BlackBoard Question of the Week

Q. I did a course copy, but I’m not seeing all the content from the course I am copying in the destination course. How can I fix this?

A. There is an issue with course copy since Loyola upgraded to Blackboard 9.1: The instructor receives an email saying the copy is complete before it really is complete. We recommend waiting at least 15 minutes after you receive the email before you go to the destination course. If you don’t see the content after that, you can try copying only the parts that didn’t come over in the first copy, or contact blackboard@luc.edu for assistance.

Q. I’m having trouble copying a forum from last year’s course into this year’s.  There is a copy button, but the only location I can copy to is within the Discussion Board in the same course (from last year).  Is there a simple way to copy the forum from last year’s course into this year’s? 

 A. You can copy a discussion board from one course to another by selecting Course Copy from Course Options in the control panel. Choose “Copy Course materials into an existing Course.” Browse for the course to copy to, scroll down under “Select Course Materials” and select Discussion Board, then Submit.

Q. Last year I taught a course that I am scheduled to teach again beginning Fall 2009. Can I copy last year’s course into my Fall course?

A. You can use the Export/Import Course option to make a backup of your course content from last year and then import the content into your new course. For instructions on how to do this, please refer to the Blackboard videos on Exporting Your Course and Importing Your Course.

Q. I did a Course Copy and got an email that it is complete – but the course copy was a mistake. Can I undo?

A. You can’t undo a Course Copy, but you can go into the course you copied course materials to and quickly clean out that copied material using Bulk Delete. Here are the steps:

1. Go to the Control Panel of the course you want to remove the copied content from.
2. Under the Packages and Utilities heading, click on Bulk Delete. A message tells you that this action is final and cannot be undone.
3. Select the materials to remove.
4. Type Delete in the Confirmation box at the bottom of the page.
5. Click Submit.