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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 5. Administrating Courses in Blackboard Learn

In the previous chapter, we reviewed how to create courses in Blackboard Learn. We now know how to create course shells, or virtual homes, and apartments that allow our virtual community to communicate and start the learning process. We, as administrators, act as landlords for the homes and apartments within our virtual community. We are responsible for keeping the tools and content areas within these spaces working. It's these tasks that we will discuss in this chapter. We will address the following topics:

  • How we, as administrators, can enroll users and make courses available to student users

  • How to quickly access courses as an instructor

  • The ways to back up course and student data from Blackboard Learn

  • How to remove student data and entire courses from Blackboard Learn