Exporting SCORM from Blackboard to Brightspace_1

How to successfully get SCORM packages into Brightspace

SCORM packages are a common feature of eLearning courses, not exclusively but perhaps most commonly found in the training sector. They can be as small as a single activity or as large as a whole module. Like html5 packages, SCORM packages are able to run on multiple platforms - that's one of their strengths. They take the form of .zip files.

SCORM itself relates to a set of standards and specifications that allow for communication between user and host system (e.g. Brightspace). At UHI the EDU have produced several resources using Articulate 360, though other SCORM authoring tools, like Adobe Captivate, exist.

If you have SCORM packages that you would like to upload to Brightspace, follow the steps below:

Step 1

Prior to doing anything in Brightspace, you need to collect the SCORM packages that you want to bring into your unit/module. You can store them in different places (e.g. themed folders); however, Brightspace allows you to upload multiple files at once, so - to make the most of this feature, if you copy your SCORM packages into a single folder it will make it easier for you in the long run.

In your Brightspace unit/module, in Content navigate to the content area (e.g. Week 1) where you want to add a link to a SCORM package.

Using the Upload / Create menu, select New SCORM/xAPI Object.

Step 2

Now we come to uploading. As the screenshot below shows, the Add Course Package tool allows you to add more than one zip package at a time (via 'Bulk Upload'). If you have multiple SCORM objects that you are bringing from Blackboard, upload them all at once at this time.

In the Add Course Package popup window click Bulk Upload.

Although the only option here is Bulk Upload, you can upload a single zip file if you wish.

This brings up an Upload window. Either drag and drop your zip files or click to upload.

For demonstration purposes, we will upload three packages (see Step 3).

Step 3

After watching the progress of your uploads, you will be told that your files have been uploaded successfully.

You will be asked if you want to keep the default properties for all files or edit. The properties in question relate to internal navigation. Brightspace can add navigation controls to your packages but as the vast majority of SCORM packages have their own navigation, we would advise clicking on Keep Default Properties.

Step 4

The next screen you see shows you a list of the objects you have uploaded. To add a package to the content area (e.g. Week 1) that you are in, click the circle to the left of the appropriate object, then click Next.

The Add Course Package window (opposite) will only allow you to select one package at a time. However, you can add more than one package to a content area.

To do so, return to the Upload / Create menu, select New SCORM/xAPI Object and select a different package from the list (which will look like the picture opposite).

After clicking Next, In the Adding Course Package popup, you are asked to choose if you want a Grade item to be created for your SCORM object and if you wish to always display the latest version.

Once you have made these choices, click Add.

Step 5

The next step is to neaten up what students will see when they come to access your SCORM package. Initially, the link to the package will bear the full title of the original zip (which in our case was a long and convoluted phrase (opposite)).

Click on the dropdown arrow to the right of the item name and click Edit Title. I changed ours to simply Module 1.

Finally, check that your link works and what it will look like from a student's point of view. To do this, first go to the top right of the screen, click on your name and select View as Student.

Navigate to your new item (it will be listed with a clickable title and be called a Content Object.

Repeat steps 1, 4 & 5 for any other packages you have (there is no need to re-upload packages).