Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support 6 Virtual Learning Environment An Instructors Guide to Managing Courses with the Control Panel Click your left mouse button ONCE now to move on

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support Introduction This is a self-paced slide show. On each slide, text boxes containing useful information will appear: An information text box An instruction box When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue You need not do anything until an instruction to click the left mouse button appears at the bottom of the page: You may move on after you have finished reading what is on screen by simply clicking the mouse.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Overview of the Control Panel This screent shot shows the Control Panel, which contains all the tools necessary for Instructors to manage Course Modules. This presentation provides an overview of the main tools used to: 1.Upload Course Content 2.Communicate with Students 3.Customise the Structure and Appearance of Modules 4.Manage Students 5.Conduct Assessments

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Content The Content Areas Section is where you can upload material into Blackboard. Course Documents is the most important part of the Content Areas. When you click the link you are taken to the Course Documents Page where you can manage your content.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents This is the Course Documents Page. You can add and structure content here as follows.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents Add content items here. Most file types are supported.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents Add Folders to organise your content in a structure.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents Add web links (or Favorites) in order to guide students round the Web

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents Add links to other sections of the Module

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents Add a test that you have previously created in the test manager.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents This Drop Down Menu provides quick links for you to add Learning Units (sequentially ordered content), Surveys, Assignments and Microsoft LRN Packages For more information about Microsoft LRN Packages visit

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Managing Course Documents The Drop Down Menus allow you to manipulate the order in which your content is displayed on the page. These buttons allow you to Modify, Copy or Remove different content areas.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Further Features of the Control Panel The rest of this presentation gives you an overview of the remaining features for on offer in the Control Panel

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Course Tools This section contains all the important Communication Tools: , Chat Rooms, Discussion Boards and File Exchange. You may also contact students through Announcements or the Calendar.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Course Options This section lets you: Change the course menu buttons Add or remove content areas Archive a whole course Set Course Properties

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue User Management This section allows you to list users by Surmame or address. You can also remove students from your Module or create Groups for collaborative work.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Assessment Here you can create on-line quizzes or surveys. You can also access results and mark quizzes.

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Support This contacts Blackboard External Support or loads an On-line Help Manual

Cardiff University e-Learning: Blackboard Support This is the end of the overview of how to use the Control Panel for managing Modules in Blackboard. We hope that it has answered some of your questions and left you feeling ready to get started! For further information and training, please contact Cardiff Blackboard Support: Please Wait When you are ready click the left mouse button to continue Further Information

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