teahcers can only select the Source Courses/Organisations if they have full editing right.
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29.1.1 Supported Content Types
- Folders
- Documents
- Tests, including group tests
- Assignments, including group assignments
- Linked to websites
- SCORM packages
- Discussions and Journals
- Learning Modules
Note
Turnitin Assignment cannot be copied using "Copy Items". Teachers need to use "Export Course Package" with "Import Course Package" for Turnitin Assignment. OR creating a new Turnitin Assignment using preferred settings.
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29.1.2 Individual course items from the current OR other Courses/Organisations
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On the course content page of the Destination Course/Organisation, click the "Three-dots Menu" / the "Plus Sign" .
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Choose "Copy Items" in "Three-dots Meue" / "Copy Content" aftering clicking the "Plus Sign".
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Click "Courses/Organisations" Tab.
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Input the "Course ID" to make search.
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The "Course ID" is on the top-left corner and above the "Course Name".
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For the current/other courses, click the "Arrow" to view the content details.
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For coping items in the current course, no need to select the couse check box, just click the arrow to view the content.
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Under the content categories, review the items inside each category.
- Content : Items that are listed on the Content tab for that course.
- Discussions : Items that are listed on the Discussions tab for that Course.
- Announcements
- Question Banks : All available Question Banks for that course.
- Rubrics : All available Rubrics for that course.
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In each category, teachers can choose which item(s) to include for the copy.
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For "Learning Modules" and "Folders", there are more content inside, please click the name to review the items within the "Learning Modules" and "Folders".
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Review the selected items. If some of the content in a category have been selected, the items names will be listed out. If all the content in a category have been selected, only the category name will be displayed.
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Click "Start Copy" Button to confirm.
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29.1.3 Entire Course from Other Courses/Organisations
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On the course content page of the Destination Course/Organisation, click the "Three-dots Menu" / the "Plus Sign" .
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Choose "Copy Items" in "Three-dots Meue" / "Copy Content" aftering clicking the "Plus Sign".
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Click "Courses/Organisations" Tab.
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Input the "Course ID" to make search.
Note
The "Course ID" is on the top-left corner and above the "Course Name".
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Select the Source Course/Organisation.
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Click the "Arrow" to check the content details of the selected course/organisation.
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Under the content categories, review the items inside each category.
- Content : Items that are listed on the Content tab for that course.
- Discussions : Items that are listed on the Discussions tab for that Course.
- Announcements
- Question Banks : All available Question Banks for that course.
- Rubrics : All available Rubrics for that course.
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Click "Start Copy" Button to confirm.
[Blackboard Official Website]
Copy Content from Other Courses
29.2 Export and Archive Courses
Teachers can export all course content for use in another Blackboard System (e.g. export content from Blackboard Staging System to Blackboard Production System).
The system will ask to include “student activity data” in the export, which is an archive. Student activity data includes assignment submissions, grades, attendance data, and discussion posts. Select Yes if to include the student enrollment and student data (i.e. for archive purpose, NOT using this package for importing to another Blackboard system). Select No to only copy the content without the student enrollment and data (i.e. to use this package for importing to another Blackboard system).
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When exporting content for another Blackboard System, please do NOT include the “student activity data”.
The following content will be included in an export/archive package:
- Course content
- Rubrics associated to assignments
- Calendar events, including office hours and course schedule
- Discussions
- Gradebook settings
- Manual gradebook items
- Goals alignments
- Course announcements
- Attendance (for archives only)
Please refer to the Blackboard Official Guide for details:
[Blackboard Official Website]
Export and Archive Courses
29.3 Import Course Package
Teachers can import a course package from another Blackboard System or from another instructor. When importing content, the content comes over in bulk—all of the content comes over at once. This information also applies to organizations.
Please refer to the Blackboard Official Guide for details:
[Blackboard Official Website]
Import Course Packages
Blackboard Reference Materials:
[Blackboard Official Website]
Copy Content from Other Courses
[Blackboard Official Website]
Export and Archive Courses
[Blackboard Official Website]
Import Course Packages
