virtual learning environment

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


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


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.


Managing Course Documents

This is the Course Documents Page. You can add and

structure content here as follows.



Add content items here.

Most file types are

supported.



Add Folders to organise your content in a structure.



Add web links (or Favorites)

in order to guide students round the Web



Add links to other sections of the Module



Add a test that you have

previously created in the test manager.



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/



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.


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


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.


Course Options

This section lets you:

• Change the course menu buttons

• Add or remove content areas

• Archive a whole course

• Set Course Properties


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.


Assessment

Here you can create on-line

quizzes or surveys.

You can also access results and

mark quizzes.


Support

This contacts Blackboard

External Support or loads an On-line

Help Manual


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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