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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

Managing role privileges in Blackboard Learn


So now we know how to create roles for users on the course, system administration, or institution levels. We even saw what privileges were available to each role and how to permit and restrict them. However, what if we want to look at a privilege and see what roles utilize it? Blackboard Learn gives us that ability using the Privileges area.

Unlike most of our role management, we find the Privileges link in the Security module in the System Admin tab.

This link takes us to the Privileges page within our instance. This page lists all the privileges available along with a search box. The search box tool can search privileges or roles within the system. If we look at our options, there are many roles that we have already discussed in this chapter, but we might also find other roles. Unit, Program, Educational Experience, Outcomes Course, and Workspace roles all pertain to Blackboard's Outcomes product. We only mention them here so that you can be aware...