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MOUNT ROYAL ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
How to Export/Import Blackboard
Course Content and Settings
This tutorial demonstrates how to export/import content, announcements and other items from one
course to another without archiving the entire course. The advantage of this over Course Copy is the
ability to save a backup. Note: This can only be done once at the beginning of the semester. (Otherwise a duplicate copy of the material will be created.)
1. Open an Internet browser (such as Firefox
or Internet Explorer
http://courseware.mymru.ca into the address bar at the top of your screen.
2. Type in the same user
name and password you
use for MyMRU. If you
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have problems with your
account login contact the
IT Service Desk.
)and type in
3. Click the Login button.
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4. To enter a Blackboard
course click the course link
under My Courses.
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5. Click Packages and
Utilities.
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6. Click Export/Archive
Course.
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7. Click Export.
Click the areas that you
would like to export. We
recommend at least the
following...
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8. Content Areas.
9. Adaptive Release
Rules for Content (necessary even if you have
not set them).
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10. Grade Center.
11. Settings.
12. Tests, Surveys and
Pools.
13. Scroll down.
14. Click Submit.
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13. The export file will take
about a minute to build. After you get an email notifying you that the export file
is finished, return to Export/Archive Course (steps
5 and 6) and right click the
link.
14. Click Save Link As.
15. Choose a good place
to save the file.
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16. Click Save.
17. The Export is now
complete. To import into a
new course, click My Bb
Courses.
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18. Click the course you
would like to import the
course material into.
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19. Click Packages and
Utilities.
20. Click Import Package/
View logs
21. Click Import Package.
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22. Scroll down to Section
2 Select a Package.
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23. Click Browse.
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24. Click the Exported file.
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25. Click Open.
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Click the areas that you
would like to import. We
recommend at least the
following...
26. Content Areas.
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27. Adaptive Release
Rules for Content (necessary even if you have
not set them).
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28. Grade Center.
29. Settings.
30. Tests, Surveys and
Pools.
31. Click Submit.
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