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Tutorial for Students

Table of Contents/ FAQ’s:

•What is Blackboard?

•Blackboard Access? Login procedure Browser – which browser is compatible with Blackboard Plug in requirements

•Course Navigation? Course Menu Course Content, Assessment, Value Added Contents Interactive Learning – Blogs , Journals and Discussion

Board

•Chat/Send Email?

•My Results?

•Ebrary – best practices?

The Blackboard Learning System is a virtual learning environment and course management system. Blackboard Learn technology helps you make learning more effective in and beyond the traditional walls.

•Breathing life into educational content. •Bringing efficiency to day-to-day tasks. •Empowering instructors with tools to engage every learner. •Promoting collaboration and streamlining processes.

Courses in Blackboard might be text based, but can be enhanced with audio, video, and generally include a great deal of interaction.

1.What is Blackboard?

2.Blackboard Access – Login Procedure:

Please enter Your Login Id & Password in login area & click on login button

Blackboard Access – Browser & Plug in requirements:

• Blackboard is more compatible with:

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

• I.E users – Kindly enable pop ups and Cookies.

• Kindly have a regular update on your java plug-ins.

3.Course Navigation :

Click on any course name to get into that course.

Click on any course name to get into that course.

Course Navigation :

On your Top left corner of your course home page you will find your Corse Menu.

The Links under the course menu will take you through the course informations,contents and Assignments.

NOTE:Initially the links under your course menu will be hidden, this is not a reason to worry. All the links will be available depending on the phase of the course .

Course Navigation -Course Menu

Course Menu, Course Structure designed for Interactive Learning

Course Outline consists of;-Course Objective-Syllabus

Course Objective: It gives you information about the course structure and the process of learning.

Syllabus:It includes,-Table of contents-References-Recommended Reading

Course Menu, Course Structure designed for Interactive Learning

Content is divided into units. Each unit comprises of a E-book, Study guide followed by an Exercise.

E-book (Two or more chapters in a PDF format)

Study Guide (PowerPoint presentations based on the content given in the e-Book)

Exercise (Self Assessment Questions to assess your knowledge. You have multiple attempts enabled.)

This is an interactive Chat mode to talk to your instructor and clarify your doubts

Course Structure designed for Interactive Learning

Course Structure designed for Interactive Learning

On completion of Exercise 1 you will get access to your Assignment 1

Assignment marks will be considered for your final grading.

Assignment marks will be considered for your final grading.

Value Added Content consists of

•Reference Module (Interactive content based on your syllabus)

•YouTube Videos(video lectures for in depth knowledge on your content)

•Slide Share Presentations (Various content related PPTs to improvise your knowledge)

Value Added Contents

Interactive Learning : Journals , Blogs and Discussion Forum

Your Instructor will use the following tools to make the online learning Interactive:

•Journals(Journal links will be posted and you can post your views and queries based on the subject)

•Blogs (You can share your views using this tool)

•Discussion board (Content related topics for discussion will be updated in this forum)

4.Blackboard Chat :

How to use Blackboard – Chat Tool ?

When you click on this link it will prompt for a Java plug-in . Kindly install the plug-in.

1. Install the Java plug – In2. Enable popup

Send Email - Offline Messaging:

In case of non-availability of Instructors, you can also send an E-mail with your

query

Send E-mail to your instructor by clicking “Send Email” option on a Course Home

page

Send E-mail to your instructor by clicking “Send Email” option on a Course Home

page

My Results :

Use this link to check your Subject wise grade book (Assignment Marks).

Use this link to check your Subject wise grade book (Assignment Marks).

Do’s and Dont’s to follow:

•'Disable pop-up blocker and enable cookies.•Quick view’, ‘Bookshelf’ and ‘annotations’ options are deactivated.•Do not download documents.•You can copy-paste required text on word.•You can directly print up to 40 pages/day.

Ebrary (Uts Library) – Best Practices:

Hope the presentation was helpful, providing all information to use Blackboard Learn for your Online Learning.