Exporting a Course Package

This tutorial covers how to export a Blackboard course package. Faculty teaching older courses which do not yet have a Master Course will need to export their course from last term and import it into the blank course for the new term.

If you are unsure whether your course has a master or not, please reach out to onlineedsupport@usa.edu or your program director for clarification.

Exporting a Course Package

Go to the Course Management menu at the bottom of your course. You must be an instructor or lead instructor to view this menu.
Open the Packages and Utilities drop down and then select Export/Archive Course

3. Select the Export Package button.

4. In Section 2, File Attachments, select these options:

a. Course Files Default Directory: Copy links and include copies of the files of course default directory

b. Files Outside of the Course Default Directory: Copy online links to files stored outside of the course default directory.

5. In Section 3, Select Course Materials:

a. First choose “Select All”

b. Then UNSELECT the “Announcements” box and change the Discussion Board option to “Include only the forums with no starter posts”.

It is important you change these options. If you do not, your announcements from the last term and all of the student posts in the discussion board will be carried forward and will have to be manually deleted. The screenshot below is an example of how your screen should look.

6. Once you are ready, click “Submit” to export the package. Depending on the size of the course, it may take a while to create the export package. In some cases it could take up to an hour. This is especially true if your course has high definition images in the lectures or exams. You do not have to stay on the page though - you can navigate away to another course or even log out of Blackboard and close your browser.

When the export is complete you will receive an email and the export package will appear in the Export/Archive Course area. If you left your browser on the page, you may need to click the “Refresh” button to view the package.

Click the package to download it and save it to your computer.

Next Steps: For more information about how to import the course package into another Blackboard course see https://usahsedu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OEKB/pages/12189892