This document is designed to provide instructors with step-by-step instructions on how to copy materials over from course to course in Desire2Learn (D2L).

This document is relevant for instructors who:

• Have previously taught using D2L and are teaching the following semester and would like their new course to be set up with the same structure (content, news items, quizzes, dropbox folders, grade book, etc). Instructors can also pick and choose what they want to copy over – enabling only the most suitable material/activities to be transferred into to the new course offerings.
• Have been working in a development course and are now ready to move their materials and activities into their live course. For new faculty, this is the procedure to follow when copying materials from development courses to your live courses for the first time.

Live Courses

Live courses will be created 30 days prior to the course start date, providing the instructor or their designated school/department contact has notified student records to let them know who will be using D2L (please see D2L process for more information).

Students will be enrolled in the live course seven days before the start date of the course. While students are enrolled 7 days prior to the satrt date, they will not be able to access your course until the actual start date of your course.

Copying Course Components

To ensure students will be able to access your materials and activities, you will need to utilize the Copy Course Components tool in Desire2Learn. The Copy Course Components will enable you to copy materials to and from any courses you have access to in D2L.

1. To get started, go to the MY HOME page in D2L.
2. Select your new live course from the My Courses list (located under the news tool).
3. Click on Edit Course in your Course Home navigation bar.
4. Select Import/Export/Copy  Components
5. The Import/Export/Components page displays (you’ll notice copy components from another org until is already selected).
6. Click Next.
7. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
8. In the Copy the selected course components from dropdown list, select the course you wish to copy materials from.
9. Under Choose Components to Copy, select the checkbox beside Select All Components.
10. Scroll down and click Next (bottom right portion of screen)
11. The Confirmation screen displays.
12. Click Next to proceed.
13. The components will now be copied from your development course to the live course offering. A Copy Summary will be provided to update you when the process is complete.
14. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Done.
15. Now that the copying process is complete, navigate through your course and view your materials and activities to ensure everything transferred over properly.

If you have any questions or concerns related to copying course components, please contact the Distributed Education Support Team at desupport@camosun.bc.ca