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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

Blackboard Learn building blocks


Most Blackboard Learn administrators have heard of Blackboard building blocks. Ever since the early days of the Blackboard Learn product, the company has worked to create a set of open APIs that would give developers the ability to create tools that could interact with Blackboard users. From journals and wikis, to data collection, to hosted web tools links, building blocks have been one of the driving forces for new technology integrations.

This has never been more true than today. In 2012, Blackboard Inc. began to release improvements to tools within Blackboard Learn using the building block technology originally created for third-party vendors and developers. This option would allow organizations to decide what tools they want within their Blackboard Learn instance and apply them without waiting for an upgrade. Since this change, understanding how to install, manage, and remove building blocks has become more important.

Installing a building block

Our Blackboard...