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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.
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