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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 system roles in Blackboard Learn


Not only can we manage the roles for users in courses and organizations, but we can also manage the roles that we give other users who help us manage our Blackboard instance. These would be the housekeepers and maintenance staff members who would work in our apartment, complex, or hotel.

Blackboard Learn comes with several default system roles. Back in the System Admin tab, we can click on the System Roles link under the Users module. In the System Roles page, there are many system roles available by default; let's go over them.

  • Community Administrator: Users with this role have the ability to manage items associated with Blackboard Community (if your organization licenses it). These include organizations, discussion boards, brands, and themes.

  • Course Administrator: This role gives its users the ability to manage courses and enrollments within our Blackboard Learn instance.

  • Goals Manager: Users with this role can manage the Institutional Goals tool...