- Open the course you wish to import item(s) into.
- Select gear icon from the course banner, then select "Import".
- The Find a course to import data from page will open and the page will list up to 10 courses available for you to copy. If you do not see the course you wish to copy on the list, in the Search field (at the bottom of the page), enter the exact course name (department and number) and click Search.
- Under Select a Course, select the radio button for the course you will copy from and click Continue. The Initial Settings page will open.
- On the Initial Settings page, under Import settings, select the check box for the types of content to copy (activities and resources, blocks, filters, calendar events, and/or question bank); all will be selected by default, then click Next. The Schema settings page opens showing the sections on the course page you are copying and the activities and resources they contain.
- On the Schema settings page you will select the item(s) to copy. By default, all sections and the items in them are selected. Click None (at top) to deselect all Sections as well as the activities and resources they contain.
- Scroll down to locate the Section you created for the items you will copy into your course and select the checkbox for the Section and the checkbox(es) for the item(s) to copy.
Note: You will not be able to select an item unless the Section it is in has been selected. - Click Next. The Confirmation and Review page will open. Review the items. Items that will be copied have a green check mark. Items that will not be copied have a red X.
- To make changes, click Previous (at bottom) to return to the previous setup page.
- Once selections are correct, click Perform import (at lower right). A "Complete" message will appear at the top of the page.
- Moodle will copy the contents you selected into your course. Depending on the size and number of items to copy, this may take a few moments. You should see a progress bar as the import process proceeds. Once the import process is complete, a confirmation message appears.
- Click Continue. You will be returned to your course page with the Section containing the copied item(s) added.
Note: If you followed the instructions above to set up a new section in the originating course, but do not have as many sections in your new course, you may see a message indicating there is "orphaned" content. Click
(at bottom) to create enough new sections for the copied content to appear. - Once the copied items are visible you can drag them into the Section where they will be used in the new course.
(at bottom) to create enough new sections for the copied content to appear.