# Importing course materials and activities from one TC course to another *You can use the import function to copy content from one TC course in another one. This is useful, for example, for courses that are similar, or courses that take place in the winter and summer semesters and are therefore split between two courses but should remain the same.* *Published: 14 October 2021 · Updated: 18 August 2025* If you have **editing rights in a TC course** you can **import all documents, activities, sections and the forum from another course.** ## Importing a course or elements of a course ## Short guide to the import function - Open the TC course you wish to import items into. - In the main menu on top, click **More** **>** **Course reuse**.  *Course reuse in the menu* - Click on **Import**. - You will see a **list** of all the courses where you have editing rights. In the Search field, select **the course you want to import data from**. Click on **Continue**.  *Search for a course to import data from* - In the import settings, **select the general items** you want to import. - You can later on **select** whether you want to **include and exclude individual items**.  *Selection of activities to import* - Click on **Next**. On the following page, you can now confirm and review the items you are about to import.  *Summary of import settings* - Click on **Perform import**. If everything has worked, a confirmation message appears. - Click on **Continue**. You will now see your TC course page with the imported content. ## Tips for choosing activities An overview of the elements that can be imported and a short description: - **A****ctivities and resources**: Quizzes, Assignments etc., to be specified later **Tip***: When you import a* **Quiz,** *the* **questions in the question bank** *will also be imported.* - **Blocks**: e.g. TUbeDrop – not relevant **Important:** *To create TUbeDrop, please continue to use the* [TUbe-Services form](https://tube.tugraz.at/apply)*, not the import, because the links and access rights have to be adjusted by the support team.* - **Files**: documents uploaded by you, to be specified later - **Filters**: not relevant - **Badges**: only relevant if you use badges in the courses - **Calendar events** - **Question bank**: imported in its entirety - **Groups and groupings**: does not include participants - **Custom fields**: not relevant - **Content bank content**: e.g. H5P items, imported in its entirety - **Legacy course files**: not relevant **Tip***: Import the* **General section** *only if you need the forum or the description.* ## Known issues and possible solutions ### Known issues: - Imported activities/files are merged with **sections in the existing course** instead of being added as new sections at the bottom. This is the case if the sections have identical titles or if the sections in the originating and new course are in the same position. - If the originating course has more sections than the target course and an activity is added from a lower section, empty sections are created in the target course. ### Possible solutions: - Rename the sections in advance to make sure that the files/items are imported exactly where you wish: either in the same sections (= same section title as is the originating course) or in another one. - Before importing, **create** some **empty sections** at the top or in a suitable place where the import items will then go. - **Move** the imported files to the correct section after the import. ## Export and Import of individual quiz questions and categories In the TeachCenter, you can **export existing questions from the question bank of a TeachCenter course and import them into the question bank of another TC course**. You can also import questions from external sources into TC courses. ## Exporting individual questions and categories from the question bank To **export** one or more questions to a file, go to the main menu of the relevant TC course and select **More** **>** **Question bank**. To **export a single question**, go to the respective question in the question bank and select **Edit** **>** **Export as Moodle XML**.  *Export single question as Moodle XML* To **export all questions from a question category or from the whole course**, proceed as follows: - At the top left, you see a drop-down menu with the default selection **Questions**. Click the arrows in the drop-down menu and select **Export**.  *Our recommendation: Moodle XML format* - Under **File format**, you can see all the available file formats with an explanation on how and which questions can be exported (click on the question mark icon). We recommend the Moodle XML format. - Below this you see the **General** section, where you can select the category from which you want to export the questions. Click **Export Questions to File**. - Klicken Sie dann auf **Fragen in Datei exportieren**. ## Importing individual questions and categories into the question bank To **import**, click on **More** **>** **Question bank** in the main menu of the TC course in which you want to import one or more questions and select **Import** from the drop-down menu in the top left corner. The following screen appears: **Import questions from file**. All the **file formats** available for importing questions into the question bank are listed below. The import file can come from the TeachCenter or from external systems. Questions can be imported in the following file formats: - Aiken format - Blackboard - Embedded answers (Cloze) - GIFT format - Missing word format - Moodle XML format Under **General,** you can select the category in the question bank to which the questions should be assigned. If graded questions are imported, the percentage points must correspond to valid scores. For more information, see the options **Match Grades** and **Stop on Error.**  *File uploaded, ready for import* You can upload the import file using drag and drop. Then click on **Import**. The questions are parsed from the import file and the number of imported questions is displayed.  *Green bars indicate that import has been successful* Scroll down and click on **Continue.** The import process is then complete. ## Help & contact For questions on TeachCenter / TeachCenter Exam: [tc@tugraz.at](mailto:tc@tugraz.at)