How to export course content for importing into an LMS in the future

  1. Log into Brightspace and open your course.
  2. Click Course Tools in the navbar, and select Course Admin.

Screenshot for step 1 and 2. The box beside number 1 squares the Course Tools you should click on. The box beside number 2 squares the Course Admin you should click on.

  1. Click Import/ Export/ Copy Components.

 Screenshot for step 3. The box beside number 3 squares the Import/ Export/ Copy Components you should click on.

  1. Select Export as Brightspace Package.
  2. Click Start.

Screenshot for step 4 and 5. The box beside number 4 squares the Export as Brightspace Package you should click on. The box beside number 5 squares the Start button you should click on.

  1. Select which components you want to export. Select a tool to export from and then either Export all items within the tool or Select individual items to export. If you choose “Select individual items to export” you will be able to select the individual items in the next step.
  2. Click Continue.

Screenshot for step 6 and 7. The box beside number 6 squares the check box in front of the components you want to export. The box beside number 7 squares the Continue button.

  1. Select the item(s) you want to export by clicking in the appropriate boxes.
  2. Click Continue. (You can click Expand All to show all the items nested under folders or subfolders.)

Screenshot for step 8 and 9. The box beside number 8 squares the Checklist 1 which is the item we want to select in this example. The box beside number 9 squares the Continue button you should click on.

  1. Check the box to the left of Include course files in the export package to add the files for exporting as well.
  2. Click Export.

Screenshot for step 10 and 11. The box beside number 10 squares the

  1. The Export started page will appear. It may take some time for the process to complete and the notification to appear in the Update Alerts icon. Click the Update Alerts icon and once you see the Export Finished notification with a green check mark, click on it.

The screenshot for step 12. The first box squares the update alert icon. The second box squares the notification for export finished.

  1. On the Export Summary page, click Click here to download the export Zip package.

The screenshot for step 13. The box squares the

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