How to Export and Import a Quiz Pool
Whenever you want to move a pool of questions in one course to another course, you have to use the "Export Pool" page in one course and then the "Import Pool" page in another course. In both courses, you will need to use the Control Panel/Pool Manager.

  • Step 1. Enter the course that contains the question pool that you want to move and click on the "Control Panel" button on the navigation frame of your course:

  • Step 2. When the "Control Panel" appears, click on the "Pool Manager" link, shown below:

  • Step 3. When the "Pool Manager" page appears, click on the "Export Pool" button, shown below:

  • Step 4. When the "Export Pool" page appears, Look under the "1. Question Pool to Export" and use the scroll bar beside the "Pool to export select box. Click on the name of the pool that you want to move to another course. NOTE: You are not moving the actual pool but only a copy of the pool.

  • Step 5. Click on the "Submit" button shown above to export the pool.

  • Step 6. A window will then appear informing you that you are ready to export. You will click on the "Click here" link shown below to download the exported pool, as shown below:

  • Step 7. The "File Download" dialog box will appear. Click on the "Save" button, shown below, to save the file on your computer.

  • Step 8. When you the "Save as" dialog box appears, you should save the file in an easy-to-find location, such as your "desktop" or "my documents" area. Click on the "Export File" icon and then the "Save" button, shown below:

  • Step 9. After you have saved the file on your desktop, you are ready to import that pool file in your destination Blackboard course. To do so, click on the "Control Panel" link in your new course and enter the Pool Manager. When the Pool Manager page appears, click on the "Import Pool" button, shown below:

  • Step 10. When the "Import Pool" page appears, click on the "Browse" button, shown below to select the file from your computer:

  • Step 11. Your computer will display the "Choose File" dialog box, which will automatically search for the file in the last location where you saved a file on your computer. Thus you may have to click on the "Look in" box to change the file location to your "Desktop." At this point, you should click on the "ExportFile" name or icon and then the "Open" button at the bottom of the dialog box, both of which are shown below:

  • Step 12. The "Pool Import" page will then display the name of the "ExportFile.zip" file, so you should then click the "Submit" button, shown below, to complete the process:

  • Step 13. The "Pool Import" page will now display the successful receipt of the pool into your destination course, shown below.

  • Step 14. Now that you have imported your pool to your destination course, you can return to the Control Panel by clicking on the link at the top of the page. You will then be able to enter the "Assessment Manager" (Blackboard 5) or "Quiz Manager" (Blackboard 6) to create a new quiz from the questions in the question pool. For instructions, please go to How to Create a Blackboard Quiz.