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 was just informed that I will be teaching a course this fall that someone else taught last fall. Is it  possible to copy all of the materials that are uploaded on her Blackboard into my Blackboard?  

A. You should ask the previous instructor if you can use her materials; then ask her to email Blackboard@luc.edu and request that you be enrolled in her course as “course builder” so that you can copy the material into your course.

If there are only a few individual files to copy to your new course, you can copy individual items instead of copying a whole section of a course. To copy a single item, click on the chevron beside the item to be copied and select Copy. You will then be asked for the destination course and folder. You can find detailed instructions at Moving/Copying an Item or Folder  .

If you want to copy more than a few files, and if they are all in the same content area, you might find Course Copy to be the best way to copy the files. You can find instructions at Course Copy .

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.