Export/Import Assessments

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This tutorial will help you with transferring different assessments from one Blackboard course to another. Follow the steps below:

Step 1. Log in to your Blackboard courses and choose the course you wish to export the assessment from. Make sure you are on the Build tab .

Step 2.

Click on the Assessments button  from the Course Tools menu.
Step 3.

Select the assessment you want to export

Example:


Click on the Export button  .
Step 4.

File Manager Window will appear. Notice that all your on-line courses will be located on the left hand side

Example:
Step 5.

The content of the current course will be on the right hand side

Example:
Step 6. Locate the course you want to export the assessment to and make sure you choose an appropriate folder. Enter a name for your file in the Save as space provided:
and click on the OK button 
Step 7. Wait for the files to get exported until you receive the message indicating that the export succeeded:
Click on the Return button
Step 8. After you have exported the assessment, click on My Blackboard
on the top right hand side to go back to all your courses.
Select the course you want to import the assessment to.
Step 9. Click on Manage Course from the Designer Tools

and click on the Import link on the page.
Step 10. File Manager will open. With the Class Files tab selected you should be able to see the file you have just exported. As in our example it will be Exam1:

Note: Do not extract the file, simply click on the Radio button  to select it and click on the OK button next. 
Step 11.

Importing the assessment might take several minutes. You will see the following message:

Click on the Return button and go to Assessments to locate your file you have just imported.