Courses in Moodle are moved to a Moodle archive server periodically, roughly every 3-4 years.
Some important points to know about archive events:
- Course archiving is important because it allows us to ensure the integrity of our data backups and maintain performance.
- Course archiving does not affect live courses or courses under development.
- When a course archiving event occurs, courses that have been finished for more than 90 days are moved to the Moodle archive instance where they continue to be available to staff and students until the following course archiving.
- The minimum time that courses are kept available is 3 years + 90 days after the course end date, after which courses may be permanently deleted.
- If you would like to preserve the content from a course that is currently in the archives, we suggest completing a course compile to ensure that the data is not lost.
Please note: it is the student's responsibility to capture any materials or assignments from a course that they wish to keep for their own records.
FAQs…
How do I access courses that are currently in the Archives?
You can access courses that are currently in the archives by going to moodlearchive.royalroads.ca.
Alternately, you can also go to Moodle's landing page at moodle.royalroads.ca and click on the Course Archives (please see screenshot below):
I need access to a course that's been deleted from the archives. Can I get it?
If you require course material older than 3 years that isn't in the archive, you may request a Course Outline from the Registrar's office. You must include the full course name and start date.