Resetting a Course

Resetting a course makes it easy for teachers to reuse the same course from one term to the next. The course reset can remove all student accounts and their associated data (e.g., forum postings,

gradebook scores) and reset a course back to its default position. All activities, resources, and course settings are retained (e.g., home page updates, new or edited activities, etc.); however, events added

to the calendar and postings to the Announcements forum are removed from the course. In fact, when resetting a course, teachers can select which course data they would and would not like retained.

Note: When starting a new session with the same course, teachers should not enroll new students until AFTER they have reset the course.

2. In the drop-down menu, click on Course reuse.

Note: The Course reuse screen appears.

Note: The Reset page appears. This page displays a list of all settings and activities used in your course. This list starts with the General section and continues through the remaining course sections, as detailed below.

Note: In each section, uncheck any elements you do not want included in the course reset.

Note: In the 'sticky' footer that appears at the bottom of the screen, do not click the Reset course button until you have completed the selections below. Continue with the following steps to maintain complete control over the course reset.

4. In the Roles section, select the participants, usually students, that you wish to remove from the previous term or cohort.

5. Choose All grades to remove all student grades from the Gradebook.

6. If Groups were used in the course, choose All groups.

8. If Moodle Books were used, choose All book tags.

9. If Chats were used, select All messages.

10. If Choices (polls) were used, select All responses.

11. If Databases were used in the recent term, select All entries to clear all data. If not, choose Entries by users not enrolled, All rating, All comments and All database tags to clear specific data.

12. If Feedback activities were used, select Test Feedback.

13. If any Forums were used, select All posts.

14. When resetting Glossaries, be careful not to check Entries from all glossaries.

By checking All ratings and All comments, all course glossary ratings and comments entered by students will be deleted.

15. If you had Lessons in your course, choose Delete all lesson attempts to remove all attempts.

16. Choose All quiz attempts to remove all quiz attempts.

17. Choose Delete All SCORM attempts to remove all SCORM results.

18. To remove all previous Wiki activity, click on all options. This will allow the new cohort to start with a clean Wiki. 

Note: Some instructors prefer to keep previous data to maintain the Wiki as a growing learning resource.  If so, please ensure that student contributions are anonymous.

19. If BigBlueButton meetings were held, select Delete events, Delete tags, Delete custom logs and Delete recordings.

Note: The BBB recordings are automatically erased by the system on a schedule. At this time, the schedule is set to one year, but this may change in the future.

20. To remove all Questionnaire results, click on Delete all questionnaire responses.

21. To remove all H5P activity, click on All H5P attempts. 

22. To remove all Workshop results, click on All submissions.

Note: Deleting all submissions will automatically delete all assessments associated with those submissions.

23. In the sticky menu, click on the Reset course button.

Note: The Reset course? confirmation pop-up appears.  

24. If you are sure that you wish to proceed, click on the Reset course button. 

Note:  The Reset screen appears with a detailed listing of the reset status for each item. 

25. Review the items on the screen.

26. Click the Continue button to complete the course reset.

Moodle Documents: Reset Course