Moodle 1.9 to 2.0 Course Converter

It is not possible to make a backup from a Moodle 1.9 course and import that into Moodle 2.0 as Moodle has changed the structure of its backups entirely. You would have to migrate an entire site to re-use the courses.

An easier way which is now possible through the Moodle 1.9 to Moodle 2.0 Course Converter, a script written by Catalyst IT, is to take a 1.9 backup file and use the converter to transform it into a Moodle 2.0 one.

That development work was made possible through funding from the NZ Ministry of Education.

All you need to do is upload your Moodle 1.9 file and provide your email address. Once the conversion has finished, you will receive an email with a download link.

The course converter only converts the content and activities as they are available in the Moodle in NZ Schools version. Thus, if you have a course with a module that is not yet supported by the Moodle in NZ Schools version, e.g. Stamp Collection, these activities will not be converted and it can be that the conversion fails.

The converter is in early stages and thus may still contain a few bugs. Please let us know in the Forum if you run into problems.