Course reuse allows academics and admins to save copies of and transfer content between courses. It is commonly used to perform course content rollovers, where content from a past term is transferred to the current term's course and to recover lost content.
The main course reuse options are:
- Import: Copy course content from another course into the current course. This is commonly used to rollover course content from a past term into the current term.
- Backup and Restore: Save course content into a backup file, this file can be restored to bring content into a course. This is commonly used to keep backups of a course prior to making big changes, so any mistakes can be recovered.
When to use Import or Backup & Restore
Import is commonly used to copy course content while backup & restore is used to keep backups of course content to recover in case there are issues. Backup and restore should generally not be used to copy content between courses as it can bring over student enrolments.
The main differences between import and backup & restore are:
- Import: Easier to perform. Only makes copies of content without enrolments or student submissions/posts. Mainly used to rollover content.
- Backup & restore: Two-step process with a backup and a restore. Can make complete copies of a course including student submissions/posts and enrolments. Multiple backups can be made and kept in the course without doing a restore. Mainly used to make backups at key times to recover lost content in case of issues.
Import Course Content
Import allows academics and admins to copy content from another course into the current course. It is commonly used to roll over content from a past term into the current term's course as it does not copy enrolments, grades, or student submissions/posts. Import can transfer individual content or the entire course content.
When performing an import it is important to have Instructor or admin access to both courses, otherwise content may not be copied.
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Importing an External/LTI Tools
The External Tool activity may have unusual behaviour when imported due to the LTI connection. Some basic scenarios include:
- Generic: Links that point to a generic page (i.e., myExperience, Lynda, and Virtuala) will continue to work after import with no changes needed.
- Specific: Links to specific content in an external system (i.e., Lecture Recordings+, QMP, and VoiceThread) may need to be updated to remain accurate.
- Preconfigured: Links such as Bluepulse and Collaborate Ultra will know what course they are in and will continue to work after import.
Backup and Restore
Backup and restore is a 2 step process that allows academics to make backups of their course content to restore in case of an emergency. Backup and restore should not be used to copy content between courses as they can contain student data such as posts, marks, and enrolments.
Backup a course
Academics and admins can make multiple backups of their courses to keep in the course without doing a restore. It is commonly used to save course content prior to making large changes such as course rollover at the end of the term.
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Restore a course
Academics and admins can restore course content from a previous backup if an issue occurs. It is commonly used to restore deleted content containing submissions and grades, that cannot be recovered via the recycle bin.
Restore can bring over student enrolments, marks, and submissions, so it is recommended not to use restore to transfer course content unless student data is needed to be copied.
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Can I rollover Turnitin activities?
No, Turnitin activities won't appear in the selection when rolling over the course. It is due to the way Turnitin submission inboxes are created. The activities have to be recreated each time in a new course, so they won't duplicate.