Rubrics - Copying from another course

Rubrics created in one course can be duplicated in another course in a couple of ways. To copy ALL courses rubrics from one course to another, follow the Course Copy instructions. If you only need one rubric (of many) from a course, Export/Import instructions are recommended.

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If you need to copy an entire course’s content, please see the instructions below.
Copying an older course into an existing course
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Course Copy - to copy ALL rubrics from a course

Open the course in which the rubrics are located in. Navigate to Packages and Utilities and select Course Copy.

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Click the Browse button to search for and select the course the rubrics will be copied TO. Alternatively, simply type in the 5-digit course ID into the field.

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Under Select Course Materials, check the Rubrics box only. Leave the default settings for File Attachments and Enrollments as is, and then click Submit.

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You will receive a confirmation email once the copy process is complete; however, this should not take long (< 1 minute). The rubrics will then appear under Course Tools > Rubrics in the course they were copied to and be available for attachment to assignments.

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Export/Import - to copy rubrics individually

Locate rubric to be exported

Open the course in which the rubric is located in. Navigate to the Rubrics area on the Course Tools menu to display all of the rubrics attached to the course.

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Export rubric

Select the checkboxes for any rubrics you would like to export to another location. Click Export.

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When exporting multiple rubrics, they will be packaged together in single ZIP file. If you intend to import rubrics separately (e.g. rubrics are being imported to different courses), export one rubric at a time to create separate zip files.
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Decide if you want to export to your Local Computer, or to the Content Collection (i.e another course).

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Expand an option below for additional instructions.

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Export to Local Computer

Click Download.

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Locate ZIP file in the Downloads folder on your local computer.

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Either move to a file location of your choice for storage/later import OR proceed with importing into another course by first opening the course page and navigating to the Rubrics area under Course Tools as shown in earlier steps.

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Select Browse Local Files to locate the file on your computer. Once selected, click Submit.

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You will receive a detailed confirmation message. Click OK. You will then see the rubric appear in the rubric list for the course. It is now available to associate with assignments.

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Export to Content Collection (i.e. another course).

Click the back arrow to select the Content Collection area for the course the rubric needs to be exported to.

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Course folders are labeled by course ID number. Select the radio button for the course the rubric needs to be duplicated in, then click Submit.

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Click Submit. A confirmation message will appear that the rubric was exported successfully. The rubric will now also appear in the Rubrics section of the course you exported it to and be available for attachment to assignments in that course.

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