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Blackboard Learn Administration

By : Terry Patterson
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Blackboard Learn Administration

By: Terry Patterson

Overview of this book

Blackboard Learn is web application software that allows users around the world to participate in training and educational opportunities. This software is utilized in high schools, college campuses, corporations, and government entities."Blackboard Learn Administration" navigates both novice and experienced administrators through the simple and complex parts of the E-Learning portal.Readers go step-by-step with the author from planning and installing a Blackboard Learn instance to supporting and administrating a system with courses and users.The book starts with how to plan, install, and brand a Blackboard Learn instance. Readers then learn about the creation and management of courses and users. You then learn about the tools and controls that administrator's possess within Blackboard Learn. Readers also review how to improve security and performance within their system. You then dip into complex topics such as integrating Blackboard Learn with other information systems and publisher websites.Administrating Blackboard Learn educates the reader on the fundamental tools and tasks for basic administration, while explaining complex options that expert administrators want to tackle.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Blackboard Learn Administration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
6
Creating Users in Blackboard Learn
Appendix
Index

Building a flat file integration


Our flat file integration starts with the development of the file itself. If we are lucky, this process allows us to bring in an administrator or a programmer who understands the student information system to help create the file. We are going to discuss the creation of three main files that any basic integration would need: users, courses, and enrollments. Each of these files has a set of required fields; however, it is hard to find a list of the fields for each file without creating an integration. Our integration will require two different integration points, one for our users and another for our courses and enrollments.

Note

While our discussion only reviews how to manage users, courses, and course enrollments, many other objects, such as institutional roles, group memberships, and organizations, can be created in the same way.

Creating the flat file

Within the flat file that will deliver our users from the student information systems, there are some required...