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Import Courses from Moodle

Administrators can easily import your institution's Moodle courses to Blackboard while preserving as much course material and customization as possible.

Note

Conversion supports Moodle versions 4.0 and upwards.

Create Moodle course backup

To import a course from Moodle to Ultra, you need to download a course backup. You can create a backup from within a Moodle course or bulk export packages using a CLI script. Visit moodle.org for more information on bulk exports.

Moodle

You can create a course backup from within Moodle.

  1. From the course's main page, select the More menu.

  2. Select Course reuse.

  3. Go to the dropdown menu at the top, then select Backup.

  4. By default, all settings and activities are selected. We recommend including all items in your backup.

  5. Select Perform backup.

  6. When the backup's complete, select Continue.

  7. You can now download the backup file as an .mbz extension from the course backup area.

Import Moodle course backup to Blackboard

You can now import the Moodle course backup to Blackboard.

Blackboard Administrator Panel

  1. In the Courses section, select Courses.

  2. Select Import Package.

  3. Provide the Destination Course ID. If this course ID already exists in the database, Blackboard adds the material from the imported course to the existing course. If this course ID doesn't exist in the database, Blackboard creates a new course with this ID.

  4. In the Select a Package section, select Browse to navigate to the course package and select Open.

  5. In Select Course Materials, select the check boxes for each course area and tool to include in the destination course.

  6. Select Submit.

Moodle courses are imported as Ultra courses.

Content types that will convert

As we make improvements in the conversion process, the supported list will expand.

  • Announcements

  • Assignments

  • Books

  • Chapters

  • Choices (only for Original course view)

  • Discussions

  • Files

  • Folders

  • Glossaries (only for Original course view)

  • Lessons

  • Pages

  • Quizzes (Some Question Types)

    • Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

    • Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

    • True/False

    • Matching

    • Short Answer

    • Numerical

    • Essay

    • Calculated

    • Calculated Multichoice (Single Answer)

    • Calculated Multichoice (Multiple Answers)

    • Calculated Simple

  • SCORM packages

  • Sections

  • Text and Media Areas

  • Topics

  • URLs

  • Visibility Settings

    • Show on course page (Visible to students)

    • Hide on course page (Hidden from students)

  • Wikis (only for Original course view)

Content types that will NOT convert

These items are not currently brought over during the conversion process:

  • Chats

  • Competencies

  • Databases

  • Due Dates

  • Gradebook

    • Categories

    • Letters

    • Scales

  • Graded Discussions

  • Question Types

    • Drag-and-Drop Into Text

    • Drag-and-Drop Markers

    • Drag-and-Drop Onto Image

    • Embedded Answers

    • Random Short-Answer Matching

    • Select Missing Words

    • Description

  • Restrictions

  • Rubrics

  • Surveys

  • Tags

  • Visibility Settings

    • Make available but don't show on course page (Hidden from students)

  • Workshops

Participation and activity data are not preserved during the conversion process. Items like posts on Discussions, Assessment submissions, and grades are all removed.