Batch Edit

Content management is a time-consuming part of course setup and maintenance. Instructors spend valuable time in carefully organizing content and assessments, with specific due dates and release conditions.

You can use Batch Edit to update common settings across all content, such as visibility and due dates. You can also use the tool to delete a group of selected course content. With Batch Edit, you can control content settings in one place and all at once.

On the Course Content page, open the three dot menu on the right side above the content list. Select Batch Edit.

On the Batch Edit page, all content appears just as it does on the Course Content page. You can sort the list by item title, due date, show on, hide after, or visibility.

On the Batch Edit page, select the check box next to the items you want to update. You can choose individual content items, folders, and learning modules. To select all items at once, select the check box in the header at the top. You can select a maximum of 100 items at once. Items with long names are truncated.

You can use Batch Edit to adjust due dates on items. Only items with dates will be adjusted. Select Edit dates at the bottom of the page.

Select Edit Dates to confirm that you want to edit the dates for the items, or Cancel to return to the page.

Change individual item date

If you want to change only one item's date in Batch Edit, select the calendar icon beside the item. You can now adjust the due date. You can also delete the item's due date by selecting the trash icon beside the due date.

You can use Batch Edit to make items hidden or visible to students. Select Edit visibility. Choose to make items hidden or visible to students. Previous visibility settings for the items are overwritten. Date and time release conditions are removed for all selected items.

Select Save Visibility to confirm that you want to change the visibility settings for the selected items, or Cancel to return to the page.

You can use Batch Edit to delete items from the Course Content page. Select Delete items.

Select Delete to confirm that you want to delete the items, or Cancel to return to the page.

Deleted items can't be restored unless you have an archive file or export of the course with the items you deleted.

The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video, open the video on Vimeo.