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Migrating Course Content

Overview

If you previously taught a course in D2L Brightspace, you can migrate some or all of that course’s components into another course using the Import/Export/Copy Components tool. 

Steps to migrate course content

Step 1. From within the course you would like to copy components TO (e.g., a new course you are creating), click Course Admin from the More Tools drop-down menu in the navigation bar.

D2L Brightspace Navbar with the "More Tools" dropdown menu expanded. There is a red box around the "Course Admin" option in the menu

Step 2. Select Import/Export/Copy Components from the menu.

Course Administration page in D2L Brightspace showing a large list of tools sorted alphabetically. There is a red box around the "Import / Export / Copy Components" link

Step 3. Select Search for offering.

Import/Export/Copy Components screen, with a red box around the "Copy Components from another Org Unit" option. A red arrow points to the "Search for offering" button within the option

Step 4.  Search for and select the course you would like to copy FROM.  All of the courses you have previously taught will be available to copy from. Click the button next to the course then Add Selected.

Select Course Offering pop-up window with the user searching the term "demo". There is a red box around a resulting option called "BWH Demo Course"

Step 5a. Choose either Copy All Components or Select Components.

If you select Copy All Components, the migration will begin. Depending on how much material you are copying over, the process could take a couple seconds or several minutes (particularly if copying large course files).

Note – This process makes a complete copy of everything in the course and while sometimes useful, it is recommended to use Select Components to ensure you copy just what you need.

Import/Export/Copy Components screen with the "Copy Components from another Org Unit" option selected and "BWH Demo Course" as the Course to Copy. There is a red box around the "Select Components" button at the bottom of the page.

Step 5b. If you chose Select Components, a list will appear where you can select the components you wish to copy over. You can choose to either copy all the items within a component or select individual items to copy from within a component.

Note – When copying items from Content, you’ll want to make sure that (1) Include associated files is checked to ensure that all necessary files are imported then click (2) Continue.

Three screens of the Choose Components to Copy interface combined into one image left to right: The first third shows enabled "Include associated files" under the Content options. The second third shows the "Select Individual Items to copy" option selected under Content. The final third shows are Content specific interface for selecting specific Modules and Topics to copy over.

 Step 6. Review and Confirm the items to be copied and click Finish.

Select Course Material - Confirm to Copy Components to Copy screen featuring a list of course materials that will be copied. There is a red box around the "Finish" button at the bottom of the screen.

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