The Copy Component tool allows you to copy items (quizzes, discussions, content, etc.) from another course. When you copy an item(s), the user data will not be copied. For example, if you copy a Discussion from another course, only the forum and topics will be copied. The student data in the course where the Discussion is being copied will not be transferred to the destination course.

Note: If you are copying an item that is linked or has associated components, now includes all of the connected components.

Important: If you have items already in the course you wish to copy additional items into, Brightspace does NOT delete those items. It just copies the additional items that you choose. All unwanted items must be deleted manually.

Copying Course Components from the Course Admin Page You may copy course components from the Course Admin page. The following demonstrates how to Copy Course Components from the Course Admin page:

1. Go to the Course Home page for the course that you wish to copy the items into.

2. Click Course Admin.

3. Click Import/Export/Copy Components.

4. Select the Search for Course Offering button.

5. The Select Course Offering window will appear.

a. Type in the name of the course you wish to search for.

b. Click the Search icon.

c. Select the radio button next to your desired course.

d. Click Add Selected.

6. Click on Copy All Components

Note: By selecting “Copy All Components” the system will copy over all of the course's content including the active homepage and Navbar.

7. The copying process will begin. Click Copy Another Package to take you back to the Import/Export/Copy Components page.

8. From the Import/Export/Copy Components page, you will now see View History. This allows you to see who copied a course and when they copied it.

The Copy Component tool allows you to copy items (quizzes, discussions, content, etc.) from another course. When you copy an item(s), the user data will not be copied. For example, if you copy a Discussion from another course, only the forum and topics will be copied. The student data in the course where the Discussion is being copied will not be transferred to the destination course.

Note: If you are copying an item that is linked or has associated components, now includes all of the connected components.

Important: If you have items already in the course you wish to copy additional items into, Brightspace does NOT delete those items. It just copies the additional items that you choose. All unwanted items must be deleted manually.

Copying Course Components from the Course Admin Page You may copy course components from the Course Admin page. The following demonstrates how to Copy Course Components from the Course Admin page:

1. Go to the Course Home page for the course that you wish to copy the items into.

2. Click Course Admin.

3. Click Import/Export/Copy Components.

4. Select the Search for Course Offering button.

5. The Select Course Offering window will appear.

a. Type in the name of the course you wish to search for.

b. Click the Search icon.

c. Select the radio button next to your desired course.

d. Click Add Selected.

6. Click on the Select Components button.

7. The Copy Course Components window will appear.

a. You may choose to select the drop-down for Show the current course components if you wish to see what items currently reside within your course. If not, skip this step

b. Select the item(s) that you wish to copy.

c. Notice that now your associated files will be included automatically.

d. Once you are finished making your selection(s), click Continue.

8. Confirm the components that you wish to copy and adjust dates if needed, then select Finish.

9. The copying process will begin. Click Copy Another Package to take you back to the Import/Export/Copy Components page.

10. From the Import/Export/Copy Components page, you will now see View History. This allows you to see who copied a course and when they copied it.

The start and end dates of your course in Brightspace are automatically set to those given in the Dates column on the course schedule in Colleague. You can change these dates if you wish to provide your students extended access either before or after the given dates.

From anywhere within the course, click Course Admin:

1. Click Course Offering Information under Site Setup.

2. Scroll down to the Start Date and End Date fields

3. Change the dates for either the Start Date or End Date. The Start Date controls the first date the student can access the course. The End Date controls the last date the student can access the course.

Note: Removing the check box next to “Course has start date” or “Course has end date” will disable the dates. We recommend you leave the Start Date and End Date checkboxes selected for courses taught by semester to control student access by date.

4. Click Save to save your changes.

5. Click Cancel to exit after saving your changes.

This tutorial will show you provide another Brightspace user access to your course. With this access, they will be able to do similar things you can do as an instructor - so keep that in mind!

1. Log in and access your course. While at the course home page, click on the ‘Classlist’ link in the navigation bar.

2. Click on the blue ‘Add Participants’ button and select ‘Add existing users’.

3. In the ‘Add Existing Users’ search box, type in the name of the person you want to provide access to and press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard, or click the magnifying glass in the search box to perform the search.

4. Click the checkbox next to the person you would like to give access to. Also, change the ‘Role’ dropdown for them to ‘Course Assistant’

5. Click the ‘Enroll Selected Users’ button at the bottom of the page.

6. Click the ‘Done’ button.

Brightspace allows you to import files that are provided to you by other instructors and some content vendors or other Learning Management Systems.

Importing Files from the Edit Course Page

1. Go to the Course Home page for the course that you wish to import your data into.

2. Click on Course Admin.

3. Click on Import/Export/Copy Components.

4. From the Import/Export/Copy Components screen:

a. Select the radio button next to Import Components.

b. Click Start.

5. The Import Course Package window will appear.

a. You may choose to drag and drop a course package into the designated area, or

b. Click Upload to browse for your file.

c. Click on these options to learn more information, such as What formats are supported?

d. Once you have uploaded the file you wish to import, click Import All Components.

6. The Preprocessing window will appear. For larger files, this process may take some time.

Note: If you select Cancel during this process, you will receive the message below, “Your course

import was canceled".

7. From the Import Course Package window, the import summary will appear:

a. The system indicates that the files have been Uploaded, Converted, and Imported.

b. Click View Content to see your course content.

Brightspace allows you to export items from your course to a file. When you export an item, the student data from the course will not be exported. For example, if you export an item from the Assignments tool, none of the assignments submitted by the students will be exported. Brightspace also allows you to place content from another instructor’s course into your course. To do this, the other instructor should use the following instructions to export content from his or her course. Then, you can take the exported content and import it into your course.

The following explains how to export course components from the Course Admin page:

1. Go to the Course Home page for the course that you wish to export items from.

2. Click on Course Admin.

3. Click on Import/Export/Copy Components.

4. From the Import/Export/Copy Components screen:

a. Select Export Components.

b. If you want the files in the course to be exported, select include course files in the export package.

c. Click the Start button.

5. From the Select Course Material screen, select the components that you wish to export. As you

select these items, you may choose to:

a. Select All Components.

b. Or Select individual components to export.

c. Within individual components, you may choose to Export all items.

d. Or Select individual items to export.

e. Click Continue to proceed.

6. If you selected Select individual items to export in Step 5, follow the steps below. Otherwise, skip to Step 7.

a. Select the items that you want to export.

b. Click Continue.

7. You will be taken to the Confirm Components to Export page. Click Continue.

8. Your content will be exported. When the process is complete, click on the Finish button.

9. The Export Summary Page appears. Click on the Click here to download the export Zip package and save the .zip file to your computer.

If you accidentally copy to or from the wrong course, you can use the Course Reset option to delete all content from the course and start fresh. Note that this Course Reset will delete everything permanently and it cannot be undone. The Course Reset will not affect user enrollments or the Course Offering Information.

Yes, Brightspace is able to import various course packages, but it works best if you can find a D2L specific file. You can also export a Brightspace course and import it into another LMS.

You should see all of the courses you have access to when you search for a Course Offering. Make sure to double-check what you entered in the search bar as 1 character can cause you to not see the course you are looking for. If you do not have access to the course you wish to copy from, you will need to ask the course's instructor for permission. Once you have permission, please submit this in a ticket to online@nicc.edu, and a member of the DIID team will either copy the course for you or give you access to the course so you may perform the course copy.

If you change the End Date, students will continue to have access to the course up until the End Date. If you have a student that needs an extension beyond the End Date, you can extend the course, but be aware that all other students will be able to access the course too. You may need to lock down certain activities, Modules, etc. to make sure they do not try to work on things without your permission.