Import Course Content From Another Course in Moodle

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It is possible to import all or part of a course section into another course. Imported content will not delete or override pre-existing content in the course it is imported into but will instead be copied into the same order in which it exists in the destination course. For example, if a course with content in the first five topics is imported into another course, that content will be placed into the first five topics of the destination course, regardless of the content already present in those topics in the destination course.

It is possible to import entire courses or specific resources and activities from courses as long as you have instructor access to both the course you wish to import from and the course you wish to import into. This means that your role in the course you are importing from is either the Teacher or the Importer role.

NOTE: It is important to begin this process from the course you wish to import content into.

Click "More".

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Moodle course home for **“NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense.”** Top navigation shows **Course, Settings, Participants, Grades, Reports, More, Open LMS**, with the **More** tab highlighted. The **Welcome** section displays cards for **Course Overview** and **Instructor Introduction** above **New subsection**; the left sidebar navigation is partially visible.

Click "Import".

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Moodle course home for **“NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense”** with the **More** menu expanded; the **Import** option is highlighted to start importing content from another course.

Click "Import".

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Moodle course page for **“NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense”** with the **More** tab selected; the **Import** option is visible and highlighted, with **Backup** and **Restore** listed below. The left sidebar shows the course navigation tree.

On the next page, select the course you wish to import content from if it appears in the list. If the course you wish to import from does not appear in the list, you will need to search for it using the Search field. Enter the course’s course number in the field and select Search. This will load a list of courses that match what was entered in the Search field. If the course you wanted to import from appears in the list, select that course. You may need to adjust your search terms if the course does not appear in the list. If you cannot locate the course, please contact the CLT for assistance.

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Moodle **Import** page, step 1 **Course selection**. Section titled “Find a course to import data from” lists three courses; the radio button for **Accessibility Example Spring 2020** is highlighted. A search box and **Continue** button appear below.

NOTE: Before you continue, be sure you are in the section you wish to import content into. You can verify this by checking the breadcrumb links at the top of this page. You should see the name of the course listed in the breadcrumb links. If the name of the course you see in the area indicated above is different from the course you wish to import content into, please do not continue. You will need to return to the Moodle home page, navigate to the course you wish to import, and then repeat the above steps.

Click "Continue".

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Moodle **Import → Course selection** page listing three courses. **Accessibility Example Spring 2020** is selected, and the **Continue** button below is highlighted.

The next page will load a list of options. If you wish to include any Personalized Learning Designer rules, be sure to check the Include PLD data box. Otherwise, the default settings will not need to be changed.

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Moodle **Import → Initial settings** page showing **Import settings** checkboxes. Most options are selected—**Include activities and resources, blocks, files, filters, calendar events, question bank, groups and groupings, custom fields, content bank content,** and **legacy course files**—while **Include badges** is unchecked. The left course navigation is visible, and the **Personalized Learning Designer Settings** section appears below.

If you wish to copy the entire course, including all content and topics (even empty ones), the question bank, topic titles, and the gradebook setup, you can select Jump to the final step to skip the next few steps and begin the import process. If you do this, blank topics will be included.

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Moodle **Import → Initial settings** page, showing lower section **Personalized Learning Designer Settings** with **Include PLD data** and **Include PLD log data** unchecked. Above, options like **Include calendar events, question bank, groups and groupings, custom fields, content bank content,** and **legacy course files** are checked. Bottom buttons **Jump to final step, Cancel,** and **Next** appear, with **Next** highlighted.

Note: Selecting the **Jump to the final step** button immediately begins the import process. If you are not sure that you want all of the course content, do not select this button.

Click "Submit".

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Moodle **Import → Schema settings** screen showing the **Assignments (dropbox)** list with items selected—e.g., *Chapter_21_23 summaries, Homework 5, Homework 6, Notes chapter 27 and 28, Notes Chapter 16, Topic report*—plus **Backup Quickmail Block Level Configuration Settings** checked; the **Next** button at the bottom is highlighted.

Click "Perform input".

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Moodle **Import** review screen showing selected items (e.g., *Notes Chapter 16*, *Topic report*, and Quickmail settings) with check marks. In **Personalized Learning Designer Settings**, **Include PLD data** and **Include PLD log data** show red Xs; bottom action buttons display **Previous**, **Cancel**, and **Perform import**, with **Perform import** highlighted.

When the process completes, select **Continue**.

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Moodle **Import** page for **NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense** showing step **6. Complete** with a green banner, “Import complete. Click continue to return to the course,” and the **Continue** button highlighted.

You have now successfully imported content into your course.

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Moodle course home for **“NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense.”** The **Welcome** section shows an imported image—a gray background with a spherical lattice of small black nodes—above the **Course Overview** and **Instructor Introduction** cards.

If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!

Import Course Content From Another Course in Moodle

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NOTE: It is important to begin this process from the course you wish to import content into.

Click "More".

Click "Import".

Click "Continue".

Note: Selecting the **Jump to the final step** button immediately begins the import process. If you are not sure that you want all of the course content, do not select this button.

Click "Submit".

Click "Perform input".

When the process completes, select **Continue**.

You have now successfully imported content into your course.

If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!