Solution Detail

Question

How do I copy my course in Blackboard when using Vantage?

Solution

If you have created a Vantage course in the past, you may wish to copy that course to use for another section in the same term or for a new term.

TIP: Copying a course is a one-time action. You should finish customizing the assignments and due dates of your course before making a copy of it. After you finish the copy process, changes will need to be made to both courses separately.

1. Click Create Course at the top right of your My Courses Dashboard.

The "Create Course" button is at the top right of the My Courses dashboard.

2. Click Copy an Existing Course.

If you have courses in your Vantage account and click the "Create Course" button from your dashboard, you will have two options: Create a New Course or Copy an Existing Course.

3. You will see a list of all of your courses available to copy.

a. Choose the course you wish to copy.

b. If the course dates of your old and new courses match – for example, if you are running multiple sections of the same course in a single term – you can copy the due dates as well. Tick the "Copy due dates" checkbox to retain them.

During the course copy process, you choose the course you want to copy. If appropriate, you can tick the checkbox to copy all due dates - useful if you are teaching multiple sections with the same course dates.

c. Click Next to start the course creation process.

4. The Course Details of your chosen course will appear. You will see a banner message to change the Course Name, Section Name or Start and End Dates. Once you change one or more of these fields, click Next.

When you copy a course, you will be prompted to change the Course Name, Section Name, or Start/End Dates.

5. On the Review page (3. Review & Complete Course), you can double check the settings you made for your course.

a. Review the Course Details. If you need to make changes, click the pencil icon to the right of this section.

On the review page (3. Review & Complete Course), you can confirm the course details you entered. Click the pencil icon to the right of this section to make changes.

b. Review the Gradebook Settings. If you need to make changes, click the pencil icon to the right of this section.

Confirm the gradebook settings you entered. Click the pencil icon to the right of this section to make changes.

c. Review the Global Assignment Settings. If you need to make changes, click the pencil icon to the right of this section.

Confirm the settings you entered for each assignment type. Click the pencil icon to the right of this section to make changes.

d. Click Complete to finish creating your course. On the course creation confirmation page, you can click the respective Copy buttons to copy your course link (used for non-LMS integrated courses only) or Course ID. You can then paste these details to wherever you want to store the information.

You can also click the Send button to email a copy of this information to yourself. Once you are finished on this page, click Back to My Courses to return to your My Courses Dashboard.

The course creation confirmation message shows you the Course ID and the course link to use for standalone Vantage course. Click the "Send" button to email the Course ID and link to your email address.

6. Once your course is created, you can go to the Assignments tab from the course tile on your My Courses Dashboard page. This will allow you to apply more granular settings for each Chapter and/or assignment.

After creating your Vantage course, you can go to the Assignments tab of your course tile to make further edits to course content.

7. Once you have finished editing Chapters and Assignments (if necessary), your Vantage course can be paired with your Blackboard course.

8. Follow your school's normal process to make a copy of your Blackboard course including the Vantage links.

9. Once your Blackboard course copy is complete, go to a module and click on any Vantage link to begin the pairing process.

This image shows some Vantage links in a content module in Blackboard original course view.

10. On the Vantage "Copy Course Selection" page, choose the option to Pair your LMS course to an existing Vantage course.

When you click a Vantage link in your LMS course copy, you can choose how to pair with Vantage. Ideally, you create your Vantage course copy before attempting to pair with the LMS course copy. If your Vantage course copy is ready, click "Pair your LMS course to an existing Vantage course."

11. Locate the Vantage course you wish to pair with, then click Select.

12. After you select the course, you will see the student preview of the content for the link you clicked to initiate the pairing process.

This image shows the return page after completing the Vantage course copy. In this instance, it returns to Chapter Test 3 which was the link clicked in the LMS course copy to trigger the Vantage pairing process.

13. You can close the student preview and return to your Blackboard course. No further action is required.