Components

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Introduction to Copy Components
What tools can I copy from one course to another?
Copying Components
Exporting to a SCORM compliant Zip File for storage
Importing from a SCORM compliant Zip File

Introduction

The Course Component tool is very useful if you offer the same course more than once. Using this tool you can copy course content, course files, news, links, dropboxes, grade books, quiz questions, quizzes, and surveys from one course to the next. The Component tool is accessible from the course management console by first clicking the Edit Course link and then the Components link in the course editing navbar.

What tools can I copy from one course to another?

Checklists
Competencies
Content
Course Files
Discussions
Dropbox
Glossary
Grade Categories/Items
Navigation Bars
News
Question Library
Quizzes
Surveys
Registration Forms
Widgets
Calendar events
Groups/Sections

Copying Components

1. Go into the DESTINATION course (where you want to materials to end up). Click on Edit Course and the Import/Export/Copy Components link

2. Choose " Copy Components from another Org Unit " and click Next.

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3. Near the bottom of the page (you may need to scroll to see it) there is a drop down menu that lists all your other courses you are enrolled in. Choose the course that you want to pull materials from. The page will reload after you make a choice.

4. After the page automatically reloads you will be presented with a list of tools that were used in the old course and a check box next to each tool. Choose the tools you want to Copy (Content, Course Files, News, or Quizzes) and then decide if you want everything in that tool or if you would like to " Select individual items to copy". Then click Next at the bottom of the screen.

5. Depending on your previous choices you may need to use the little plus signs to open up all your choices, when you have made your selctions, click Next.

6. You will then be asked to confirm your selections, click Next.

7. Be patient, it will let you know when it is done.

Exporting to a SCORM compliant Zip File for storage

This is a very similiar process and interface as the Copy Components except that in Step 2 you need to choose "Export Components" and in Step 7 you need to click Done so that you can see a link to "Click here to download the export Zip package".

Importing from a SCORM compliant Zip File

1. 1. Go into the DESTINATION course (where you want to materials to end up). Click on Edit Course and the Import/Export/Copy Components link

2. Choose " Import Components"

3. Choose "From a File" to import a SCORM compliant Zip File. (These can come from other Course Management Systems, Book Publishers, Respondus IMS Quiz function and many other places) You could also choose to browse through the Learning Object Repository, which contains learning objects that other instructors have chosen to share.

4. Find the object and click Next. Make sure to follow the wizard through until the end and Click DONE.