Brightspace Pre-Semester Prep

Copy Course Components

The instructions below outline the recommended way to copy a course in Brightspace. This process should be used for the copying of whole classes and/or just pieces of classes.

We do not recommend exporting content from Brightspace or another learning management sysem and then uploading it into Brightspace, unless absolutely necessary. Please reach out to cite@sjf.edu if you have any questions.

Watch these instructions as a video

Go to the new course (the course you're building). Note: this is different than in Blackboard where you would start with the old course.
Click on Course Admin in the course navigation bar
Click on Import/Export/Copy Components
Select Copy Components from another Org Unit and then click Search for offering
Enter the name or course ID of the old course
Click the circle to the left of the course name (make sure you look at the course ID as many courses look the same) and then select Add Selected at the bottom left
You'll then go to the next page and you'll be able to choose to Copy All Components (will start a copy of all content immediately) or Select Components
1. Select Components brings you to a new screen where you can choose which elements to copy
2. Choose specific components or choose individual items in a component to copy i.e. you can choose all of the Assignments or you can copy selected individual items to copy.
3. Select components/items to copy and select Continue.
4. The copy will start. Depending on the size, it may take a while.

Screenshot of the Brightspace Course Administration page. There is a pink box around an icon with arrows up and down and text that reads Import (slash) Export (slash) Copy Components.

Screenshot of Brightspace Import/Export/Copy Components page. At the bottom of the page there are two thin horizontal buttons side by side. The first has a blue background and white text that reads Copy All Components. The second is gray with black text and says Select Components. There is a pink box around the blue and gray buttons.

Partial Course Copy

Do you need to bring over elements from one course to another? The partial course copy process allow you to select specific items to copy (i.e. individual quizzes, files, or assignments).

Make Your Course Available

The process of Brightspace course creation is automatic each semester. However, it is the responsibility of each faculty member to make their course/s available.

Select Course Admin in the course navigation
Under Site Setup select Course Offering Information
Scroll to Active and select the box to make the course active

Screenshot of the Brightspace Course Admin page. There is a pink box around an icon of a book and text that reads Course Offering Information.

To the top left, there is header text that says Active. Below that, there is a checked box and text to the right that says Course is active.

Additional Resources

Getting ready for the semester? These links might be helpful to you

When using educational technology tools, be FERPA aware. To learn more, visit the Registrar's FERPA Guidelines site.