What is the difference between export, archive, copy, and recycle for a course?
The Blackboard Learning System includes several tools for reusing courses and course content. The tools are: • Export/Import: Export takes course content and puts it in a package that can be used in another course at a later date. One or more course areas can be included in the package. This is an effective means of reusing a course or parts of a course to teach another set of students next semester or for backing up content without keeping Student interactions. • Copy: Course Copy adds content from one Course to another. This is useful when teaching the same Course during the same term to different sets of Students. Course Copy is the best way to share content across multiple sections of the same course. • Recycle: Recycling a Course removes User interactions with the Course while keeping the content intact. This is useful when teaching the same Course to a new set of Students. • Archive/Restore: The Archive Course function creates a record of the Course including User interactions. I
Export: Export takes course content and puts it in a package that can be used in another course at a later date. Instructors can choose one or more course areas they would like to include in the package. Copy: Course Copy enables Instructors to copy content between courses they are teaching. Instructors open the course they would like to copy content from and then select areas to another course to copy into. Instructors can only copy course content for courses where they are the Instructor, Course Builder or Teaching Assistant. Recycle: The Course Recycle is very useful to Instructors at the end of a course. It allows the Instructor to select information to be deleted from a course and saves the rest of the course areas for future use. Archive: The Archive Course function enables the Instructor to make a record of a course, including all of the user information. The archive is saved in a .ZIP file that the Instructor can access in the future.
