Importing and Exporting Materials to/from D2L
Materials can be exported from and imported into D2L. In addition to materials from D2L, you can import content from WebCT, Blackboard,
Respondus, SCORM SCO, and other properly formatted files.
Via Edit Course  Import/Export/Copy Components, you have the following options:
Import: Use the import function when you want to import an exported D2L package (.zip), a test bank, or a
packaged course from a publisher (also .zip). Items that have been exported from a D2L course,
WebCT, Blackboard, SCORM SCO files, Respondus QTI files, and other properly formatted materials
can be imported into a D2L course.
Note: More information may be found in the document “Uploading a Publisher Test Bank to D2L” on the Help for
Instructors page.
*Export: Use the export function (in Import/Export/Copy Components) when you want to archive or move the
course to a different system. Please note that individual information about students such as
grades, discussion posts, files submitted to the dropbox, etc. are not exported.
NOTE: Do not use the Export function to copy materials to another course.
Copy: Use the copy function (in the new course) to copy materials from a previous/other course. For more
information on this function, see “Copying D2L Materials from Another Course” on the Help for
Instructors page.
* Note: You can also export from other areas of D2L (grades, rubrics) to view course information in a .csv (spreadsheet) format.
Importing Materials into D2L
1. Login to D2L. Click on the name of the course you would like to import
items into.
2. On your course’s navigation bar, click Edit Course.
3. In the Edit Course area, click Import/Export/Copy Components.
4. From the Import/Export/Copy Components menu select Import
Components.
5. Click the Choose File button to select the file on your computer you
would like to import materials from.
6. Once you have selected a file click Start.
7. The next screen displays the progress of the file being uploaded and
read into D2L. Expect this process to take longer for larger pages
being imported into D2L. When the process has completed click
Continue.
Questions? Contact the Eagle Help Desk: 785-8774 or helpdesk@uwlax.edu
Importing and Exporting Materials to/from D2L
8. Select the components to import into your course. Note that you can
choose individual items in each category by selecting Select
individual items to Import. Also choose whether or not to overwrite
existing file during the import. There is also an option to Import
Metadata. Metadata is information someone has entered into the
import file about an item. If there is no metadata, then none will be
imported.
9. After you have made you selections, click Continue.
10. Confirm your choices. To make any changes use the either the Back
button or one of the Modify links. Click Continue to continue with
the import.
11. The next screen shows the progress of materials being imported into
your course. Once it has completed click Finish.
12. The summary screen will indicate whether or not the import was
completed successfully. Click on the tool area you imported into to
check your work.
Exporting Course Materials
1. Login to D2L. Click on the name of the course you would like to export
from.
2. On your course’s navigation bar, click Edit Course.
3. Click Edit Course, and then click Import/Export/Copy Components.
4. From the Import/Export/Copy Components menu select Export
Components and click Start.
5. Choose which components you would like to export and
click Continue. Note that you can choose individual
items in each category by selecting Select individual
items to export.
6. Confirm that everything you want from your D2L course
will be exported. You can make changes by clicking a
Modify link or the Back button.
7. Once you have confirmed your choices click Continue.
8. Once everything has exported successfully click Finish.
9. On the next screen click the download link to save the
course materials (in .zip format) to your computer.
When prompted click Save. The .zip file that you save
will contain all of your courses materials, and can be
imported back into another D2L course.
Questions? Contact the Eagle Help Desk: 785-8774 or helpdesk@uwlax.edu
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