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How to import from another course in Moodle

Import function in Moodle allows copying of course materials from one course to another. This is particularly useful for instructors to re-use materials from the course they taught in previous Term, providing the courses have not be removed (Course materials are kept for up to 2-years).
 
Step 1: Log in to Moodle, under course overview, click on your course which you would like to perform the import.
Screenshot of Moodle course overview

Step 2: In Administration > Course administration, click on Import.
Screenshot of course administration menu under the course page
 
Step 3: Select the course you want to import the data from.  Click on Continue to proceed to next step.  If the list of course is too long, you may use the search function to narrow down the results.

Select the course

Step 4: On the Confirmation and Review page, review all the settings. Once everything is confirmed, click on Perform import.
Screenshot of confirmation page of the import function
 
Step 5: A progress bar will be displayed showing the backup progress. This may take a while depending on the size of your course data.
Screenshot of import in progress
 
Step 6: A message will be displayed upon completion of the import process. Click Continue to go back to the course view
Screenshot of import complete message
 
Step 7: The course materials are successfully imported to the course.
Screenshot of moodle course with material imported