Blackboard: How to Copy/Move Content in Courses

Instructors are able to copy or move content and place it in another area within the same course or in another course. Entire folders and Learning Units can also be copied. Instructors must have an Instructor role in the destination course when content is moved or copied to another course. The Copy Content and Modify Content pages are similar in manner. Instructors can choose whether to delete an item after it is copied or to also keep it in its original place.

Note: Folders may not be copied from other parts of a course into a Learning Unit.

How to Copy/Move Isolated Content Items

  1. Open a course content area (such as Course Documents) in the Control Panel.
  2. Find the item you want to copy, and click on the Copy button to the right of the item. You will then see a screen similar to the one below:

Copy / Move Content

Fields/Options

The table below details the fields on the Copy/Move Content page.

Field

Description

1. Content Information

The name and description of the item appears here.

2. Destination

Destination Course:

Select the destination for the item being copied from the drop-down list. This may be the same course the item is currently in, or a completely different course.

Destination Folder

Click Browse. A map of the content areas for the destination course appears. Select the folder you want the item copied into.

Delete item after copy?

Select Yes to delete this item from the current course once it is copied. Select No and this item will remain in the course after it is copied.

How to Copy an Entire Course Into a Different Course Shell

  1. Open the Control Panel in the course you want to *be* copied.
  2. Click on the "Course Copy" link in the bottom left corner of the Control Panel.
  3. Select the link to "Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course"
  4. Click the BROWSE button to select your destination course. This is the course into which you want your content copied. Clicking the Browse button will bring up a list of all the courses for which you are the instructor.
  5. Find the destination course you want and click the SELECT button to the far right of the course name.
  6. Next, you will need to click the checkboxes beside all the course content areas you want to copy. You generally DO NOT want to copy enrollments.
  7. Click the Submit button. It may take up to 15 minutes for your copied material to show up in the new course.

 

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