Importing Existing Questions into Question Library

The Question Library is a good place to store, organize, and easily access all questions within a course. Import questions into Question Library to consolidate questions created with Quizzes, Surveys, and Self Assessments.

• Consolidating questions within Question Library enables users to efficiently transfer questions to new courses using the Copy Course Components feature.

• Users can import questions from existing assessments, a CSV file, or a learning object repository.

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Questions can be imported into the library from a file or existing assessments.

Import Questions into the Question Library From a File

Brightspace offers a CSV Question template for instructors so they can format their files properly for import:
Download Brightspace CSV Template

1. In Question Library, click Import.

2. From the Import button, select Upload a File.

3. From the Upload a File Window, select the source where existing questions reside by clicking Browse and selecting the file or dragging and dropping the selected file into the Upload a File Window.

4. Once the file finishes importing, view the uploaded questions in the Upload a File window.

5. To import all the questions from the upload, click Import All. To import selected questions from the file upload, select the questions intended for upload and click Import.

Import Questions into the Question Library Using a Test Question Generator

Algonquin College has created a Brightspace test question generator, which allows instructors to create and import questions into their Question Libraries in an easier fashion than using the CSV Template.

Carleton University has built upon this, creating a slightly more up to date version, found here: Brightspace Test Question Generator.

Import Questions into Question Library From an Existing Collection

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Existing assessments in the course site can be the source of the library import

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1. Select the appropriate source 2. Select the appropriate section within that source (if there are sections) 3. Click the box beside the questions intended for import

1. In Question Library, click Import.

2. From the Import button, select Browse Existing Questions.

3. From the Source Collection drop-down list [1], select the source where existing questions reside (quiz, survey, self-assessment).

4. From the Source Section drop-down list, select the source or a specific section [2] where existing questions reside.

5. Select the questions [3] intended for import, then click Import. Instructors can expand any sections and select specific questions.

6. The new section of the library will probably need to be renamed. Instructors can also set it to shuffle questions.

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Question Library Section settings