Exporting and Downloading Your Blackboard Course

Description: Exporting and Downloading Your Blackboard Course

To conserve space on the Bb server, please delete the Export.zip files, e.g. ExportFile_12345.201020_2011081012345.zip from the Bb Export/Archive Course page after the package has been downloaded. After the package has been downloaded, do not unzip an export package or remove files from the package. (Be patient. You will receive an email alert when the process is finished. Depending on the size of the course, sometimes the package does not appear immediately and can take up to several hours.)

How-to Steps:

1. On the Control Panel located under Course Management, click on Packages and Utilities.
2. Select Export/Archive Course from the Packages and Utilities drop-down list.
3. On the Export/Archive Course page, click the Export button.
4. On the Export Course page, select Course Materials from 3. Select Course Materials option, and click the Submit button.

To download your exported package:

1. On the Control Panel located under Course Management, click on Packages and Utilities.
2. Select Export/Archive Course from the Packages and Utilities drop-down list.
3. On the Export/Archive Course page, click on the contextual menu next to the archive file you want to download, and select Open.
4. You will be asked to where you want to save the file if you haven't set this up in the browser.
5. To import the package:
6. On the Control Panel located under Course Management, click on Packages and Utilities.
7. Select Import Package/View Logs under Packages and Utilities 
8. On the Import Package/View Logs page, click on the Import Package button.
9. On the Import Package page, Browse to Select a Package from 2. Select a Package option and click the Submit button.
10. Select materials to include from 3. Select Course Materials.
11. Click Submit.
12. Additional Information:

• Search or browse our online Knowledge Base
• Call the CCRI IT Help Desk at (401) 825-1112