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How do I share my D2L Brightspace course with another faculty or Teacher's Assistant(TA)?
Overview
Instructor and Teacher's Assistant roles can export a .zip course package file to share with a colleague. Then the other Instructor/Teacher's Assistant user can import the .zip file into their course.
Export a .zip course package file
- Click the Course Admin link in the course navbar.
- Click the Import/Export/Copy Components link.
- Select Export as Brightspace Package.
- Click the Start button.
- Check the box next to Select All Components. You will see everything is selected.
- Click the Next button.
- Scroll down and check the box next to Include course files in the export package.
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- Click Export. You will see a message "Your export has been started. You will receive a notification in the Update Alerts when it has completed."
- Click the Done button.
- When the export is ready, click the Update Alerts bell icon in the minibar.
- Click the Export finished link.
- Click the Click here to download the export Zip package link.
- Save the .zip file. Email or share the downloaded, unopened .zip file with a colleague for import.
Import a .zip course package file
- Click the Course Admin link in the course navbar.
- Click the Import/Export/Copy Components link.
- Select Import Components.
- Click the Start button.
- Follow the steps to Upload the unopened .zip file that was shared with you.
- Click the Import All Components button. Sometimes this takes a few minutes, when it is completed, edit your course content as you wish.
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