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  • About Course Menu
    The Course Menu appears on the left side of a Course and contains links to materials and tools within the Course. The Instructor can customize the ...
  • About the Map
    The Map is a collapsible tree directory that is used for navigation within a Course. The Map may be viewed from the Course Menu, Collaboration ...
  • About The Notification Dashboard
    Overview The Notifications Dashboard contains four basic modules that give information to users based on their enrollment and their role in the ...
  • Access the Edit Notifications Settings Page
    Click on My Places to locate the Edit Notifications Settings page. This page displays General Notification Settings. • Edit General Settings - Defines the general ...
  • About the Menu Area - Menu Area Components
    The Menu Area contains navigation elements that allow the user to access specific areas of a course or other parts of Blackboard Learn. The Menu ...
  • About Contextual Menus
    Throughout Blackboard Learn, items that can be acted upon by a user have a Contextual Menu associated with them. The Contextual Menu appears as a ...
  • Attaching Files in the Text Box Editor
    Users have the option of attaching different types of files to the Text Box Editor. Do not copy and paste a file from ...
  • Audio Fields
    The table below details the fields on the Insert Audio File page: Field Description Insert Audio File Browse Click Browse ...
  • Adding and Editing Equations
    Overview Once an equation has been created it can be copied and used again or copied and edited using the WebEQ Equation Editor features. Functions ...
  • Assessment
    Overview Instructors use Assessments to test Student knowledge, measure Student progress, and gather information from Students. There are two types of ...
  • About Assessments - overview
    Instructors use Assessments to test Student knowledge, measure Student progress, and gather information from Students. When creating an Assessment there are a number of things ...
  • Assessment Creation
    Before creating an Assessment, the Instructor should consider what type of knowledge is being tested and select question types tailored to the subject matter. For ...
  • Assessment Deployment and Settings
    Before creating an Assessment it is important to ask how the Assessment will be deployed and what settings will be added. This section discusses some ...
  • About Content Areas
    Course Content Areas are used to organize all Course content materials. A link to each Content Area creates the first level of the Course Menu ...
  • About Content Types
    A Content Item is any type of file, text, image, or link that displays to users on a Content Area page. Instructors may add a number ...
  • About Content Modules
    A Content Module is a window that displays related data and/or links to other content within Blackboard Learn. They can be created at the Course level ...
  • About Content Items
    Content Items are general pieces of content added to a Course to which items may be attached. ...
  • Attach a File to a Content Item
    Files can be added to the Content Item. These files will appear as links under the title text of the  Content Item and before any ...
  • About File Attachments
    File attachments may be added to different places in a Course, for example, to an Item, an Assignment, or a File in a Learning Module. ...
  • Accepted Characters in File Names
    Blackboard allows the use of all characters in file names. However, the user's operating system and browser may limit the types characters accepted. For example, ...
  • About Folders
    Folders are useful for organizing and structuring content in a Content Area. For example, Instructors may add folders for each week of the Course to a ...
  • Add a Folder
    Follow the steps below to add a folder to a Content Area: 1. Open a Content Area. 2. Edit Mode is ON 3. Click Build. ...
  • About Content Metadata
    Content Metadata stores information about a piece of content. Metadata allows for IMS compatibility when content is imported and exported. 1. Open a Content Area. ...
  • Adding Grade Columns to the Grade Center
    Overview Instructors can add gradable items to the Grade Center automatically, manually, or through uploading. For more information on uploading, see Uploading External Grade Center Items. Gradable items ...
  • About External Links
    Links to outside Web sites and resources may be added to Content Areas as External Links. When entering a URL, always enter the full Web ...
  • Add an External Link
    Follow the steps below to add an External Link to a Content Area: 1. Open a Course Content Area. 2. Edit Mode is ON. 3. ...
  • About Course Links
    Course Links are shortcuts used to link to items together within a Course. All items that appear in the Course Menu may be linked to ...
  • About Learning Modules
    A Learning Module is a set of Content Items with an accompanying structured path for progressing through the items. The path can be set so ...
  • Add a Learning Module
    Follow the steps below to add a Learning Module to a Content Area. 1. Select a Content Area. 2. Edit Mode is ON. 3. Click ...
  • Add Content to a Learning Module
    After a Learning Module is added to a Content Area, content needs to be added to it. How the content is viewed, sequentially or non-sequentially is ...
  • About Tests and Surveys in Content Areas
    Tests and Surveys are on-line assessments that can be used to measure a Student’s understanding of the Course. Test and Surveys are deployed to students in ...
  • Add a Test or Survey to a Content Area
    Follow the steps below to add a Test or Survey to a Content Area: 1. Select a Content Area. 2. Edit Mode is ON. 3. ...
  • About Test and Survey Options
    Test and Survey Options allow the Instructor to edit the name and description of a Test or Survey, (commonly referred to as assessments). Options control the ...
  • About Weighted Grades
    A Weighted Grade is a Calculated Column that displays the calculated result of quantities and their respective percentages. A Weighted Grade can be displayed as a ...
  • About Minimum/Maximum Columns
    A Minimum or Maximum Grade column displays either the minimum or maximum grade for a selection of Columns. This column can be displayed to the Students ...
  • About Average Grade Columns
    An Average Grade column displays the average for any number of quantities. An Average Grade Column can include any the following non-text columns: • All Grade Columns ...
  • About the Early Warning System
    The Early Warning System is a tool used to communicate warnings to Students or Observers that a performance problem is beginning to appear or has ...
  • About Assignments
    Assignments allow Instructors to create coursework and manage the grades and feedback for eachStudent separately. Instructors may create an assignment that lists the name, point ...
  • Add an Assignment
    Follow the steps below to add an Assignment to a Content Area: 1. Open a Content Area. 2. Edit Mode is ON. 3. Click Evaluate. ...
  • About Tool Linking
    Links to Tools can be placed anywhere in a Course that content can. Tools such as DiscussionBoard Forums and Virtual Classroom sessions can exist in ...
  • About Copy and Move Content
    Any Content Item, including Course Links, External Links, Folders, Learning Units, Off line Content and Tools can be copied from one folder or Course to another ...
  • Attempt Data
    When a Grade Center Item is associated with the SCORM, IMS or NLN content item, the Instructorwill be able to view data related to the ...
  • About the Syllabus
    A syllabus is an outline of a course of study. It can contain course information, course objectives, instructor contact information, assignments, class meeting dates, textbook information, ...
  • Add a Syllabus
    Follow the steps below to add a Syllabus to a Course Content Area. 1. Select a Content Area. 2. Edit Mode is ON. 3. Click Build. 4. Select Create ...
  • About Adaptive Release
    Adaptive Release of Content provides controls to release content to users based on a set of rulesprovided by the Instructor. The rules may be related ...
  • About Adaptive Release
    Adaptive Release of Content provides controls to release content to users based on a set of rules provided by the Instructor. The rules may be related ...
  • Adaptive Release Rules and Criteria
    An Adaptive Release rule consists of a set of criteria that defines the visibility of a content item to users. Criteria are the parts that make ...
  • Add a Basic Adaptive Release Rule
    The Basic Adaptive Release rule allows the Instructor to add and edit one rule for a single piece of content. This single rule may have multiple ...
  • Add an Advanced Adaptive Release Rule
    Advanced Adaptive Release allows Instructors to add multiple rules to a single content item. If multiple rules are created, the content is visible to the user ...
  • Adaptive Release Rules During Course Copy, Archive, and Export
    Adaptive Release rules and user progress information are only included during a full Course Copy with users and during archive and restore operations. Rules and user ...
  • About Adaptive Release Criteria
    Criteria are the parts that define an Adaptive Release rule. Instructors have the option of applying one or more criteria to each rule. For example, one ...
  • About Date Criteria
    Date criteria enable content to be displayed according to date and time. Content may be displayed after a specific date, until a specific date, or ...