Why would I want to archive my Blackboard course?

The Office of Information Technology makes frequent backups of the Blackboard server. However, for your own piece of mind, you may want to back up your course yourself, particularly after you've put in a lot of course development time and effort.

To back up your Blackboard course site:

1. From inside your course site, go to Control Panel.
   
   
2. Under Course Options, click on Archive Course.
   
   
3. Click Submit. (It may take a few minutes to complete)
   
   
4. Click on the "Save As" link to download the archived course file.
   
   
   
   
5. Choose the folder on your hard drive where you want to store the archived file.

Can I upload my archived course to Blackboard?

While instructors can backup a course, only system administrators can restore it to the Blackboard system. If, at any time, you wish to have your back up copy re-imported into Blackboard, contact the Faculty Technology Development Center or send e-mail to blackboard@olemiss.edu.

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