An archive creates a permanent record of a course, including all content, student enrollments and user interactions, captured at the moment the archive is created. A course archive is saved as a zipped file and can be downloaded to a local computer or saved to Blackboard’s Content Collection.
Create an Archive
- Go to the Control Panel. Click Packages and Utilities, then select Export/Archive Course.
- Click the Archive button.
- Tick the box next to Include Grade Center History to include the Grade Center data in the archive.
- Under File Attachments:
- For Course Files Default Directory select Copy links and include copies of the files in the course default directory
- For Files Outside of the Course Default Directory select Copy links and include copies of the files outside of the course default directory
- Click Submit. A confirmation screen once the system has received the archive request.
Please note:
- Depending on the number of people who are using the system, it may take anywhere from several minutes to several hours for your course to archive.
- When the archive has completed you will receive an email message. This email message will note that the export file is available for download.
- It may take several minutes to several hours following the receipt of this email for the file to actually become available. If you follow the instructions above and do not see a link to the archive file please wait a few hours and check again.
Download a Zipped Archive File
- Navigate to the course where you created the archive.
- Go to the Control Panel. Click Packages and Utilities, then select Export/Archive Course.
- A link to a zipped archive file of the course will now be available. Click on this link to initiate a file download.porta
Please Note:
- A zipped archive file should not be unzipped, opened or altered.
- Instructors should download the Grade Center separately in order to have a copy of student grades that can be opened on a local computer.
The archive file can be imported easily into a new course shell.