How do I export content from original Oncourse to archive it or import it into Oncourse CL?

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On this page:

• Exporting content from the original Oncourse
• Importing content into Oncourse CL
• Export/import comparison
• Exporting Test and Survey assessments from original Oncourse and importing into Oncourse CL

Note: Courses in Oncourse are normally kept in the system for only two years. Therefore, if you have an older course for which you used original Oncourse, you will have to recreate it if two years have passed. However, original Oncourse was retired after the summer 2007 semester, and any course data created for original Oncourse will be preserved for only one year after the retirement.

Note: To complete the procedures in this document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.

You may export content from an original Oncourse site and then import it into Oncourse CL. To do so:

Exporting content from the original Oncourse

1. Access your original Oncourse site at: https://original-oncourse.iu.edu/
2. Click Tools and then Authoring Tools.
   
   
3. Click Export Course Settings for Import in Oncourse CL.

   Note: You must use this choice if you are planning to import this course into Oncourse CL. This choice is the only one that will produce the correct type of file for import into Oncourse CL. Any other choice will produce a file that cannot be read by Oncourse CL.

4. Use the radio buttons to select an export option for the original Oncourse Schedule tool. Your choices are as follows:
   
   
   • Export to Assignments
   • Export to Calendar
   • Export to Resources
   • Assign original Oncourse Schedule items to Oncourse CL tools individually
   
   
5. After making a selection, click Continue.
   
   
6. On the subsequent page, if you chose to assign items individually, use the drop-down lists to assign a tool to each item, and then click Continue.
   
   
7. To finalize your selections, click Export.
   
   
8. When prompted to save your .zip file, depending on your browser, click Save or Save to Disk to save the file to your local hard drive.

   Note: Be sure to note where the file is saved, so you can access it for import later. This .zip file is the file you'll need to access to import your course content into Oncourse CL in the future.

Importing content into Oncourse CL

Note: To import content from the original Oncourse into Oncourse CL, you must have exported the content first, using the Export Course Settings for Import in Oncourse CL export choice. Locate the .zip file on your computer that was exported from a previous course offering. You will use this file in step 5 below.

1. Log into Oncourse CL at: https://oncourse.iu.edu/portal/
2. Select the course in which you wish to import content.
   
   
3. In the menubar of the course or project site, click Site Setup.
   
   
4. At the top, click Import from File.
   
   
5. Click Browse and then navigate to where you saved the exported .zip file. Click Open and then click Import.
   
   
6. Choose the materials you wish to import by selecting them from the list on the left and clicking the appropriate arrow under "Move".

   Note: Schedule items will appear with an (A), (C), or (R) next to them, indicating import to the Assignments, Calendar, or Resources tools respectively. If you chose to assign Schedule items individually to different tools, you will see multiple Schedule items to import.

7. Once you have chosen the material you would like to import, click Copy Materials.
   
   
8. You will receive a confirmation displaying the content you have chosen, along with the destinations of the imported content. Click Finish to complete the transfer.

Export/import comparison

The following table shows the most recent features for export from original Oncourse and import into Oncourse CL:

Note: Tabs in original Oncourse that have been redirected using the Tab URL Editor will create Web Content tools when imported into Oncourse CL.

The following features or content are not available for import:

• Chat Rooms
• Groups
• Gradebook

Note: Though original Oncourse is retired beginning with the fall 2007 semester, the Original Test and Survey Tool remains available in Oncourse CL course sites. The Test and Survey tool is not available for Oncourse CL course sites created before fall 2006.

Exporting Test and Survey assessments from original Oncourse and importing into Oncourse CL

You may export all tests, quizzes, and surveys you created for a given class taught in original Oncourse into the Original Tests & Surveys tool in Oncourse CL, as follows.

Note: If you are exporting assessments from a course from spring 2006, you will not be able to follow the directions below. To export assessments from a spring 2006 course, first export the entire course from spring 2006 and import the course into a newer version of original Oncourse. Then do the following.

1. Log into original Oncourse at: http://original-oncourse.iu.edu/
2. Select the site that has the tests you would like to export.
   
   
3. Click the Tools tab.
   
   
4. Click Oncourse Test and Surveys.
   
   
5. Click Export Test and Surveys.
   
   
6. When prompted, save the .asp file to a location on your hard drive. Remember where you save it.
   
   
7. Log into Oncourse CL at: https://oncourse.iu.edu/portal/
8. Select the site to which you will add the tests.
   
   
9. Click Original Test and Survey, and then click Import Tests and Surveys.
   
   
10. Click Browse. In the window that opens, find the .asp file you just exported from original Oncourse.
    
    
11. Click Import Data.

Also see:

• In Oncourse CL, how can I request a practice course site or project site?