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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

Chapter 4. Creating Courses in Blackboard Learn

The previous chapters in this book discussed how to make our Blackboard instance ready for users. We've gotten our virtual community up and running, and given it a look and feel that makes its users comfortable to work with. Before we cut the ribbon and open our doors to the users, we need to create homes and apartments where they can work and communicate with one another. In Blackboard Learn, these areas are referred as courses.

In this chapter we will:

  • Learn how to configure default course settings and organize courses within our Blackboard Learn environment

  • Understand the different ways to create courses

  • Know how to bring content into our newly created courses

We have quite a bit of information to review in this chapter, so let's start creating courses.