The Export Course feature creates a package of the course content that can later be imported into Blackboard Learning System and used to teach another course with the same content. It is important to note that, unlike the Archive Course feature, Export Course does not include any user interactions with the course—it only includes the content of the Course. Therefore, Export Course is useful when course materials will be reused at a later time to teach a new set of Students. Archive Course is useful to maintain a record of a Course after it has been taught.
Export packages are downloaded as compressed .ZIP files and can be imported into Blackboard Learning System in the same format. Do not unzip an Export package or remove files from the package, otherwise the package will not be imported correctly.
Note: See Import Package for information on importing the contents of a course.
To open the Export Course page, click Export Course in Course Options on the Course Control Panel.
Select one or more areas of the course to export.
On the following page, select Click here to download the exported course site to save it to the computer you are working on. Select Click here to view the detailed log file to view the status and log from the Course Export operation.
Select Submit to export the course contents and save it for future use.
On the following page, select Click here to download the exported course site to save it to the computer you are working on. Instructors must select this option to save the export file of the course. The file may only be saved on the computer you are working on; files are not saved to the Blackboard Learning System. Select Click here to view the detailed log file to view the status and log from the Course Export operation.