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The current version of WebCT 4.1 has many inactive courses on the server. Therefore, the courses are not being automatically transferred to the new system. Courses must be transferred from version 4.1 to version CE8 manually. Staff members at CATS are available to help instructors transfer course content; however, instructors who want to do this on their own can follow the steps below:

First: Export your content from WebCT 4.1:

• Log on to WebCT 4.1 and select your course.
  You will need to first log on to your WebCT CE8 course and select the link on the right under "Campus Bookmarks" to access the WebCT 4.1 log on page.
• IMPORTANT: If you have any assignments or assessments, you MUST first update the availability to a current date before you export. Expired assignments and assessments are not exported. However, the entire question database will be exported regardless.
• In the Control Panel, choose Manage Course then Export Content.
  Note: This is NOT the same as a course backup.
• Choose the option to Export Course by selecting the circle to the left of it.
  Note: Any references to CE6 pertain to CE8 as well.
• Click on the box to the left of Download the content package to my computer after export near the bottom.
• Hold down the CTRL key (to avoid any pop-up blockers) then select Continue.
• A status bar will appear on your screen as it creates a zip file of the whole course. It is possible that a number of Warning messages will appear. This usually indicates that your old course contains some files that are referenced somewhere, but no longer exist or are in different directories than expected. All files found in the old course will be exported.
• A separate "File Download" window will appear, hold down the CTRL key and select Save.
  Note: If your browser blocks the download, you may need to go to my files to download the file.
• Choose your download location, then hold down the CTRL key and select Save.
• If another window appears confirming the file has been saved, select Close.
  Do not open the zip file.
• Log out of WebCT 4.1.
  

Second: Import your content into WebCT CE8:

• Login to WebCT CE8.
  Note: If you haven't already, you need to "always allow pop-ups from this site" if prompted.
  Note: If prompted, you must run Java.
• On the myEIUonline page, select the course where you want to place the transferred content.
• IF this is the first time you have accessed this course, you will see a page titled, "Assign Course Content".
  Select Import Content from File > Continue, and skip to step 7.
  IF this is not the first time you have accessed this course and you don't see the "Assign Course Content" page, continue to step 4.
• In your course, select the Build tab.
• Scroll down to Designer Tools (bottom left) and select Manage Course.
• Select Import.
• A pop-up window should now appear with the title Get Files.
• Select My Computer and navigate to the exported zip file from WebCT 4.1. Select the file and select Open.
• WebCT CE8 will now unpack the content and place it in your course. Once it is finished it will show you the completion status.
• At this point the content import is complete.
• Select Return to go back to the course.