Deleting Course Content
Delete unnecessary files, grade items and activities, such as assignments and quizzes, to make course management more efficient and easier for students to navigate.
Deleting an Announcement
- On the navbar, click Announcements.
- Click the chevron icon next to the name of the announcement and select Delete.
- Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.
Deleting Modules, Sub-Modules and Content (Topics)
About Content in UB Learns
- In UB Learns, you organize content in modules and sub-modules.
- Uploaded files, web pages, links, etc. are also called Topics.
Deleting Modules and Sub-Modules
- On the navbar, click Content.
- Click the module or sub-module name in the Table of Contents panel. For sub-modules, you may need to click on the module name to find the sub-module.
- In the right column, click the chevron icon next to the module or sub-module name and select Delete Module.
- Select one of two options:
• Remove the module and all nested modules and topics from Content but keep all associated files and activities in the course. This option keeps uploaded files and web pages created in UB Learns in the Manage Files area so you can add them back to the course later.
• Permanently delete and remove all nested modules, topics, and all associated files and activities from the course. This option permanently deletes uploaded files and web pages from the course.
- Click Delete.
Deleting a Topic (Piece of Content)
A topic in a module or sub-module can be an uploaded file, a web page created in UB Learns a link or another piece of content.
- On the navbar, click Content.
- Click the module or sub-module name in the Table of Contents to locate the topic you want to delete. For topics in sub-modules, you may need to click on the module name to find the sub-module.
- Click the chevron icon next to the topic name in the right column and select Delete Topic.
- Select one of two options:
• Remove the module and all nested modules and topics from Content but keep all associated files and activities in the course. This option keeps uploaded files and web pages created in UB Learns in the Manage Files area so you can add them back to the course later.
• Permanently delete and remove all nested modules, topics, and all associated files and activities from the course. This option permanently deletes uploaded files and web pages from the course.
- Click Delete.
Deleting Unused Content From the Course Using Manage Files
Deleting a file from Manage Files will permanently remove the file from the course. If the file has been added to a module or sub-module as a topic, students will receive an error message when they click on the topic.
- On the navbar, click Instructors Only and select Course Admin.
- Click Manage Files.
- Click the checkboxes next to the content items you want to remove permanently.
- Select the trash can icon above the list of files.
- Select Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.
Deleting Grade Categories
Grade categories are containers in the Grades tool used to organize grade items. Deleting a category will not delete the grade items in the category.
- On the navbar, click Grades.
- Click Manage Grades.
- Categories have nothing in the Type or Association columns. They also have a light blue background.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click the checkboxes next to the categories you want to delete.
- Click Delete.
- Click Delete in the Conformation dialog box.
Deleting Grade Items in Grades
Grade items associated with an assignment, discussion or quiz cannot be deleted from Manage Grades in the Grades tool without removing the association first. Remove the association by changing In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book (next to Points) in the assignment, discussion or quiz, or deleting the assessment.
- On the navbar, click Grades.
- Click Manage Grades.
- Look in the Association column to see which assessment tool is associated with the grade item. If there isn’t an association, skip to step 11.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Assignments, Discussions or Quizzes.
- Click the chevron icon next to the grade next to the name of the assessment and select Edit Assignment, Edit Topic or Edit (for quizzes).
- Click the drop-down menu in the Grade Out Of section and change In Grade Book to Not in Grade Book.
- Click Save and Close. The item no longer has an association.
- On the navbar, click Grades.
- Click Manage Grades.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click the checkboxes next to the grade items you want to delete. Grade items with associations cannot be selected.
- Click Delete.
- Click Delete in the Confirmation dialog box.
Deleting Rubrics
- On the navbar, click Instructor Only and select Course Admin.
- Click Rubrics.
- Click the checkboxes next to the rubrics you want to delete.
- Click the trash can icon.
- Click Delete.
Assignments
Deleting Assignments
Deleting an assignment also removes the submissions but keeps the grades in the Grade Book.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Assignments.
- Click the checkboxes next to the assignments you want to delete.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click Delete in the Conformation dialog box.
Restoring Assignments
Restoring an assignment will also restore the submissions. However, the restored assignment is no longer associated with the original grade item in Grades.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Assignments.
- Click More Actions and select Event Log.
- Click Restore for each assignment you want to restore.
Discussion Forums and Topics
Deleting Forums and Topics
Deleting forums and topics also removes all the threads and posts but keeps the grades in the Grade Book.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Discussions.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click the checkboxes next to the forums and topics you want to delete.
- Click Delete.
Restoring Forums and Topics
Restoring a topic will also restore the threads and posts. However, the restored discussion topic is no longer associated with the original grade item in Grades.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Discussions.
- Click More Actions and select Restore.
- Click Restore for each forum or topic you want to restore. Restoring a topic will also restore the topic’s forum if it has also been deleted.
Quizzes
Deleting Quizzes
Deleting a quiz also deletes the attempts but will not delete the grade item.
We recommend adding questions to the Question Library before deleting any quiz. Once in the Question Library, you can incorporate the questions into a new or existing quiz.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
- Click the checkboxes next to the quizzes you want to delete.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click Delete in the Conformation dialog box.
Restoring Quizzes
Restoring a quiz will also restore the attempts. However, the restored quiz is no longer associated with the original grade item in Grades.
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
- Click More Actions and select Restore.
- Click Restore for each quiz you want to restore to the Quizzes tool.
Deleting Self Assessments
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Self Assessments.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click the checkboxes next to the self assessments you want to delete.
- Click Delete Selected.
- Click Yes in the Conformation dialog box.
Deleting Surveys
- On the navbar, click Assessments and select Surveys.
- Click More Actions and select Delete.
- Click the checkboxes next to the surveys you want to delete.
- Click Delete.
- Click Yes in the Conformation dialog box.
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