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Welcome to Blackboard Learn > Courses Courses Courses contain content and tools for teaching and learning. The Instructor assigned to a Course oversees the Course through the Course Menu and Control Panel. While the Instructor has control over the Course, the Administrator can set overrides that restrict or require Course areas and tools. A a Course consists of the Course Menu and a content frame. The Course Menu links users to content and tools. The content frame displays content and tools. Organization Web Sites Organization Web sites function in the same way as Courses. The Organization Manager uses the same Control Panel that appears in Courses to provide an online environment for the Organization. Organizations are only available with Blackboard Learn - Community Engagement. Functions The following table includes information on the components of a Course that are added using the Course Menu. The names of the areas changed by the Instructor or the System Administrator. Area Description Content Area Content Areas can contain a wide-range of content items including: Tests , Assignments , Learning Modules , and multimedia files. Tool Link A Tool Link is added anywhere in the Course allowing access to a specific tool such as Blogs, Email, the Course Calendar, Announcements and more. Course Link Course Links create a shortcut to an existing area, item, or tool. External Links External Links connect users to learning materials outside of the Blackboard Learn. Module Page Module pages are customizable pages that contain any number of interactive elements. These elements are tools such as a dictionary or calculator, or can report and display user specific information such as grades, alerts, and tasks. Subheader Adds a dividing line with text to the elements on the Course Menu that is dragged and dropped into place. Divider Adds a dividing line to the Course Menu that is dragged and dropped between elements. © 2010 Blackboard Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. Copyright U.S. Patent No. 6,988,138. Additional Patents Pending.

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Welcome to Blackboard Learn > Courses

Courses

Courses contain content and tools for teaching and learning. The Instructor assigned to a Course oversees the Course through the Course Menu and Control Panel. While the Instructor has control over the Course, the Administrator can set overrides that restrict or require Course areas and tools.

A a Course consists of the Course Menu and a content frame. The Course Menu links users to content and tools. The content frame displays content and tools.

Organization Web Sites

Organization Web sites function in the same way as Courses. The Organization Manager uses the same Control Panel that appears in Courses to provide an online environment for the Organization. Organizations are only available with Blackboard Learn - Community Engagement.

Functions

The following table includes information on the components of a Course that are added using the Course Menu. The names of the areas changed by the Instructor or the System Administrator.

Area Descript ion

Content Area

Content Areas can contain a wide-range of content items including: Tests, Assignments, Learning Modules, and multimedia files.

Tool Link A Tool Link is added anywhere in the Course allowing access to a specific tool such as Blogs, Email, the Course Calendar, Announcements and more.

Course Link

Course Links create a shortcut to an existing area, item, or tool.

External Links

External Links connect users to learning materials outside of the Blackboard Learn.

Module Page

Module pages are customizable pages that contain any number of interactive elements. These elements are tools such as a dictionary or calculator, or can report and display user specific information such as grades, alerts, and tasks.

Subheader Adds a dividing line with text to the elements on the Course Menu that is dragged and dropped into place.

Divider Adds a dividing line to the Course Menu that is dragged and dropped between elements.

© 2010 Blackboard Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. Copyright U.S. Patent No. 6,988,138. Additional Patents Pending.