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Backup and Restore your WebCT Course
(Copy the course materials from one WebCT course to another)
The benefits of backup and restore
a WebCT course are -
- Keeping your students' records
(such as on-line quiz, assignments, participation in
discussion...etc.). When
in need, you can restore the backup file to retrieve the
information.
- Copying your course materials
from one WebCT course to another.
- Carrying it with you to other
WebCT institutes
Before backing up, you have an
option to remove the records of old students, old discussions,
old quiz results...etc. via Reset Course
(from Control Panel).
Note:
- If you wish to keep your
students' records, do not perform the Reset Course.
- If you copy the course
materials from one WebCT course to another, you can perform the
Reset Course in the new cours.
The Reset Course feature enables you to
delete information from various sections of your course. This
feature is particularly useful when you've finished teaching a
course and want to clear out old student records and assignments.
Click Reset Course under Manage Course in the
Expanded Control Panel. You can reset the items below. Simply
check the box next to the item and click Reset.
Create a Backup
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Login to
WebCT.
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Select the Course Functions tab in your myWebCT
page.
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Select the course you wish to backup.
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Click the "Create Backups" option in the right column.
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If you already have a backup
file created, you will see an error message "Error:
A backup will not be created for the course
XXXXXX
(2071-URIPS-xxx-nnn-SECnnnn-nnnn).
There is currently a restriction of 1 backups per course. Please
delete one or more backups and then try again." Download
the 'old' backup to your computer as a record, then delete the
'old' backup from the server. Repeat step "4.
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A backup zip file will be listed under that course. Select it
and click the "Download Backup" option in the right column to
download to your computer. The zip file is a Linux file. It will
appear as a "corrupted file" if you intend to open it with a PC
or Macintosh program. Do not worry about this error message.
Restore the
backup
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Login to
WebCT.
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Select the Course Functions tab in your myWebCT
page.
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Select the course shell where you want to restore with the copy
you backed up as above.
Note: The
content of the backup will overwrite the content of the destination
course shell.
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Click the "Upload Backup" option in the right column.
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Select the backup zip file from your computer and click
‘Upload’.
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A backup zip file will be listed under that course. Select it
and then click the “Restore Backup" option
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Select "Keep
Users"
in the subsequent screen if the destination course shell is a shell
for the current semester which is pre-loaded with the students
who register into the course.
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