CSU Stanislaus | Blackboard | Faculty Help | Course Management

Archive your Blackboard courses any time during the semester, and especially at the end of the semester for a complete backup of your course, including student assignments, grades, and communications. This archive file is only a backup of the entire course. It can be used to restore a course, if needed.

To Archive your Course:

Log on to Blackboard.
Navigate to the course to be archived.
In the Course Options section of the Control Panel, select the Archive Course link. Then click Archive in the upper left corner of the Export/Archive Manager toolbar.
Click the Submit button and you will get the following message: This action has been successfully queued. An email will be sent when the process is complete.
Click OK and return to the Control Panel. When you have been notified this process was completed, click Archive Course to see the zip file link that was created.
Control/right click the zip file link, select Save As (or similar wording), and save this file to a folder of your choice on your computer.
The Remove button on the right side of the screen by the zip file link lets you delete this archive from the Bb server. Remove a file only after you saved the zip file to your computer.

Exporting & Importing Course Materials

The Export Course feature is designed to save only your content and exclude all student data for Importing that content to another Bb course. An Export package can be Imported to Blackboard to put the content into a new course.

To Export Your Course Content:

Log on to Blackboard.
Navigate to the course to be exported.
In the Course Options section of the Control Panel, select the Export Course link. Then click Export in the upper left corner of the Export/Archive Manager toolbar.
Click the boxes to select the sections of your course to Export.
Click the Submit button and you will get the following message: This action has been successfully queued. An email will be sent when the process is complete.
Click OK and return to the Control Panel. When you have been notified this process was completed click Export Course to see the zip file link that was created.
Control/right click the zip file link, select Save As (or similar wording), and save this file to a folder of your choice on your computer.
The Remove button on the right side of the screen by the zip file link lets you delete this archive from the Bb server. Remove a file only after you saved the zip file to your computer.

To Import Your Course Content:

Log on to Blackboard (if you haven’t already done so).
Navigate to the course where the material needs to be imported.
In the Course Options section of the Control Panel, select the Import Package link.
In the Select a Package area click Browse and select the zip file that was created during the export process.
Check the boxes of the data you wish to import.
Click the Submit button and you will get the following message: This action has been successfully queued. An email will be sent when the process is complete.
Click OK and return to the Control Panel. When you have been notified this process was completed, return to your course. The course content you imported will be visible. You may need to rearrange some pages.
Please note, when importing course content, check for duplicate navigation items on the course menu. If you see duplicates, from the Control Panel click the Manage Course Menu link and remove the buttons that don’t contain your course content.

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