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D2L: Copying/Cloning an Entire Course

Updated on May 03, 2023

Be sure to start in the class that is being copied to

1: From your course homepage click on the Course Resources tab located on the navbar.

2: From the dropdown menu under Course Resources click on the option that says Course Admin

Image showing to select Course Resources on the top navbar menu after Assessments and select Course Admin in the alphabetized dropdown menu

3: Within the Course Administration page click on the blue link titled Import/Export/Copy Components

Image shows an arrow pointing to the Import/Export/Copy Components option on the Course Administration page nested under Site Resources

4: From the Import/Export/Copy Components page under Copy Components from another Org Unit click on the light gray box labeled Search for offering

Image shows an arrow pointing to the Search for Offering button below Course to Copy with the include protected resources checkbox checked

Click on the blue View History link to see what courses have already been cloned into your course.

Note: if this is a new course and there hasn't been any previous cloning done the View History link will not be visible to you.

5: A "Select Course Offering" box will pop up, and from within the search box, type in the CRN or Instructor Dev you want cloned into your course. Then click the light gray "Search" button. Click the radio button to the left of the course name to select the course you want to clone, then click the blue "Add Selected" box down at the bottom of the popup.

If you are wanting to clone a Master shell or are not the owner of the CRN or Instructor Dev you will need to put in a cloning request through TDX to get the content cloned over for you:

https://service.pima.edu/TDClient/1920/Portal/Requests/TicketRequests/NewForm?ID=O6uD2sDfLXw_&RequestorType=Service

Image shows an arrow labeled 1 pointing to the search textbox, another arrow labeled 2 pointing to the example dev, and a third arrow labeled 3 pointing to the Add selected button at the bottom left corner of the window

6: The course you selected will populate under the Course to Copy area. You will then click on the blue Copy All Components button to start the copy/cloning process.

Image shows an arrow labeled 1 pointing to the example dev under the "course to Copy", another arrow labeled 2 pointing to the Copy All Components button at the bottom left side of the page

7: There will be a loading bar when the copying is in progress. When the copy/cloning has completed the loading bar will change to a gray checkmark

Image shows an arrow labeled 1 pointing to the "Copying in progress" loading bar on the right side of the page

Image showing an arrow labeled 2 pointing to the "Copy completed" section on the right side of the page

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