After you have exported Blackboard® course settings and content to a file, you can
import the file into one or more Blackboard courses that are not linked with
MindTap.
Important Don't import into a Blackboard course that is already linked with a
MindTap course.
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Navigate to the course into which you want to copy your exported course data.
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In the Course Management panel, click .
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Click Import Package.
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Click Browse My Computer and select the export package you
downloaded.
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Under Select Course Materials, click Select
All.
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Click Submit.
Because this can take some time to complete, Blackboard
queues it for processing in the background so you can still do other work.
When complete, you will be notified per your notification settings.
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After the task is complete, navigate to the copied content area in your new
course.
Your MindTap links should all be listed, but they
don't yet point to a MindTap course.
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Click one of the MindTap
links.
You can click either a link to the course itself or to a specific
activity.
The selected title is shown with MindTap course
creation and linking options.
To link a MindTap section you already created:
(for example, with course masters and sections)
Note Course templates, courses with student
enrollments, and courses that are already linked to an LMS can't be linked.
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Select Link to an existing course or section.
Your unlinked courses and course sections with no student enrollments for the
selected title are listed.
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Select the course or section you want to link and click
Continue.
To create a new MindTap section:
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Select Copy from my existing course.
Your courses and course sections for the selected title are listed.
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Select the course or section you want to copy.
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Complete the details for your MindTap course.
| Field |
Notes |
| Course Name |
Tip Include the academic term in the course
name.
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| Course Start Date |
This date is both the first day students can
access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary
access period. It cannot be changed after students access the
course.
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| Course End Date |
To allow your
students to view their grades and complete late work, consider
setting this 1 week after the last day of class.
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| Course Days/Times |
Optional: Include the days and times of class meetings.
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| Section |
Optional: If you teach multiple sections of
the same course, specify the section here.
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| Time Zone |
Assignment dates and times are based on the time zone you
select.
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- Optional:
Select Copy all activity dates from course.
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Click Continue.