How to Archive Your Course

Export and save all the contents of a previous course

D2L courses are never deleted. You will be able to revisit the courses you taught as long as you are the teacher assigned to the course. If you would still like a copy of your D2L course in a zip file, then follow these instructions:

  1. Go to the D2L course that you wish to archive.
  2. Click on Edit Course on the main navigation bar.
  3. Click on Import/Export/Copy Components.
    Copy course components
  4. Select Export as Brightspace Package and click Start.
    Brightspace Package
  5. Check Select All Components (or specific components) and click Continue.
    Select Course MaterialConfirm Components
  6. Check to Include course files in the export package and click the Export button to start the process.
  7. Click Done.  A notification in the Update Alerts will let you know when the export is ready to download.
    Export course materials
  8. Click the Click here to download the export Zip package link.
  9. Find the zip file in your downloads and save to a desired location.
  10. Import content into a course site.