Updating a Course Shouldn't Mean Starting Over
Most instructors begin a course update with history, not a blank page. CourseHouse's LMS course review inventories an exported course, flags duplicates and stale links, and helps you make the smallest useful set of changes before you re-import.
Most instructors don't begin a course update with a blank page. They begin with a course they've already taught — with a lot of history and a long list of updates they want to make.
That course may have been copied across several semesters, imported to multiple LMS systems, revised in pieces, or connected to various outside homework and publisher tools. Over time, it can become hard to tell what is current, what is duplicated, and what can safely be removed. A seemingly small change can create a series of problems: you want to move one topic, but now you need to consider homework questions, deadlines, review sheets, grade weightings, and quiz question selection.
Export, audit privately, review a patch, then re-import — without rebuilding the course from scratch.
Start with the course you already have
CourseHouse's LMS course review is designed for that kind of work. An instructor can export a course from an LMS and upload the cartridge to CourseHouse. The review can identify issues such as:
duplicate or orphaned course items
dead links that still point to an old site
misalignment of quiz and homework problems
accessibility concerns
LMS-specific resources that may not transfer cleanly
Upload a content-only .imscc, .zip, or Moodle .mbz export. CourseHouse does not need rosters, submissions, grades, or discussions.
CourseHouse protects student privacy. We analyze your course without opening student records or discussion contained in the export. Our AI analysis does not keep a copy of your document and only uses external AI providers with a zero data retention policy.
Review first, change second
CourseHouse uses an exported course to inventory the modules, pages, quizzes, files, assignments, links, and other resources that make up the course. That makes questions such as these easier to answer:
Is this quiz the current version?
Did a second import create duplicates?
Does this module still point to an older course?
Which files are actually being used?
What might break if I import an updated cartridge?
Findings are grouped by category with severity, provenance, and location — so you can decide what to fix before touching the live course.
For larger revisions, CourseHouse can also simulate an additive patch against a target LMS profile before producing a new cartridge. The intent is to make the smallest useful set of changes while preserving material that is already working.
Updating your course the easy way
CourseHouse can build a brand-new course upload if you want to start with a clean slate. Or it can guide you through trimming old material and providing selected new uploads to get your course on track.
CourseHouse makes it easier to update a textbook, build your own homework system, or create new quizzes with up-to-date policies — all while keeping the parts of the course that still work.
Keep the instructor in control
CourseHouse does not require adopting our textbook and LMS integration. The workflow starts with an exported course package.
It is also designed to separate course content from student records before analysis and to treat proposed changes as a reviewable patch rather than silently editing a live course.
For instructors preparing a new semester, that means CourseHouse can help with both sides of the job: creating new material where it is needed and making better use of the course they already have.
Already have an LMS course? Export it and start with a CourseHouse course review.