UMBC Blackboard is now creating new blank courses for all classes listed in the Schedule of Classes. Instructors who had been requesting course copies from a previous course can easily import all content (including exams and surveys) to their new (blank) course.

This tutorial refers to the previously used course as previous, and the course to which you want to copy the material as current.

For example:
Sending material from TEST101_0101_SP2003 (previous) to TEST101_0101_FA2004 (current).

NOTE: Copying settings from a previous course will overwrite the settings of the new course.

NOTE: It is recommended that you complete the process on a private computer, rather than a public computer (such as a lab computer), as you may exceed your UMBC account quota.

After opening the previous course, confirm the presence and location of all content you wish to send to the new, blank course.

You may now Export the course to your local computer.

From your course Control Panel, under "Course Options", click Export Course.

On the following page, select which elements you wish to import into your new course.

Click to continue.

 

 

Click the link under "Export Course" to download the package file of your course and save it to your computer.

Choose a location on your computer where you will remember to find the .ZIP file. In the example, the course is exported as sample.zip.

You will see your course listed with the course ID and the .ZIP extension.

Open the blank course that has been automatically generated for you. You are now ready to import the data into the new course.

From the course Control Panel in the blank course, under "Course Options", click Import Package.

Click Browse, then select the .ZIP file you exported earlier from the PREVIOUS course.

Select the course materials you wish to import into the blank course (e.g., Content, Announcements, Calendar, Course Settings, etc.).

Click .

*The importing process can take several minutes for large courses.

You will receive WARNING messages from the Import Log receipt that follows. These usually pertain to unimportable items and can be ignored.

Click OK on the receipt page to enter your new, imported course.

NOTE: Depending on the amount of content, this process could take several minutes. You will receive an email when the process is complete.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the help desk.