Re-use Content in New Semester

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		+	The content on the Home Page does not import and will need to be recreated.  This can be easily done by one of two methods:
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		+	If you created the Home Page content in the original course using the Content Editor on the Home Page:
		+	# Go to the original course and click '''Options''' at the top of the Home Page.
		+	# Click '''Source''' at the upper left corner of the Content Editor.  This reveals the HTML code for the content on the page.
		+	# Click anywhere in the Content Editor, hold down the CTRL key while you hit "a" and then "c".  This copies the content.
		+	# Go to the new course and click '''Options''' at the top of the Home Page. Delete the default text.
		+	# Click '''Source''' at the upper left corner of the Content Editor.
		+	# Click anywhere in the Content Editor, hold down the CTRL key while you hit "p".  This paste the content into the Content Editor.
		+	# Click '''Source''' to view the content as it will appear.
		+	#* If you had images on the original Home Page, they will need to be inserted into the text.  If you copied the Resources from the old course, your images will be there for easy insertion. Just click in the text where you want the image to appear and click the [[File:insert-image.png]]icon.

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Import Content 3 Prepare Imported Content for the Current Semester 3.1 Announcements 3.2 Assignments 3.3 Assessments 3.4 Calendar 3.5 Discussions 3.6 Gradebook 3.7 Gradebook 2 3.8 Home

Overview

Content you've created in one semester can be imported into your course for the new semester. This tutorial will provide instructions for the most efficient methods of re-using content from one semester to the next.

You do not have to import all content from a previous semester. You choose to import content from specific tools. For example, you may choose to import your Reources, Lessons and Assignments, but not your Calendar or Discussions.

Some tools have no content to import - such as the "Feedback" tool which is student specific. Since the same students are not in the new course, there is no content in Feedback that can be imported into the new course.

Tools That Can be Imported	Tools That Cannot Be Imported
Announcements	Home
Assessments	Blogs
Assignments	Feedback
Calendar	Gradebook 2
Chat Room	Journals
Discussions	Mail
Goal Management	Roster
Gradebook	Skin Selector
Lessons	Site Info
RSS Feeds	Section Info
Podcasts	Turning Technologies
Polls
Resources
Site Stats
Syllabus
Tests & Quizzes
Web Links
Wiki

Before you import your content from a previous semester, you want to make sure your new course has all the tools you will be importing. For example, if you used "Lessons" in your previous semester, make sure "Lessons" has been added to the toolbar in the current course. If the tool is not in both courses, you will not have the option to import content from that tool.

Import Content

In the new course:

1. Click Site Info in the left menu bar.
2. Click Import from Site in the top menu bar.
   1. "I would like to replace my data" Any existing data will be overwritten, replaced by your import data. This method allows you to import Gradebook settings such as categories and associated weights. This is the choice most Instructors will want to use for copying content from a previous semester.
   2. "I would like to merge my data" Your import data will merge with existing data. Does not allow import of Gradebook settings. You would use this option if you have created new Assignments or other content and you want the imported data to merge with this content instead of replacing it.
      • If you want to use this option, but still import your gradebook, you can merge your data first, then come back and replace your data and only select "Gradebook."
   3. "I would like to merge my users" Your imported users will merge with existing users. This would only be useful in non-registrar courses where all participants will be enrolled in the new course as well as the old.
3. Click option 1 or 2
4. Select the course that contains the content you want to import and click Continue.
5. Check the box beside the tool(s) from which you want to import content.
6. Click Finish

Prepare Imported Content for the Current Semester

Your imported content will need to be prepared for the current semester. This tutorial will list each tool and outline the preparation needed to re-use the content.

Announcements

Announcements from the previous semester come into the new semester as "hidden." There will be an "edit" link underneath each Announcement.

1. Click edit and make any needed changes, such as dates when the Announcement will be viewable, etc.
2. Change "Availability" to "Show"
3. Click Save Changes

Assignments

Assignments from the previous semester come into the new semester as "draft."

1. Click Edit under the name of the Assignment.
2. Adjust the Open, Due and Accept Until dates for the new semester.
3. Check "Use Turnitin" and "Allow students to view reports if desired."
4. Grading - if this is a graded Assignment, you may leave it at the default of "Add Assignment to Gradebook" which will create a column in the gradebook once the Assignment is published. Or if you have a column in the Gradebook that you want to associate with this Assignment, select "Associate with Existing Gradebook Item" and choose the column from the drop-down menu.
5. Make any other desired adjustments to the settings and click Post.

Assessments

Assessments from the previous semester come into the new semester as "unpublished."

1. Click the Publishicon to the far right of the Assessment Title.
2. Make any adjustments to the dates, settings, etc., and click Publish.

Calendar

Most Instructors will probably not want to import the Calendar since every entry will have to be edited to show the correct dates in the new semester anyway.

Discussions

Discussions (Forums) are imported from the previous semester as "Draft."

1. Click Forum Settings, make any adjustments to settings and/or permissions.
2. Click Save

Topics under a Discussion become available when the Discussion is posted. NOTE: If the Discussion and/or Topics are graded, you will need to enter each Discussion/Topic and reassign the Gradebook column, or you can choose the column from the drop-down menu when grading.

Gradebook

Columns that are created within the Gradebook will import into the new course and be in their respective Categories (if Categories are used). If you have set up Assignments, Assessments and/or Tests & Quizzes to automatically create columns in the Gradebook, those columns will not appear until the assignment or assessment has been published. Those columns will then need to be added to their respective Category. On the "Gradebook Items" tab:

1. Click Edit beside the name of the column and choose the Category from the drop-down menu.
2. Click Save Changes

Imported Gradebook columns are not released to students. You will need to release each column to students.

1. Click Edit beside the name of the column and check the box beside "Release this item to Students."
2. Click Save Changes

By default, the Course Letter Grade is not displayed to students until you release it.

1. Click Course Grade Options
2. Check the box beside "Display course grade to students now."
3. Click Save

Gradebook 2

Since you can only import Gradebook settings and not Gradebook 2 settings, any options that are available in Gradebook 2 but not Gradebook will have to be reset. Those options are:

• Dropping the lowest score(s)
• Weighting items within a category
• Extra credit
• Using Letter Grades
• Displaying Statistics to Students

See the Gradebook 2 tutorial for specific instructions on setting these items.

Home

The content on the Home Page does not import and will need to be recreated. This can be easily done by one of two methods:

If you created the Home Page content in the original course using the Content Editor on the Home Page:

1. Go to the original course and click Options at the top of the Home Page.
2. Click Source at the upper left corner of the Content Editor. This reveals the HTML code for the content on the page.
3. Click anywhere in the Content Editor, hold down the CTRL key while you hit "a" and then "c". This copies the content.
4. Go to the new course and click Options at the top of the Home Page. Delete the default text.
5. Click Source at the upper left corner of the Content Editor.
6. Click anywhere in the Content Editor, hold down the CTRL key while you hit "p". This paste the content into the Content Editor.
7. Click Source to view the content as it will appear.
   • If you had images on the original Home Page, they will need to be inserted into the text. If you copied the Resources from the old course, your images will be there for easy insertion. Just click in the text where you want the image to appear and click the icon.