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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

The Blackboard Learn Patch Utility tool


Most experienced administrators know that any piece of software or hardware will have bugs. Operating systems use update managers to fix issues and hardware manufacturers to create firmware updates for their products. Blackboard uses a software it calls Blackboard Learn Patch Utility, to apply patches within different Blackboard Learn instances. Patches come from Blackboard Support to fix major issues, which cannot wait for a service pack or hot fix, that customers face. These patches fall into different categories. Patches fix critical Blackboard Learn issues that are normally built for individual issues for specific organizations. Patch Sets put numerous patches together and, unlike a single patch, receive more testing to fix common issues that customers report. Security Update patches specifically fix security issues reported in a security bulletin by Blackboard. Utility patches fix database, support scripts, and other utilities built into Blackboard...