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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 9. Security, Reporting, and Configuration in Blackboard Learn

Every community in this world has had a time of growth. The addition of new homes and businesses means more need for utilities such as power, water, and gas, which the city or a utility company provides. We may also need to add additional police officers, fire fighters, or medical responders. When our virtual community grows, we must also expand in the same way. This chapter delves into dealing with growth within our Blackboard Learn environment. Our discussions in this chapter will help us understand how we can create a system that is secure and built to serve the needs of our growing user community. We will discuss the following topics:

  • Managing security within the Blackboard Learn environment

  • Managing application and statistics information within our instance

  • How to make changes to our current configuration

  • Reviewing how to optimize our servers to meet the needs of our users

Let's start our discussions in this chapter with...