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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

Copying content into a new or existing course


At times, we may want to copy some or all of the content from one course to another course. Blackboard offers the Copy Course tool for this situation. The copy course tool is available in the Courses area under the Courses module in our System Admin tab. We start the process by clicking on the Copy Course button at the top of the page beside the Import Package button.

Our first option in this process requires us to select the copy type. We can copy course content into a new course or existing one. These options will only copy selected content and configuration of tools from the source course to the destination one; we will learn how to select those items in a bit. The last option allows us to copy all content and configuration settings, including the student users and their content. Blackboard Learn calls this option an exact copy.

Once we select the copy type, our next option requires us to find the source and destination course ID. We have...