Copy or import a course

Reuse course materials from term to term. Copy or import an LMS course and then pair it with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.

See Transition your course for details.

Most assignment and course tool links automatically migrate to LTI 1.3. To ensure this works when pairing a new edition of a Mastering platform update course, copy your previous paired course. Go to Diagnostics for your previous course and note the course ID. When you pair the new LMS course, enter the course ID you noted under Copy an existing course.

Links to eText sections, Scheduled Reading, and Adaptive Followups in a new edition aren't included in the course copy or the link migration. You'll need to manually add these links to your LMS course.

 

  • Assumptions: The LMS and Pearson courses are copies of a parent section used in the previous semester and are the same integration type.
  • What's included in the copy: MyLab and Mastering content, assignments, links, LMS gradebook columns, and other tools are generally included in the copy. They'll work after you pair the LMS course with a copy of the MyLab or Mastering course from the previous semester.
  • What's not included in the copy: Some items won't work, and you may need to recreate them from the copy of the LMS course.
    • MyLab IT and World Languages courses: If you're using the MyLab and Mastering integration, you'll need to recreate assignment or tool links.
    • Mastering courses: Recreate links to adaptive follow-up assignments.
    • Integration types: When switching between the MyLab and Mastering and Pearson integrations, recreate all MyLab and Mastering content, links, and gradebook columns from your LMS course.
  • Grade sync: To sync grades for the same assignments from the original course, pair a new course with a copy of your previously used MyLab and Mastering course or the same coordinator course.
  1. Open the Blackboard course you want to copy.
  2. Make the copy using instructions from Blackboard Original Help or Blackboard Ultra Help.
  3. Open your new Blackboard course.
  4. Pair your course with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.
  1. Open your Brightspace course.
  2. Select Import/Export/Copy Components.

    See the Brightspace Help for more information.

  3. You must select both Content and External Learning Tools Links and choose the same options for each.

    For example, if you choose Content > Select individual items to copy and specify multiple assignments, you must also copy the external learning tool link for each individual assignment.

  4. Pair your course with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.
  1. Open the Canvas course you want to copy.
  2. Make the copy using instructions from Canvas Help.
  3. Open your new Canvas course.
  4. Pair your course with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.
  1. Open the Moodle course you want to copy.
  2. Make the copy using instructions from Moodle Help.
  3. Open your new Moodle course.
  4. Pair your course with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.

You can also import content from other courses within Moodle.

  1. Open the Sakai course you want to copy.
  2. Make the copy using instructions from Sakai Help.
  3. Open your new Sakai course.
  4. Pair your course with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.
  1. Open the Schoology course you want to copy.
  2. Make the copy using instructions from Schoology Help.
  3. Open your new Schoology course.
  4. Pair your course with a copy of a MyLab or Mastering course.

Contact your system administrator to copy your LMS course.

Select your LMS for instructions.

Blackboard | Brightspace| Canvas | Moodle| Schoology

 

Updated 07 Jun 2024