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Importing Questions from External Systems

Understand the supported systems from which questions can be imported

This article has been updated to reflect the enhancements that will be available after Friday 24 October as part of the October 2025 Release.

The import function can be used to import questions as long as they are from supported systems or question types (see below). It is not possible to guarantee your chosen file can be imported even if it is a question type and from a system that is supported. This is because the external system may be a different version to the one that is supported.

Supported systems
  • Blackboard v6-9
  • Canvas
  • Moodle XML
  • QTI v2.1
  • Inspera (QTI 2.2)
Supported question types
  • Simple MCQ
  • True/false MCQ
  • Multiple answer MCQ
  • Short text answer
  • Long essay answer

Images (png, jpeg, jpg) can be imported from Blackboard and QTI 2.1.

1. Go to the Content Bank

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2. Click on Manage Content Bank

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3. Click on Import Items and Import

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4. Select the Correct Source

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It is possible to select WISEflow (.json), Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, QTI 2.1 and Inspera (QTI2.2). Be aware that each source might have different versions. The blue box gives additional information on the filetype for each source.

5. Select the Correct File and Click Preview File Content

Before importing:

  • Preview each item and question
  • Check the maximum score and questions for each item
  • Add tags to the items (optional)

The question(s) from the file will be imported to your content bank.

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6. After Importing the File

When the items with questions are imported they are available in your content bank.

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If you experience problems with importing the questions, make sure that the imported file is a supported format and question type.

Each question imported is created as a separate item. It is not possible to import multiple questions into the same item.

We recommend that ANY imported content is checked thoroughly e.g. validation, scoring setup, etc. BEFORE it is deployed to an assignment that will be attached to a flow.