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Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support
6Virtual Learning Environment
An Instructor’s Guide to Managing Courses with the Control PanelClick your left mouse button ONCE now to move on
Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support
Introduction
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Overview of the Control Panel
This screent shot shows the Control Panel, which contains all the tools necessary for Instructors to manage Course Modules.
This presentation provides an overview of the main tools used to:
1. Upload Course Content
2. Communicate with Students
3. Customise the Structure and Appearance of Modules
4. Manage Students
5. Conduct Assessments
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Managing Content
The Content Areas Section is where you can upload material into Blackboard.
Course Documents is the most important part of the
Content Areas.
When you click the link you are taken to the
Course Documents Page where you can manage
your content.
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Managing Course Documents
This is the Course Documents Page. You can add and
structure content here as follows.
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Managing Course Documents
Add content items here.
Most file types are
supported.
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Managing Course Documents
Add Folders to organise your content in a structure.
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Managing Course Documents
Add web links (or Favorites)
in order to guide students round the Web
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Managing Course Documents
Add links to other sections of the Module
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Managing Course Documents
Add a test that you have
previously created in the test manager.
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Managing Course Documents
This Drop Down Menu provides
quick links for you to add Learning
Units (sequentially ordered content),
Surveys, Assignments and
Microsoft LRN Packages
For more information about Microsoft LRN Packages visit http://www.microsoft.com/elearn/
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Managing Course Documents
The Drop Down Menus allow you to
manipulate the order in which your content is displayed on
the page.
These buttons allow you to
Modify, Copy or Remove different
content areas.
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Further Features of the Control Panel
The rest of this presentation gives you an overview of the remaining features for on offer in the Control Panel
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Course Tools
This section contains all the important
Communication Tools: e-Mail, Chat Rooms,
Discussion Boards and File Exchange. You
may also contact students through
Announcements or the Calendar.
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Course Options
This section lets you:
• Change the course menu buttons
• Add or remove content areas
• Archive a whole course
• Set Course Properties
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User Management
This section allows you to list users by Surmame or e-Mail address. You can
also remove students from your
Module or create Groups for
collaborative work.
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Assessment
Here you can create on-line
quizzes or surveys.
You can also access results and
mark quizzes.
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Support
This contacts Blackboard
External Support or loads an On-line
Help Manual
Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support
This is the end of the overview of how to use the Control Panel for managing
Modules in Blackboard. We hope that it has answered some of your questions and
left you feeling ready to get started!
For further information and training, please contact Cardiff Blackboard Support:
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Further Information
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