Post Conversion Course Copy/
Course Content Instructions
Creating content for your courses takes time and thoughtful planning. If you teach multiple
courses that use similar content, you may want to copy content items and folders between
courses to save time. In the Ultra Course View (UCV), you can copy content from other courses
you teach so you don't have to start with a blank slate.
You can choose to copy multiple pieces of content across your courses, including all content in a
single course. Get started from the Course Content page.
This information also applies to organizations.
This document will provide instructions for:
• Copying content from Original Courses to Ultra Courses
• Copying content from other Ultra Courses
• Copying content from an Original Course to an Ultra Course (video)
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Table of Contents
Copying from the Original Course View to Ultra Courses .............................................................. 3
Select Content to Copy ............................................................................................................ 5
Video - Copying Course Content from Learn Original to Learn Ultra ...................................... 8
Copying Content from other Ultra Courses ................................................................................ 8
Copying an Entire Course ........................................................................................................ 8
Copying Individual Course Items ............................................................................................. 9
Issues and Exceptions Copying Content .................................................................................... 10
Visibility Settings in Content Copy ............................................................................................ 10
Content Nesting and Flattening Logic in Ultra .......................................................................... 10
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Copying from the Original Course View to Ultra Courses
In Blackboard Learn Ultra, you can copy entire courses and/or select individual items from your
courses in the Original Course View. When copied into a course using the Ultra Course View,
the content is converted.
On the Course Content page, select the plus sign to open the menu and select Copy Content. Or
open the menu on the right side above the content list. Select Copy Items. The Copy
Items panel opens.
The table below outlines how content types are converted from Original Course View into Ultra
Course View. Items labeled N/A are not converted. These items can’t be selected for copying or
will be flagged as exceptions. When you copy content from an Original course to a course in
Ultra Course View, you will be provided with a list of exceptions, or items that did not copy.
Original Course View
Content Type
Converts Into Full Course Copy Individual Item Copy
Course Banner
Course Image
YES
NO
Course Menu
Content Area
Folder YES YES
Course Menu Blank
Page
Document YES YES
Course Menu
Module Page
N/A N/A N/A
Course Menu Tool
Link
N/A N/A N/A
Course Menu Course
Link
N/A N/A N/A
Course Menu
Subhead
N/A N/A N/A
Course Menu Divider
N/A
N/A
N/A
Item
Document
YES
YES
File
File
YES
YES
Audio
File
YES
YES
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Original Course View
Content Type
Converts Into Full Course Copy Individual Item Copy
Image
File
YES
YES
Video
File
YES
YES
Web Link
Web Link
YES
YES
Learning Module
Learning Module
YES
YES
Lesson Plan
Folder
YES
YES
Syllabus
N/A
N/A
N/A
Content Package
(SCORM)
SCORM package YES YES
Content Folder
Folder
YES
YES
Blank Page
Document
YES
YES
Flickr Mashup
Web Link
YES
YES
Test
Test
YES
YES
Question Pool
Question Bank
YES
YES
Survey
N/A
N/A
N/A
Assignment
Assignment
YES
YES
Self and Peer Review
N/A
N/A
N/A
Blog
N/A
N/A
N/A
Journal
Journal
YES
YES
Wikis
N/A
N/A
N/A
Discussion Forum
with "allow
members to create
new threads"
selected.
Discussion YES NO
Discussion Forum
with "allow
members to create
Folder YES NO
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Original Course View
Content Type
Converts Into Full Course Copy Individual Item Copy
new threads" not
selected.
Discussion Threads
within a Forum with
"allow members to
create new threads"
not selected.
Discussion YES NO
Announcements
Announcements
YES
NO
Goals
Goals
YES
NO
Rubrics
Rubrics
YES
YES
Categories
Categories
YES
NO
Grading Schemas
Grading Schemas
YES
NO
Select Content to Copy
You can copy all the content, or selected individual items, from other courses you teach. On the
Course Content page, select the plus sign to open the menu and select Copy Content. Or open
the menu on the right side above the content list. This menu is represented by three dots.
Select Copy Content. The Copy Content panel opens.
The Copy Content option isn't available for courses in Ultra preview mode. You can only copy
content from other courses in the Ultra Course View. If you want to copy a course in Ultra
preview mode, roll the conversion back to Original View or finalize the conversion to Ultra
View.
Note: You can only copy content from an Ultra course to another Ultra course and content from
an Original course to an Ultra course. However, you cannot copy content from and Ultra course
into an Original course.
Attendance data isn't included when you copy a course into a new or existing course.
More on attendance and copying content
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2. Build your list of content to copy:
• Select a course's check box to copy all of its content into the
current course.
• Copy selected course items. Select a course's name to explore its content and select
the check boxes next to the folders and items you want to copy.
• You can copy all content from one course and
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the black bar at the top of the panel.
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Check boxes appear differently when you select entire courses or individual course items. A
check mark shows you've selected the entire course for copy. A dash shows you've selected
some pieces of content in a course. When you view the items in a course, select the book icon
to open a menu to navigate back to your courses and organizations list.
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Ready to copy?
After you finalize your selections, select Start Copy. Selected content and the copy action
begins. Status indicators on the Course Content page show the progress. A success message
appears when the action is completed. The copied content is added to the end of the content
list.
Video - Copying Course Content from Learn Original to Learn Ultra
The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the
information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video,
open the video on YouTube, navigate to More actions, and select “Show transcript”.
Video: Copy course content from Learn Original to Learn Ultra shows an introduction on how to
reuse Original course content for a Learn Ultra course.
Copying Content from other Ultra Courses
In Learn Ultra, you can copy entire courses and/or select individual items from other courses
you’re currently teaching or have taught in the past.
Copying an ECourse
Step 1. On the Course Content page, select the three dot menu next to the search option on the
Course Content page. Select Copy Items from the menu.
Step 2. Select the search bar to find a course by its name or ID. You can also search for
Organizations by clicking on the Organizations tab.
Step 3. Select a checkbox next to the name of the course to do a full course copy.
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Note: You can’t do a full course copy from the course you’re currently working in. Make sure
you have navigated out of the course you wish to do a full course copy for before copying.
When you perform a full course copy, all settings are preserved (including due dates, visibility
states, and release conditions).
Step 4. Select Start Copy.
Note: Copies are a queued process. The spinner that displays at the bottom of the Course
Content page is a validation check that loops every five seconds to see if the copy has finished.
Once finished, the Course Content page will refresh, and the copied items will display at the
bottom of your Course Content page. You do not need to stay on the Course Content page for
the copy to be processed. Most copies complete within 25 seconds.
Copying Individual Course Items
Step 1. On the Course Content page, select the three dot menu next to the search option on the
Course Content page. Select Copy Items from the menu.
Step 2. Select the search bar to find a course by its name or ID. You can also search for
Organizations by clicking on the Organizations tab.
Step 3. Select the name of a course to see its available items to copy. You should see the
following categories:
• Content: Items that are listed on the Content tab for that course.
• Discussions: Items that are listed on the Discussions tab for that Course.
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• Rubrics: All available Rubrics for that course.
Step 4. Select a category to see available items for copy.
Step 5. Select the items you would like to copy.
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Note: Course links inside of learning modules with forced sequencing can’t be copied. This
prevents users from navigating outside of the forced sequencing option. When a course link is
copied, all associated content is also copied.
Step 6. Select Start Copy.
Note: Copies are a queued process. The spinner that displays at the bottom of the Course
Content page is a validation check that loops every five seconds to see if the copy has finished.
Once finished, the Course Content page will refresh, and the copied items will display at the
bottom of your Course Content page. You do not need to stay on the Course Content page for
the copy to be processed. Most copies complete within 25 seconds.
Issues and ECopying Content
If the system encounters problems with a content copy, an error report appears at the top of
the Course Content page. Select View Exceptions to learn more about why the content failed to
copy.
On the Exceptions Report panel, view exceptions by category. Select a category to see a list of
items that weren’t copied and a brief explanation. For some exceptions, you may need to
manually create this item in your new course. For example, Surveys and Wikis aren't converted.
For Surveys, you may want to replace with Google or Microsoft Forms. For Wikis, you may want
to use a Microsoft or Google Integration for Collaboration use cases.
Visibility SContent Copy
When you copy an entire course's content, the visibility settings are preserved when the
content is added to the new course. For example, hidden content in the copied course is hidden
in the course you copied it to. Content is set to Hidden from students if you copy individual
items into your course.
Review all copied items to be sure students can see the content you want to show. You can use
Batch Edit to update visibility all at once.
More on Batch Edit
Content NFLogic in Ultra
Content nesting refers to how content items can be contained within other content items on
the Course Content page. By default, courses in Ultra Course View support up to three levels of
hierarchy on the Course Content page. For example, a folder within a folder is two levels. A
folder within a folder within a learning module is an example of three levels. This is different
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from the Original Course View, which had no restrictions on the number of levels that could be
used. This change simplifies course structures to enhance student experience.
The flattening process refers to how items can move when copied, imported, or converted into
Ultra courses. The process moves items with a depth greater than two to the lowest supported
level in Ultra courses.
This can cause challenges when converting a course from the Original Course View to the Ultra
Course View. Content at deeper levels gets moved to the lowest level supported in Ultra Course
View. This can result in empty folders and difficult-to-find items at the lowest supported level.
To prevent this:
• Learning Modules are always brought to the highest level on the Course Content page.
• Folders are brought to the highest level necessary to ensure that child items don't move.
This will help you organize moved content once a course is converted.
