Once learning objects are in Brightspace Learning Repository, there are multiple ways to retrieve them for use in course offerings.
- Adding the learning object to Content or Course Builder by importing it or creating a link from Brightspace Learning Repository.
- Import the files of the learning object to Manage Files.
- Download the learning object from Brightspace Learning Repository to your desktop as a content package. Quizzes are downloaded as QTI packages.
- Import a quiz into Manage Quizzes.
- Import quiz questions from a quiz package into the question library or a quiz. Linking to quizzes is not available. You can only import quizzes and quiz questions from Brightspace Learning Repository.
You can retrieve learning objects with or without navigation.
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Retrieval method
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Notes
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With navigation
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You can import learning objects directly into the course files folder. Retrieving learning objects this way breaks their navigation structure and their organization into modules. Reasons for importing learning objects into course files rather than Content include:
- You want to reorganize the topic files into a new navigation structure.
- You don’t need all the files in a learning object in your course offering.
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Without navigation
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You can retrieve learning objects into Content and retain the relation of topics to each other and their place in modules. There are two primary ways to retrieve learning objects into your course offering:
- Copy the modules and topics into Content with modules and topics intact, and create copies of all the learning objects in your course files.
- Create links to the objects in Brightspace LOR without importing the files into your course files, but still retaining the navigational structure of the object. Links are established two ways:
- Dynamic links always take users to the newest version of the learning object, regardless of what version existed when you created the link.
- Locked links always take users to the same version of the learning object to which you establish the link. Changes to future versions of the learning object have no effect on the link.
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Retrieve learning objects from Content
- Navigate to Content.
- In the module you want to retrieve a learning object to, from the New button, click Add Object from LOR.
- Locate the learning object you want to retrieve.
- In the Results dialog, select the learning object you want to retrieve. Click Next.
- In the Retrieve Object dialog, do one of the following:
- To create a link that always points to the newest version of the learning object, select Dynamic Link to Newest Version. Click Next > Create Topic.
- To create a link that always points to the specified version of the learning object, select Locked Link to This Version. Click Next > Create Topic.
- To create a copy of the learning object in Content in order to keep the navigational structure of the object intact, select Copy as Content. Click Next > Copy.
Retrieve learning objects from Course Management
- From the Admin Tools menu, click Course Management.
- Click Create a New Course Offering or Template.
- On the Step 1: Choose Course Creation Type page, select how you want to create your new course. Click Next.
- On the Step 2: Enter Course Information page, enter your course information.
- Click Next > Create.
- Click the Import from Learning Object Repository link.
- Locate the learning object you want to retrieve.
- From the learning object's context menu, click Retrieve.
- Do one of the following:
- To create a link that always points to the newest version of the learning object, click Dynamic Link to Newest Version > Create Topic.
- To create a link that always points to the specified version of the learning object, click Locked Link to This Version > Create Topic.
- To create a copy of the learning object in Content while keeping the navigational structure of the object intact, click Copy as Content > Copy.
- To create a copy of the files from the learning object in Manage Files without keeping the navigational structure of the object intact, click Copy as Course Files > Copy.
- To download the learning object, click Download > Download.
Retrieve learning objects from Import/Export/Copy Course Components
- On the navbar, click Course Admin.
- Click Import/Export/Copy Components.
- Select Import Components > from Learning Object Repository.
- Click Start.
- Locate the learning object you want to retrieve.
- In the Results dialog, select the learning object you want to retrieve. Click Next.
- In the Retrieve Object dialog, do one of the following:
- To create a link that always points to the newest version of the learning object, select Dynamic Link to Newest Version. Click Next > Create Topic.
- To create a link that always points to the specified version of the learning object, select Locked Link to This Version. Click Next > Create Topic.
- To create a copy of the learning object in Content in order to keep the navigational structure of the object intact, select Copy as Content. Click Next > Copy.
Retrieve learning objects from the LOR search page
- Navigate to the LOR.
- On the Search page, locate the learning object you want to retrieve.
- From the learning object's context menu, click Retrieve.
- Do one of the following:
- To create a link that always points to the newest version of the learning object, click Dynamic Link to Newest Version > Create Topic.
- To create a link that always points to the specified version of the learning object, click Locked Link to This Version > Create Topic.
- To create a copy of the learning object in Content while keeping the navigational structure of the object intact, click Copy as Content > Copy.
- To create a copy of the files from the learning object in Manage Files without keeping the navigational structure of the object intact, click Copy as Course Files > Copy.
- To download the learning object, click Download > Download.