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    How to Import a Resource or Activity (Quiz, Assignment, Reading) in Moodle

    This article includes directions on how to import an entire course. If you do not import your entire course, you will miss important resources.
    Also, not importing your entire course could lead to the grade book and quizzes not configuring correctly. (if you do not import your course in full and have issues, they may not be resolved in the time you need)

    *If you want an import from another faculty's course, you must get permission from the faculty member or dean of the program

    If you decide not to import all contents, make sure the following resources are selected as they must be in each course. 

    Zoom Class Meetings (if you have any online classes, you need the Zoom LTI imported)
    Syllabus Part 2 - Policy
    Attendance
    End-of-Course Evaluation 
    Announcements
    How to submit your grades
    Weekly feedback Survey (Required for each week of class)

    Select the Target Course to Import From

    *Target course is usually a past course you taught.
     

    Step 1

    Go to the course you want to import content into

    • Make sure the course shell is empty before proceeding with the import. 

    Step 2

    Go to Import

    1. Click on Admin Gear > Course administration > Import

    Step 3

    Add the course code you want to import and click on Search. 

     

    Step 4

    Once you have searched the course, select it and click on Continue. 

     

    Import the Entire Course

    Initial Settings

    Step 1

    Leave Include activities and resources checked and click on Next 

     

    Schema Settings

    Step 1

    It is recommended to perform a full import and delete the activities you do not need once the process is completed in the destination course. 

     

    If you decide not to import all contents, make sure the following resources are selected as they must be in each course. 

    Zoom Class Meetings
    Syllabus part 2 - Policy
    Attendance
    End-of-Course Evaluation 
    Announcements
    How to submit your grades
    Weekly feedback Survey (Required for each week of class)

    Step 2

    Click Next

     

    Continue the Import Process

    Confirmation and Review

    Step 1

    Confirm and review that all the checks are set to what you intended.

    Step 2

    Click Perform import.

     

    Perform Import

    Step 1

    You will see a progress indicator.

    Warning

    If you get disconnected, do not re-import. Moodle will continue the import process if it has started. Check to see if the contents exist before attempting to re-import. 

     

    Step 2

    Check that the import was submitted successfully (green text). If you encounter an error (red text), report the issue to support.

     

    Click Continue.

     

    Confirm Course Contents

    Step 1

    Ensure there are no duplicate items in your course.

    Step 2

    Follow these steps if you need to delete an activity or resource

    1. Click the menu button on the activity or resource
    2. Click Delete

     

    Note

    When a Proctorial quiz is imported from a course, the instructor or an admin needs to open the quiz with Proctorio enabled in their browser for the settings to import. In addition, instructors cannot change a quiz with Proctorio without installing the Proctorio extension. If you do not have Proctoriio installed and try to make any edits it will remove settings.

     

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