Archive Course creates a permanent record of a course including all the content and user interactions. Unlike the Export Course feature, Archive Course is not useful when trying to create a package of content to be used at a later time or with another course. When an Archive package is restored, not only is the content of the course restored, but all of the user information and user interactions are restored as well. The course is fully restored to the state it was in when archived. Course Cartridge content, including copy protected content, is archived during this operation, and may be restored.
Archived courses are saved as .ZIP files with the following file naming structure: ArchiveFile_Course_ID.ZIP. Once the package has been downloaded, do not remove files from the package or unzip the package and try to restore individual files within the package. The course can only be restored if the package is intact. Modifying the .ZIP file and then uploading the Archived Course package will result in unstable and unpredictable behavior in the Restored Course.
Click Archive Course from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
There is only one field on the Archive Course page. Enter a valid Course ID in the Source Course ID field. If the Course ID is not known, click Browse to look it up.
Follow these steps to search for a course:
Step 5 Select the Course ID, Instructor, or Title/Description option.
Step 6 In the text field, enter a Course ID, an Instructor name, or a string that appears in the Title or Description of the course. If this field is left blank, courses will be filtered only by the date created.
Step 7 Select the All Courses, Month, or Day option to define the list based on when courses were created (If Month is selected, courses that are returned will have been created in the previous 30 days. If Day is selected, courses that are returned will have been created in the last 24 hours).
Step 8 The search function will create a list of courses according to the search criteria. Courses will appear in a table format with each course listed in a separate row.
Step 9 Click Select in the same row as the desired course. The Search window will close and the selected course will appear in the Source Course ID field on the Copy Course Materials into a New Course page.
A receipt page will appear after entering a Course ID and clicking Submit. The archived package must be downloaded from this page and saved to the local computer. Select Click here to download the generated package file to save the file. The archived package will not be stored in the Blackboard file system! If the package is not downloaded from this page it will be lost, and the user must go through the archive operation again.
The Blackboard Learning System packaging format follows the IMS Content Packaging Specification with extensions to support content types specific to Blackboard Learning System. Blackboard Learning System (Release 6.1) uses:
· IMS Content and Packaging Specification 1.1.2
· IMS Metadata Specification 1.2.1
· IMS Enterprise Specification 1.01
· IMS Question and Test Interoperability Specification 1.2