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DEAN’S MESSAGE

Dear Faculty Members,

I welcome you in the world of a pioneering teaching & learning concept through e-Learning model by Blackboard.

The Blackboard User Guide you hold in your hands is exclusively designed for you. It is going to turn your experience to adopt e-Learning

smoother. This Guide provides you step by step implementation cum application of Blackboard Learn Management System for e-Learning

teaching & training.

Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning at NBU designed Blackboard User Guide for Faculty Members to grasp basic details like

Objectives of e-Learning to understanding tools/methods of Blackboard Learn. You also know the multiple options to access Blackboard

Learn by exploring options to create courses on Blackboard Learn. It is a support document along with practical training you undergo.

Expert trainers clarify how e-Learning is hassle free experience. The Guide details in laymen’s language to help you grasp niche areas of

e-Learning from course designing overview to available choices to build courses and use of Learning Management System to conduct tests.

This Blackboard User Guide informs you of options or tools to use while creating tests, publishing them on Blackboard, creating &

publishing assignments or announcements for students. Choices are unlimited from Grading to turning your teaching experience a

mesmerizing one. You are made aware of options to monitor students to guide them even while you are away.

We welcome you on board for this innovative learning and teaching experience which empowers you to remain connected to your students.

You will have great time during this training session while exploring notable benefits.

With best regards,

Dr. Ahmed M., Alenezi

Dean, Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning

Northern Border University, Ministry of Higher Education

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


ABOUT DEANSHIP

The Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning was established at Northern Border University (NBU) by keeping

in consideration present day variegated modern education system needs in the Higher Education sector of Kingdom

of Saudi Arabia. NBU President is the pivotal force behind the establishment of this Deanship with this aim to

implement latest education technology tools in all colleges of this university.

Keeping in view the constant advancements in education sector and changing trends in education and learning

concepts, the Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning has collaborated with Blackboard Inc., Middle East to

ascertain smooth implementation of modern education through e-Learning. This Deanship uses best communication

& information technology tools to successfully run its operations. Our collaboration with Blackboard Inc., for that

purpose has proved helpful to use the latest technology to promote e-Learning concepts in our academic curricula.

The Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning procured best of resources available to use them to offer

innovative digital learning opportunities. Our team applies latest information technology & communication methods

to impart trainings, workshops and awareness campaigns to move towards this advanced learning system from

traditional system which prevails since decades.

Collaboration of Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning with Blackboard Inc., has made it possible for us to

continue with effective e-learning methods to impart education through the application of latest software to operate

on computers, smartphones and various other gadgets for an uninterrupted learning and teaching concept based on

anywhere and everywhere study choice.

The Deanship of e-Learning & Distance Learning uses highly networked multimedia enriched web based learning

tools to cater to the current educational needs. Core team of our Deanship including Dean, Faculty members and

Blackboard Middle East Team coordinates with all Deanships and Colleges at NBU to encourage them adopt to e-

Learning concept. The initiatives through trainings have proved thoroughly rewarding experience for faculty

members and students.


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NBU Faculty User Guide 05

Welcome to the Blackboard Learn User Guide for faculty members of Northern Border University. Blackboard Learn is a powerful online course management system that allows you to deliver course content online, track student learning progress, and generate statistics on students’ learning activities and outcomes.

This manual is designed to assist you in your Blackboard Learn faculty training along with the development and management of your online courses. The guide will help you learn how to navigate the system, manage your course files, find and use system tools, and manage student information. In addition, the manual contains information about best practices for online course development and online teaching.

We hope you enjoy using Blackboard Learn to teach your students!

After completing this training, you should be able to:

1. Determine the type of online course you will develop.

2. Plan and design a course in Blackboard Learn, based on online course design and

development principles.

3. Identify the major Blackboard Learn user interface components.

4. Use Blackboard Learn tools to create learning materials with various activities, such as

assessments, assignments, and discussions.

5. Build your Blackboard Learn course home page.

6. Complete the basic structure of a Blackboard Learn course with the major components and

some course content.


Blackboard Learn at NBU can be accessed in the following ways:

• Use the following url to login to your Blackboard Account:https://lms.nbu.edu.sa

Username: Iqama ID / National IDPassword: 123456 (Default)

https://lms.nbu.edu.sa

https://lms.nbu.edu.sa/


When you first access Blackboard Learn you arrive at the Home Page then It contains the following Module Tools:

Add Module: You may add any required tool from this module on your Home Page.

Needs Attention: Contains both institutional and Course Notifications. Be sure to check thistool for any news and events.

To Do: Contains any tasks from courses in which you are Instructor.

Alerts: Shows you about any item which is past due.

What’s New: Contains links to various tools.

You can reorder these modules by dragging the title bar of an individual tool.


To create a new course we must launch the Course Creation Wizard which can be added from “Add Module” tab.

You will see the list of available tools which can be added to your Home Page. “Course Creation Wizard” is a tool that can be added by clicking on the “Add” button.

Once the Course Creation Wizard is added to your Home Page then click on “Launch the Course Creation Wizard”.


Once the wizard is launched then click on “Next” at the right most corner of the page footer. It’s a 6 steps wizard which begins with the Step-1 where you enter your Course Name & Course ID used by the university.

By Clicking “Next” you will reach on the Step-2

Now click on “Save & Exit” that will lead to an end of the new course creation.


The course created will be available in the “Courses” Tab.

Clicking on your course name will take you to the course Home Page which displays the default course structure.

1. Course Home Page/Course Content2. Course Menu

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“Add Course Module” is used to add any available tool to your course Home Page.

You may add any required tool by entering into “Add Course Module” and then click on “Add” button available beneath every tool. Any Tool which is already added can be removed by clicking on the “Remove” button.

Logout


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The Course Menu can be minimized by clicking the button between the Menu and the Course Content area. The button contains the title of the course. Click the button again to make the Menu visible.

All the Links inside Course Menu can be Renamed/Hid or deleted by

clicking on the Action Link Buttons which opens the Contextual Menu.

Action Link buttons can be found for most items in the course. These

buttons are hidden until the pointer is over them. Action Link buttons

open Contextual Menus containing all the available options for that item

You can reorder many items by dragging and dropping them in their new location.

Modules Links are reordered by pressing and dragging their title bars. A tab with arrows

will appear on the title bar when your pointer is over it.


You may hide the Course Menu completely by clicking the space between the Menu and the main Content window. The pointer will change to a double arrow when you are pointing at the right space to hide the Menu.

Content Area – A location in which you can deploy and organize content.

You’ll need content folders to store much of your other contents, including the learning modules you’ll use to organize your course materials and activities.

Module Page – This page allows you to deploy modules that automatically update certain kinds of content, based on your actions and student activities in the course. You will create a module page to use for your Home Page.

Blank Page – This is a page in the course that you can modify using the system HTML editor. A blank page is not saved as a file in your course. It is stored in the course independently by the system.

Tool Link – This is a link either directly to the page for a tool in the system or a page containing links to all available tools in the system. NOTE: Some items in the system do not have tool pages that students can access, including tests, assignments, learning modules, and Web links.

Web Link – This is a link to a web page outside the course. You should reserve the

Course Menu for Web links that are vital for your course.

Click the space to the left of the Main Content

window to make the Course Menu visible again.

Any new module link can be

added in the Course Menu by

clicking on the “+” Sign known as

“Add Menu Item”.


Course Link – This is a link to a content item that has already been deployed elsewhere in the course. Files and various other types of contents cannot be deployed directly on the Course Menu. This allows you to create a link on the Course Menu to important instances of those items, such as your course syllabus.

Sub Header – This is a line of text you can use to organize items in the Course Menu. Divider – This is a visual line you can use to organize items in the Course Menu.

Courses are built and stored in course shells (Course Name). There are two ways to build a course shell. You can copy content from another course into an empty course shell and adapt the content in the new shell or you may also build a course from scratch by adding new materials to an empty course shell.

When you develop a course from scratch, you will start with a blank course shell. The shell will contain the default Course Menu where you need to add content. Default Course Menu can be redesigned/reordered/deleted or can also be modified by adding more menu links.

Uploading Files and Adding Content to Course

The proper way in which to build an online course in Blackboard is to Create/Upload Content first before linking it in the course content area.

Adding Content to the Course Menu

The first place you need to add content is your Course Menu. This is the root location for content in the course. All content is accessed via the Course Menu. You can add the following types of content to your Course Menu, using the Add Menu Item button as discussed in the previous page.

Adding Content Areas to the Course Menu

Your major Content Area should be located in the Course Menu. To add Content Area to the Course Menu:

1. Point to the Add Menu Item button.

2. Click Content Area.


3. Type Name of the Content Area.

4. Select the check box for “Available to Users.”

5. Click Submit.

6. Drag and drop the new link “Course Content” in the desired location on the Course Menu.

7. Click on the new link “Course Content” and then add content in the content area by

clicking on the “Build Content” Menu.

Note: 1. The Left Panel is called Course Menu2. The Right Panel is called as Content Area/Content Folder of the Course Menu.

Eg: Any link on the Course Menu will display its content on the right panel i.e Content Area.

Adding Content to the Course Menu Link

Blackboard Learn has a variety of content options that you can add to your Course Menu Links (areas) and learning modules.


Build Content Menu

Item – This allows you to add and modify a section of content directly in a Content Area.

File – This links a file in the Content Area. Audio – This links an audio file in the Content Area. You can set the audio to auto play or

loop. Image – This links an image file in the Content Area. You can set the image to display at a

variety of sizes

Video – This links a video file in the Content Area. You can set the video to auto play orloop.

Web Link – This creates a web link in the Content Area. Learning Module – This adds a learning module to a Content Area.

Lesson Plan – This allows you to construct a lesson plan for a specific unit, module, orlesson.

Syllabus – This allows you to link to syllabus file or build the syllabus using the built-in Blackboard tool Course Link – This allows you to set up a link to any other deployed item in the course.

Content Folder – This adds a Content Folder (area) to the Content Area.

Module Page – This sets up a course module page, like the Home Page. Blank Page – This is an empty page that you can customize with the Text (HTML)

Editor. This page is not saved as a file in the Files area.

Flickr Photo – This allows you to embed or link to a variety of photos from the Flickr-website.

SlideShare Presentation – This allows you to embed or link to a variety of presentations onthe SlideShare website.

YouTube Video – This allows you to embed or link to a variety of videos on the YouTube website.


How to Add Content from the “Build Content “

First, let us see how to create an item

1. Click Build Content, on the Content Area panel. It opens the Menu.

2. Click Item and then write down the name of the item in the text box “Name”.

3. Content can be added/pasted inside the provided text box for the item.

4. A file containing your content can be attached from your computer or from any other course.

5. Make sure the Permit Users to View this Content option is set to “Yes.”

6. Date/Time can be set to make your content available to the students on a specific time slot.

9. Click Submit.

Minimize/Maximize Content Editor tools

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Creating Learning Modules

Learning Modules are the primary tools in Blackboard Learn to organise course content sequentially.

While you can use folders to organize files and learning activities, in learning modules you can organize

these links so that students go through the teaching materials and learning activities in the order you

deem most effective, while still being able to easily and quickly return to previous content in the

learning module.

You can create learning modules in any Content Area/Folder. You may place your learning modules

in your Course Content Folder*, on the Course Menu.

*or whatever name you have given the folder that will contain your main course materials and

activities.

To create a Learning Module:

1. In the Course Content Folder, point to Build Content.

2. Click the Learning Module.

3. Type a Name for the Learning Module.

4. Type a description for the Learning Module in the Text box. Be sure to describe the

purpose of the Learning Module and the main content.

5. Make sure the “Yes” option is selected for Permit Users to View this Content.

6. If you want the Learning Module to open in a new window, click the Yes option for that choice

7. Make sure the “Yes” option is selected for “Show Table of Contents to Users.”

8. If you want each Learning Module item to be numbered or lettered, click an option from the

Hierarchy Display drop-down menu.


9. Click Submit.

Adding a Syllabus to Your Course

All courses are required to have a Syllabus.

1. Click on “Add Course Menu” button and then create a “Content Area”. You may name this

content area as “Syllabus” and make it available for users.

2. You may also rename any existing course menu link to “Syllabus”.

3. Click on this course menu link “Syllabus” and then Click Build Content.

4. Click Syllabus in the Build Content menu.

5. Create a new syllabus or add the existing syllabus if available.

6. Click Submit.

You will be redirected to the new page where you may follow the instruction easily to edit and update your syllabus area.

Note:

The other tools in the Build Content Menu can be created for adding content by following similar or simple steps as guided by the tools captions.


To create any test a content area has to be created in the course menu, and then name it as “Test”-to

add Content Area to the Course Menu:

1. Point to the Add Menu Item button.

2. Click Content Area.

3. Type the Name of the Content Area Test.

4. Select the check box for “Available to Users.”

5. Click Submit.

6. Drag and drop the new link “Course Content” in the desired location on the Course Menu.

7. Click on the new link “Test” and then you may add information in the content area by

clicking on the “Assessments” Menu.


8. Click on Create and you will be redirected to a new page where you must enter the name of the Test and pressSubmit. (You may also add any description or Instructions for this test)

Adding Questions to the Test Once we press Submit a new window will be displayed where we select the Question type by clicking on Create Questions.


You can create 17 different Question Types in Blackboard Learn 9.1:

Calculated Formula – This question type requires a formula with variables. Instructors can

use the formula to generate a variety of different problems and answers based on the

formula, without bringing in the knowledge of students.

Calculated Numeric - This question type does not require a formula.Students must type in the correct numeric response to the problem.

Either/Or - This question type allows a variety of either/or

responses, such as “Yes/No” or “Agree/Disagree. You can also

create True/False questions by using this type.

Essay – This question type requires a substantial written answer from

the student. Questions must be manually graded.

File Response - Students must upload a file to answer these

questions. These questions are graded manually.

Fill in Multiple Blanks – Students must type in the answers in two

or more blanks.

Fill in the Blank - Students must type in the answer in a single blank

space in this type of question.

Hot Spot - This question type requires students to click a certain

portion of a graphic. These can be used for identification and location

questions. No spaces are allowed in file names used with the Hot Spot

questions.

Jumbled Sentence – Students must choose the correct order of

words for this type of question.

Matching –Students must match items in one column with the

corresponding items in a second column.

Multiple Answer - These question types are for multiple choice

questions with more than one correct answer

Multiple Choice –These are multiple choice questions with a single correct answer.

Opinion Scale/Likert - These questions ask for student opinions (Strongly Disagree,

Disagree, Agree, etc.)

Ordering - These questions require students to place items in the proper order.

Quiz Bowl - These must be answered in the form of a question, Jeopardy-style.Instructors must specify the interrogative to be used (Who? What? Where?) as well as the

possible correct answers.

Short Answer – This question type requires a short written answer form the student.These questions must be manually graded.

True/False – These questions require an answer of either true or false.


1. Click the Question Type you want to create.

2. Type a Question Title.

3. Type the Question Text. Make sure the text matches the question type.

4. IMPORTANT: Each question type has different specific requirements for that

type.Make sure you address the specific needs for a question type. Be sure to add

any formulas, variables, files, distractors, correct answers, matches, and/or scores

that are needed. 5. Where needed, set the Answer Numbering and Answer Orientation.

6. Where needed select the check box for Allow Partial Credit, if you want students to

receive credit for partially correct answers.

7. Where needed set the Number of Answers.

8. If the question is manually graded (Essay, File Response, or Short Answer), you can use

Grade Center and go to Needs Grading option to grade questions types like Essay, File

Response, or Short Answer.

9. Type any Feedback you want to offer students for the question, both for correct and incorrect responses.

10. Select or add any Categories, Topics, Levels of Difficulty, or Keywords you want for the

question.

11. Where needed, type any Instructions that go with the question.

12. Type any Instructor Notes that go with the question.

13. Click Submit.

By this we have created Question/Questions in the test.

Creating an Exemplary Question

Let us create an example question.

1. Select a question type like Multiple Type Question.

2. Type the Question Title (Any info related to the question) or you may leave it blank as it is

not a mandatory field.

3. Write down the question in the Question Text


4. Select the Options as required.

Answering Number: How you would like your choices to be displayed.

Answering Orientation: It shows the multiple choices in Horizontal/Vertical position.

Allow Partial Credit: This option can be used if you want to allow partial credits.

Show answers in random order: It displays all the answers in random order.

5. Answering options (Multiple Choices) can be selected like 4 or more.

6. Answer 1 will be the first multiple choice. The correct answer among all choices can be

selected by clicking on the answer number.

Write your Question here


7. The other multiple choice answers can be selected as a correct answer by simply clicking

on the circle available with every answering choice.

8. Where needed select the check box for Allow Partial Credit, if you want students to

receive credit for partially correct answers.

9. Type any Feedback you want to offer students for the question, both for correctand incorrect responses.

10. Select or add any Categories, Topics, Levels of Difficulty, or Keywords you want for the

question.

11. Where needed, type any Instructions that go with the question.

12. Type any Instructor Notes that go with the question.

13. Click Submit.

This way we have created one question in Multiple Choice type of questions.

Points can be assigned for Questions

Action link can be clicked to edit/delete/modify the question

More questions can be added by clicking on the Plus sign.


The questions you have added will appear inside the test. To publish the test and to make it available for the students follow, the below set of instructions:

To Publish a Test:

1. Navigate to the Course Menu & select the Test which was created earlier in this manual.

2. Point to Assessments.

3. Click Test.

4. Click the Test you want to publish from Add an Existing Test then click submit.

6. The Test Options Page opens.

7. Edit the Test Name, if needed.

8. Edit the Test Description, if needed.

9. Click the option button to decide whether or not to Open Test in New Window. We

recommend that you open tests in a new window.

10. Click the option button for Yes to Make the Link Available. If you need to hide the test for any

reason, you can return and change this setting.

11. If you want to Add a New Announcement for this Test, click the option button for Yes

for that setting.


12. Select the check box for Multiple Attempts, if you want to let students take the test more than

once.

If you allow multiple attempts, select one of the following options: Allow Unlimited Attempts

Number of Attempts – Type the number of attempts in the text box.

13. We may select the check box for Force Completion. This requires students complete the test in

a single sitting.

14. Select the check box for Set Timer, if you want to set a time limit for the test.

Click the number of Hours and Minutes you will allow for the test.

Click the Auto-Submit option for On, if you want to force students to submit the test at the

end of the time period. If the setting is Off, students have the option to continue after time

expires.


15. Set the display dates and time for the test by either typing them into the text boxes or using

the Date and Time Selection Menus.

If you type the date and/or time in, use the format indicated in the text boxes.

16. Select the check box for Password, if you want the students to enter a password to begin the

test.

Type a password for the test.

17. Set the Due Date (and Time) for the test, by either typing them into the text boxes or using

the Date and Time Selection Menus.

18. Select the check box to Include this Test in Grade Center Score Calculations, if you want to

use the test in any calculated columns in your Grade Center.

19. Select the check box for Hide Result for this Test Completely from the Instructor and the

Grade Center, if you do not want access to the grades. WARNING: You cannot

reverse this option without deleting student grades for the test.

20. Select the check boxes to determine the kinds of Feedback you want the students to see:

Score

Submitted Answers

Correct Answers

Feedback (question feedback)


21. Select the option button for Presentation Mode:

Select All at Once to show all questions on the same page.

Select One at a Time to show questions on their own individual page.

If you select One at a Time, click the check box for Prohibit Backtracking, while if you do not

want students to be able to return to the previous questions in the test.

22. Select the check box for Randomize Questions to make the system display all questions in

random order for each student.

23. Click Submit, to publish the test.24. Once the test is published it can be taken from the Course Menu and then any user may begin the test.

Assignments, in Blackboard Learn, provide a way to assign a variety of written and project- based work

to students, online. Assignments can include term papers, reports, reviews, journals, photos, audio,

video, and any other work that can be submitted as a file or text.

Instructors can provide detailed instructions with the assignment and attach any files necessary for

the student to complete the assignment. Instructors can allow students to submit more than one

attempt of the assignment.

Students can attach their work as one or more files or type the assignment as written text directly into

the Assignment. Instructors can then comment on the assignment and grade it.

All parts of an assignment – Instructions, Work, Feedback and grading can be done from the

Assignments in Blackboard Learn.


Creating an Assignment

Unlike test, Individual assignments can be created and published at the same time. Instructors should

publish the assignments in the most appropriate location like Course Menu.

Before you create the assignment, be sure to upload any files you plan to attach to the assignment.

To create and publish an assignment:

1. Add menu item “Content Area” and name it as Assignment

in the course menu and click the assignment link to add

content to it.

2. Point to Assessments.

3. Click Assignment.


4. Type the Name of your assignment.

5. Type Instructions for the assignment. Make sure the instructions are detailed and contain any

information that the student needs to complete the assignment – including the preferred file

type(s) and formatting. If the instructions are lengthy, you can attach them to the assignments as

a file and refer to the file in this section.

6. Click Browse Computer to attach any files the students will need to complete the

assignment. You should have already uploaded the files.

7. Type the Points Possible for the assignment.

8. Make sure the check box for Make the Assignment Available is selected.9. Click the option button to determine how many Attempts the students can make at this

assignment. You can allow a single attempt, type a specified number of multiple attempts, or allow

unlimited attempts.

10. If you want to limit when the assignment is visible, set the Limit Availability days and time:

Select the check boxes for Display After and/or Display Until.

The assignment will be hidden until after the Display After date and time. The assignment will

disappear after the Display Until date and time.

Leave the check boxes clear (unchecked) if you do not want to hide the assignment in this

way.

Type the Display After and Display Until day and time into the respective text boxes (be sure

to use the format indicated), OR

Click the days and times in the Date and Time Selection Menus.

11. Select the check box for Track Number of Views, if you want to track how many students view

the assignment. Be cautious with tracking, as the more items you track, the more the system

has to work in your course.

12. Set the Due Date, if required.

Select the check box to activate the due date.

Type the due date and time into text boxes (be sure to use the format indicated), OR

Click the due date and time in the Date and Time Selection Menus.

13. Click the option button for Recipients, either All Students Individually or Groups of

Students.

14. Click Submit to create and publish the assignment.

To edit an assignment:

1. Click the Action Link button for the assignment.

2. Click Edit.

3. Make any needed changes to the assignment.

4. Click Submit to update the changes.


The Discussions tool is a communications tool that allows the users to post in detail on an online

message board. Unlike an e-mail message, the message board can be seen by either entire class or

selected parties.

The Discussions tool consists of threaded discussion forums. Forums are the areas in which specific

kinds of discussions are held (For example: Unit 1 Discussions, Weekly Module Discussions, etc.).

Threads are individual discussions that consist of a new message and all responses that follow from

that message.

Managing Discussions

The Discussions board is an excellent tool for detailed, reflective communications among students, as

well as between the instructor and students. Students should always be expected to post substantive

messages that add to the conversation.

In addition to exploring class topics, discussions can also be used to enhance the social

interaction of the class to develop an online community.

Creating a Discussion Forum

To create a discussion forum:

1. Click Course Tools, in the Control Panel.(You may also click the Discussions created by default in thecourse menu)

2. Click Discussion Board.

3. Click Create Forum.

4. Type the Name of the discussion forum.

5. Type a Description for the discussion forum. Descriptions only appear in the forum list and on

links to discussion forums.

6. Click the option button for Yes to make the forum Available.


7. If you want to limit when the forum is visible, enter Date and Time Restrictions:

a. Select the check boxes for Display After and/or Display Until.

b. Type the dates and time. Remember to use the required date format. Alternately, you

can use the Date and Time Selection Menus.

8. Choose the Forum Settings:

Viewing Thread/Replies

Standard View will show the display in the standard mode.

Select the check box for Participants must create a thread in order to view other

threads in this forum to let participants start new threads. If this is unchecked,

students will only be able to reply to messages in the forum.

Grade

You can grade by individual thread or the entire forum. If the forum or threads are graded, you need to enter points.

Subscribe

Click one of the option buttons for subscriptions. Subscriptions will send users posts

from the forum or thread via e-mail, either the body of the post or a link to the post.

Do not allow subscriptions.

Allow members to subscribe to threads.

Allow members to subscribe to forums

Create & Edit

Select the check box for Anonymous Posts if you want participants to be anonymous.

Select the check box for Allow Author to Delete Own Posts, if you want participants to be able

to delete their posts.

Select the check box for Allow Author to Edit Own Published Posts if you want

participants to be able to modify their posts after they have posted them.

Select the check box for Allow Members to create new thread to allow participants to

posts in the new topic inside forum.

Select the check box for Allow File Attachments to let participants attach files to their

posts.

Select the check box for Allow Users to Reply with Quote to let participants include

the text of the message to which they are responding.

Select the check box for Force Moderation if you want to approve all posts before they

appear to participants.

Additional Options

Select the check box for Allow Post Tagging if you want participants to add metadata

to their posts.


9. Click Submit to create the forum.

10. Messages can be posted on the forums by clicking on “Create New Thread” inside the forum. Threads aremeant to have a discussion on a specific topic. Users who want to do discussion on a specific topic will goinside the available thread for that topic or will create a new thread for the topic.

The Announcements tool provides a means for instructors to broadcast messages to all members of a

course. Announcements appear in Home Page. Instructors can also create a link to the Announcements

page on the Course Menu, if they want students to be able to access the page in that way.

Announcements in Blackboard Learn support links to course content. This means that students can go

directly to the part of the course relating to an announcement.

To create an Announcement:

1. Click Course Tools, on the Control Panel.

2. Click Announcements.

3. Click Create Announcements.

4. Type the Subject of the Announcement.

5. Enter the announcement Message. In addition to writing text, you can use the Text Editor to

format the message and add various types of media.

6. Click one of the option buttons for Duration, to select whether the announcement is Date

Restricted or Not Date Restricted.

7. If the announcement is date restricted, Select the Date Restrictions.

a. Select the check boxes for Display After and/or Display Until.

b. Type the dates and time, or enter them using the Date and Time Selection

Menus.

i. If you type the dates, use the date format indicated.


8. Click Browse, under Course Link and Location, to link the announcement to a part of the course

content.

a. Click the specific content item to which you want to link the announcement.

9. Click Submit.

Edit mode is also known as Student View Mode.

When an Instructor Design/Modify a course and would like to see the impact of the changes made

on the student screen, then we can turn off the edit mode.

Edit Mode is available at the Top Left or Top Right corner of the screen inside your course.

Click to turn off to view like a student

Click to turn on to view like an Instructor


This will show you the Grades of the students for any Tests or Assignments conducted with them. Any Test that still needs Grading can also be directed from this link. Eg: Any test that contains an essay question has to be Graded from this link.

1. Needs Grading is used for grading the students whose grades have to be

assigned manually by the Instructor.

Eg:- Test Created with Essay/Short type questions needs manual Grading

2. Full Grade Center will display the Grades of all the students of that course.

Here you can generate report manually for a specific or group of students

who were Graded in Test/Assignments delivered by the Instructor.

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