Reuse at atingi

    At atingi, we actively encourage the re-use of existing courses to increase efficiency and support sustainability. Creating high-quality learning content takes time and resources, and re-using courses helps make the most of that effort. In development cooperation especially, it is important that learning content can be used beyond the duration of a single project. Re-using and adapting existing courses allows valuable knowledge to stay available over time and to be tailored to new contexts, audiences, or regions. This makes learning offers more sustainable and impactful.

    Re-usable courses that are created with open-source tools and openly licensed content are clearly marked and visible in the course overview for our partners. This makes it easy to find suitable courses and build on existing work instead of starting from scratch.

    Re-using courses also helps:

    • Save time and development costs
    • Ensure consistent quality across learning offers
    • Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing between partners
    • Reduce duplication of similar content

    By re-using courses, you contribute to a more sustainable, collaborative, and efficient learning ecosystem.

    What to Keep in Mind – Guidelines for re-using courses

    Licensing: Before re-using an existing course, always check the applicable Creative Commons (CC) license. Each CC license defines specific conditions for how a course may be used, adapted, and shared. Most courses require attribution of the original author. This applies to all licenses that include “BY”. When attribution is required, you must clearly name the original author in the course description. Complying with CC license requirements is essential for legal reasons. Proper attribution and correct use of licensed content help prevent violations of copyright or intellectual property law and ensure that content is reused in a lawful and fair manner.

    Costs and Course Publication: If you re-use a course on atingi for your own target group or adapt it to your specific needs, this is considered a new course publication. As a result:

    • it may have pricing implications, or
    • it will count as one of the course publications included in your purchased package.

    Quality Assurance (QA): Once you have completed your course adaptations, the atingi team will conduct a quality assurance (QA) check based on the publication option you selected. For the most up-to-date QA requirements, please refer to the latest QA checklist. Please note:

    Public Course Publication: Courses cannot be duplicated in the public course overview on atingi. If you re-use a course with no or only very limited adaptations, you may publish it only as an open-link or private course, not as a public course.

    How to re-use courses on atingi – step-by-step

    Re-using a course from our reusable course selection allows you to copy an existing course and adapt it for a new category, audience, or purpose. This service is available for the administrative role Category Manager and Category Assistant on atingi. Follow the steps below to re-use a course on the platform.


    Step 1: Find the Course

    1. Go to All courses.

    1. Enable the option Re-use courses only in the upper left corner of the page

    1. Click View on a course to see more details, such as the course content and target group, then move back to the course overview to proceed.


    Step 2: Download the Course Backup

    1. In the All Courses overview, click the Download icon in the lower right corner of the course tile
    1. This will download the course backup file to your computer.


    Step 3: Create a New Course

    1. Go to the category where you want the course to appear.

    1. Click Create a new course.

    1. Enter a course name and fill in the required course information (name, short name, license, format, language)
    1. Click Save and Display


    Step 4: Re-Use the Course Backup

    1. Open the More tab in your new course and click on Course backup

    1. In the dropdown menu in the upper left screen, choose Restore.

    3. Drag and drop the downloaded course file from your download folder of your computer into the upload area. You need to wait several minutes until the course is fully restored in your category. Do not close the window before the upload is competed.

    4. Click on Restore.
    5. Follow the steps in the system.
      1. Confirm the course by clicking on Continue in the bottom of the screen.
      2. In the section Destination, please choose the option Restore into this course and Delete the content of this course then restore
    6. In the section Settings and Schema, scroll to the bottom and click Next
    7. In the section Review, click on Perform Restore
    8. In the section Complete, click Continue


    Step 5: Edit Your Course

    • The course is now available in your selected category.
    • You can edit and customize the course just like any other course.
    • Once you have completed your changes to the course, please fill in the QA checklist and see if you have aligned to all publication requirements of your chosen publication option
    • When you have reviewed and tested your new course, please contact your Customer Success Manager for the quality assurance check

    🎉 That’s it! You’ve successfully re-used a course and can now adapt it to your needs. If you need help at any step, feel free to contact support at help@atingi.org. 

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