About exporting course components


You can export components from your course offering to a file. This allows you to reuse these components in another learning management system, including another iLearn Learning Environment, or to store the components and then re-import them into another course offering or template at a later date.

Components are exported to an IMSCP-compliant zip file, a standard file format based on the IMS Content Packaging specification. This means you should be able to reuse these components in any learning management system that supports this format.

You can export course components from the organization level, except for files in the organization or shared files areas. View what course components can be exported.

The following table addresses some common concerns around exporting course components:

Concern

Answer

User privacy might be compromised when exporting course components

User data is not copied. For example, if you copy the discussions component, only the forums and topics are copied, not the posts inside the topics. Similarly, if you copy assignment submissions folders or quizzes, user submissions and quiz attempts are not copied.

Links and associations between components

Associations between components will not be exported (for example, release conditions). The IMS Content Packaging specification, which the format for export files is based on, does not support these associations.