Course Import/Restore Checklist

An import is significantly faster and easier, and will include:

• Any custom blocks you may have created
• Gradebook formatting
• Resources and Activities

Do a backup and restore ONLY if:

• The source course is in the archives. In this case, you need to download the backup to your desktop.
• You need to overwrite the target course in order to correct an error, such as importing the wrong course.

Things to check after doing an import or restore:

When you complete a backup and restore, please make sure that you compare both of the courses and make sure that they are the same. This includes:

• Images
• Format, Topics/Weeks
• Make sure the instructor's name matches the section name.
• Gradebook - Check that all settings have successfully carried over to the new course
• Glossary entries - These do not carry over, and you need to import them separately: Moodle: Import/Export Glossary Entries
• Blocks
• Only 1 News Forum: Remove all but one news forum. If news forum has been placed in a special location such as under Forums, leave that one and delete all others.
• Only 1 Attendance Module: Remove all extra attendance modules. Check sessions to make sure you don't remove one already set up for upcoming term.
• Only 1 Support Block: Remove all student support or help blocks except this one:

Click Here For Instructions on Deleting Blocks