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Description. Blackboard –the world's most popular learning management system – assists instructors of all levels to create and manage their courseware. In this FREE overview you get a introductory look at all of Blackboard's main software modules from setup to course delivery. Whether you're new to Blackboard, or simply curious about the Blackboard buzz, dig into this course to see what this amazing learning management system can do for you.
What you'll learn
Set course availability
To save the spreadsheet for a course:
On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Course Settings. On the Course Settings page, select Course Menu and Structures.
Open the Admin Console From the Administrator Panel, under Tools and Utilities, select Admin Console.
To access the Content Collection in Blackboard, log into your Blackboard course and go to the Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click on Content Collection to view links related to the Content Collection: Click on the Course ID to access the Content Collection for the current course.
Folders are used to organize course materials. Instructors can create a series of folders for each unit, chapter, week, or by topic. Once a folder is created, course materials and additional sub-folders may be added to it. Any of the Content types available in Blackboard's content area may be added to a folder.
Access the Content Collection In the list where your name appears, select Tools. Select Content Collection. Check out the other topics in this section to learn how to use the Content Collection. Though you'll see a few differences, the basic tools and workflows are the same.
Students can view all course content and are able to complete assessments in the Blackboard app for students. Items indicate if they are hidden from students or not available to students. You can preview hidden or unavailable content in Blackboard Instructor, but students don't see this content in the student app.
A Content Folder is a way of organising items within a content area of your Blackboard course, and can be used to help students navigate their way around the course.
The cardinal principle for organizing class materials is to keep all materials for each course separate from each other so they are easy to locate. Lecture notes for each course are bound permanently. At the end of the semester, notes can be easily filed away for future reference.
Add a FolderClick on the “Build Content” action menu button to expose a listing of content types to choose from.Select “Content Folder” listed under the “New Page” heading.Name the folder and decide when to make it available to students. ... Click “Submit” to complete the creation process.
To create a Content Folder: In the Course Content area, locate where you would like to create a folder and select the plus sign > Create. On the Create Item panel, select Folder. Edit the name of the folder by selecting it or using the pen icon.
To make the course available, open the course's menu and select Make Available. To make a course unavailable, open the course's menu and select Make Unavailable.
Blackboard Learn provides several reports to help you monitor user activity in forums, groups, and content areas associated with courses. You can also view reports to see which course items are aligned with specific course standards or objectives.
On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Course Settings. On the Course Settings page, select Course Menu and Structures. On the Course Menu and Structures page, select the check box for Enable Course Structures. To disable them, clear the check box.
The Quick Setup Guide helps instructors choose elements for their courses such as a course structure and a theme. They can also edit the course name and description, and access topics and video tutorials to help them learn more about building their courses.
Child courses have limited options in the menu and need to be managed from their associated master courses. On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Courses. Search for a course. On the Courses page, open the menu and select Edit.
Instead, it becomes a distinct course. The course no longer is associated with the merged set, and it contains no material from its former master course. The separated course retains both its content and enrollments from the moment it was separated out.
When you create a course, Blackboard Learn requires only two course properties: a course name and a course ID . However, several other course properties control important aspects of courses, such as when they're available, whether guest users are permitted, and where the course appears in the course catalog.
Managing content in a Blackboard course can be time consuming. If you are teaching multiple sections at the same time it can really add to the administration of courses. Luckily there are a few tips and tools that can help ease this administrative burden! You can request a development shell where you do all of your prep work and course design, ...
Copying Exams from One Course to Another. With Qwickly you can add content to multiple sections at once and with indiviual content items you can actually move them between courses. However, with test, surveys, and pools, you need to do something different.
Once you are happy with the course, you can copy it into all of the other course sections for a uniform course. Once you copy the course into the “live” courses be sure to check your dates and adjust them as needed for the section dates and times! If you need to add additional content during the semester, you can use the Qwickly Course Tool ...
You can also use the Respondus Exam Creation Tool to publish an exam to multiple sections, see the next section for details. If you are using the Respondus Exam Creation Tool when creating your exams and not starting from Blackboard, there is an easy way to publish one exam to multiple courses.
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Importing Your Course to Blackboard. To import an exported course to Blackboard, you will need to make sure you have the course exported as a .zip file. Login to the Blackboard Course you wish to import into. Click Packages and Utilities under the Course Management in the left menu. Click Import Package/View Logs.
However, this does not download all submissions for all assignments at once. You will need to repeat the process for each assignment.
Blackboard: Downloading or Archiving Your Course Content. You may wish to download your course content from Blackboard either for your records, to save for accreditation reasons, or if you leave the university. There are several ways you can download your content. See the options below for retaining access to your course materials.