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Import Course Materials

If you have created an export package (called a Brightspace package) of your course, this package with your course materials can be imported back into VIULearn. 

Links and associations between components:

If you are importing linked or associated components, you must import all of the related components at the same time. For example, if a discussion topic has release conditions based on the results of a quiz, you must import all three components—discussions, quizzes, and release conditions—at the same time. 

As long as the associated components are exported and imported together, links between them are retained.

  1. Go to Faculty Tools located in the course navigation bar and select Course Admin from the dropdown menu.

  2. Select Import/Export/Copy Components.

  3. Select Import Components.

  4. Under the select a component source heading choose from a course package.

  5. Click Start.

  6. Drag and drop the zipped course export folder into the perforated box or click Upload to browse for your file. 

  7. Depending on the size of your course package, it may take several minutes for it to upload. If possible, we recommend using a wired internet connection to minimize interruptions to your internet connection. 

  8. When the upload is completed, click Import All Components.  

  9. VIULearn will process the course package. If it is compatible, you will see three green check marks indicating that your content has been imported successfully.

  10. Click View Content to exit the import/export/copy components tool and go to the content tool. 
  1. Go to Faculty Tools located in the course navigation bar and select Course Admin from the dropdown menu.

  2. Select Import/Export/Copy Components.

  3. Select Import Components.

  4. Under the select a component source heading choose from a course package.

  5. Click Start.

  6. Drag and drop the zipped course export folder into the perforated box or click Upload to browse for your file. 

  7. Depending on the size of your course package, it may take several minutes to upload. If possible, we recommend using a wired internet connection to minimize interruptions to your internet connection. 

  8. When the upload is completed, click Advanced Options.  

  9. VIULearn will process the course package. When you see two check marks, click Continue

  10. Check the box beside the content or activities you want to import. For each category, you can choose to import all items or to select individual items to import. 

    Also you can chose where in the Manage Files area you want files to be located and whether or not duplicate files should be overwritten. 

  11. Click Continue 

  12. If you chose to import only select items, you will be taken to a selection page where you can choose individual content topics or activities to import. When you are finished selecting, click Continue

  13. Confirm your selections and then click Continue 

  14. Your content will be imported. When the import is complete, you will see three check marks. Click Continue 

  15. Click View Content to exit the import/export/copy components tool and go to the content tool.