Description:

Archive Course creates a permanent record of a course including all the content and user interactions. Unlike the Export Course feature, Archive Course is not useful when trying to create a package of content to be used at a later time or with another course.

Archived courses are saved as .zip files with the following file naming structure: ArchiveFile_Course_ID.ZIP. These .zip files are stored and Instructors can access them for use in the future. Archiving a course does not remove it from the system. Go to http://matcmadison.edu/cetl/ to request course/class removal from the Blackboard System.

Advantage(s)/Disadvantage(s)

Unlike Course Export, an archived course can only be restored by the Blackboard System Administrator. This is done to the Test Server. If you are archiving to retain the Gradebook, exporting the Gradebook at the end of the semester will give the Instructor more control over when and how they want to view past grades.

Quick Guide:

To open the Archive Course page, open the Course Control Panel and click Archive Course in Course Options

Select Submit to export the course contents and save it for future use.

On the following page, select Click here to download the exported course site to save it to the computer you are working on. Instructors must select this option to save the archive file of the course. The file may only be saved on the computer you are working on; files are not saved to the Blackboard Learning System. Select Click here to view the detailed log file to view the status and log from the Course Archive operation.