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Blackboard Masterclass #1 for Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton. In this presentation we cover some features of Blackboard that may not have been heavily used previously within the Faculy of Health Sciences.
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Blackboard ldquoMaster ClassrdquoFOHSBBMC
Anna Ruff Tamsyn Smith Sam Cole Matt Deeprose
2
Introductions
3
Who has been on an iSolutions BlackboardTraining Course
I would recommend this course to others The tutors were very engaging Basically dont change a thing It was excellent )
-Course Attendee of November 2013 Introduction to Blackboard course
4
5
What topics would I like to find out
about
In what way would I like the sessions
to be delivered
6
In this sessionbull A little info about Blackboard
bull Tidying up your course
bull BlogsWikisDiscussion BoardsJournals ndash whatrsquos the difference
bull Groups
bull Content features you may not have used
bull Mobile
bull Q+A
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
2
Introductions
3
Who has been on an iSolutions BlackboardTraining Course
I would recommend this course to others The tutors were very engaging Basically dont change a thing It was excellent )
-Course Attendee of November 2013 Introduction to Blackboard course
4
5
What topics would I like to find out
about
In what way would I like the sessions
to be delivered
6
In this sessionbull A little info about Blackboard
bull Tidying up your course
bull BlogsWikisDiscussion BoardsJournals ndash whatrsquos the difference
bull Groups
bull Content features you may not have used
bull Mobile
bull Q+A
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
3
Who has been on an iSolutions BlackboardTraining Course
I would recommend this course to others The tutors were very engaging Basically dont change a thing It was excellent )
-Course Attendee of November 2013 Introduction to Blackboard course
4
5
What topics would I like to find out
about
In what way would I like the sessions
to be delivered
6
In this sessionbull A little info about Blackboard
bull Tidying up your course
bull BlogsWikisDiscussion BoardsJournals ndash whatrsquos the difference
bull Groups
bull Content features you may not have used
bull Mobile
bull Q+A
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
4
5
What topics would I like to find out
about
In what way would I like the sessions
to be delivered
6
In this sessionbull A little info about Blackboard
bull Tidying up your course
bull BlogsWikisDiscussion BoardsJournals ndash whatrsquos the difference
bull Groups
bull Content features you may not have used
bull Mobile
bull Q+A
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
5
What topics would I like to find out
about
In what way would I like the sessions
to be delivered
6
In this sessionbull A little info about Blackboard
bull Tidying up your course
bull BlogsWikisDiscussion BoardsJournals ndash whatrsquos the difference
bull Groups
bull Content features you may not have used
bull Mobile
bull Q+A
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
6
In this sessionbull A little info about Blackboard
bull Tidying up your course
bull BlogsWikisDiscussion BoardsJournals ndash whatrsquos the difference
bull Groups
bull Content features you may not have used
bull Mobile
bull Q+A
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
7
About our Blackboard Service
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
8
Where are our customers
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
9
Top 10 Countries Country Percentage of Visits
1 United Kingdom 9650
2 Malaysia 038
3 China 033
4 United States 025
5 Cyprus 018
6 France 018
7 Hong Kong 015
8 Greece 014
9 India 013
10
Spain 012
152 Countries in total
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
10
In an average daybull About 13000 unique visitors
ndash (24000+ unique users per month)
bull Viewing about 260000 pages per day
bull Average time spent on Blackboard per visit 7 minutes
bull 11 pages on average viewed per visit
bull More stats on our blog
ndash httpblogsotonacukmle
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
11
7 Minutes
bull 600 seconds = 10 Minutes
bull 1800 seconds = 30 Minutes
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
12
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
13
1 Making your your studentsrsquo experience better
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
14
Is your ldquoMy Coursesrdquo boxhellip
bull Too long
bull Disorganised
bull A source of frustration
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
15
Enabling Termsbull Show courses by
year
bull Expand Collapse the groupings to quickly hide courses from previous years
bull Makes it easier to find the courses you want todayhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
16
Letrsquos see this LIVE in Blackboard
bull Log in as btrain40
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
17
Any Questions
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
18
A reminder
bull Is it available
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
19
Make Your Course Available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
20httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
21httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardavailhtml
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
22
How do I remember that
Search the iSolutions Web Site
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
23
Orbull Read our ldquotop tipsrdquo
page
bull Ten essential tips
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardtipshtml
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
24httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboard
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
25
Any Questions
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
26
The Choice
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
27
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
28
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
29
When to use Item When to use File
Item
Use 999 of the time
File
Use 01 of the time only for
specific reasons
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddcontenthtml
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
32
Any Questions
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
33
Make it pretty (or not)
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
34
Course Banner
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
35
A Course Banner canhellipbull Help to differentiate your course
bull Gives immediate signposting to your students
bull Could refer to a key detail that you use often in your teaching
bull Make your students feel more positive about your course
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
36
How to make a course bannerbull Use Photoshop PaintNET Paintshop Pro GIMP
etc if you already know how to use these programs
bull Or use an online Banner generator eg
ndash httpbannerfotorcomndash httpwwwbannerfanscomndash httpwwwbannersnackcomndash httpwwwmybannermakercom
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
37
Course Banner Pro Tips
Grey colour matches that of Blackboard
interface (CDCDCD)
Between 700 and 800 pixels across
150 to 200 pixels high
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
38
Works nicely on smaller screenhttpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
39
On a larger screen the banner is kept in the middle of the page
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
40
By comparison13-14-Research-31497
Note that banner size forces announcement text to run off the side of visible area on a smaller screen requiring
user to scroll just to read the text
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
41
By comparison
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
42
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
43
By Comparison
Banner so large you have to scroll down to read announcements
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
44
Top 4 screen resolutions of Blackboard users
Resolution Number of visitors (Oct 2013)
1366x768 22156
1280x1024 21815
1920x1080 17642
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
45
1366x768 22156
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
46
1280x1024 21815
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
47
1920x1080 17642
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
48
1680x1050 17092
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursebannerhtml
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
49
Letrsquos upload a Banner LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
50
Any Questions
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
51
Phew Back to making it pretty (or not)
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
52
Menu Design
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
53
Lets look at a few course menus
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
54
A reminderbull Students cannot see the
Control Panel this is only visible to staff
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
55
13-14-Leadership amp Management-31492
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
56
13-14-Research-31497
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
57
13-14-Clinical Management - Neuro and CVR-25358
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
Text-based menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
Button-based Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcoursemenudesignhtml
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
ldquoFolder Viewrdquo Menu
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustommenuviewhtml
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
61
Adding Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcustomviewhtml
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
62
Changing Menu Items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddmenuitemhtml
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
63
Menu item length
bull Try to use 20 characters or less for menu items
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
64
Empty Content Areas
bull Empty content areas are hidden from students
bull Grey box beside them shows that the content area is empty
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
65
Letrsquos change the course menu LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
66
Any Questions
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
67
Accessibility Tips
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
68
Text on white background
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
69
Increase Zoom in Browser
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
70
More Tipsbull BBC Accessibility guidelines
bull httpwwwbbccoukguidelinesfuturemediaaccessibility
bull Colour Accessibility
bull http24waysorg2012colour-accessibility
bull Assisted Technology Centre in the Library
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukedusupportats
bull Talk to Michelle Cowen
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
71
2 Communication
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
72
BlogsWikisJournalsForums Whatrsquos the difference
bullItrsquos not as complicated as you may believe
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
73
Blogs Real world Examples
bull httplifeathealthsciencessouthamptonacukplacements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
bull httpwwwsarah-stewartblogspotcouk
bull httpwwwenglandnhsukcategorypublicationsblogs
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
74
Blogsbull Short for ldquoweb logrdquo ndash
bull A number of ldquopostsrdquo organised by date
bull Multiple people may post on same blog
bull Other readers may add comments
bull Within Blackboard blogs can be for the whole course to use for a group or for an individual
bull You can have as many blogs on one course as you like
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
75
Blackboard example
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
76httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
77
bull Pictures Audio
bull Video
bull YouTube
bull Links
bull Text
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
78
bull Comment on blog entries
bull Peer feedback
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogs
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
79
Journalsbull Just like blogs except they are ldquoprivaterdquo
bull A student can only see their own posts
bull The instructor can view all posts
bull Like a reflective individual learning log etc
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
80
Journal Handouts
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
81httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblogsdifferences
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
82
Discussion Boardsbull Each course can have a discussion board
bull You can create any number of ldquoforumsrdquo
bull When you post a new message to a forum thatrsquos a ldquothreadrdquo People may add replies to that thread building a threaded conversation
bull Course wide discussion board for all
bull Group discussion boards can be given to groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
83
Forum
Threads
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboarddbsetuphtml
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
84
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
85
Wikisbull Wikipedia
bull 1 or more pages that can be edited by course users
bull Wikis can be for the whole course or for groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
86
bull 1 ndash Create Wiki PageUse this button to create a new page in the wiki Once the page is created you can then edit an existing page to create a link to this new page
2 ndash InstructionsAny instructions entered by the course instructor will be shown here
3 ndash CommentsThis shows if any comments have been added to the page Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal comments
4 ndash My ContributionClicking on this button will show some details about your usage of the wiki This information may not be 100 accurate due to technical reasons
5 ndash Page listAll pages of the wiki are shown here A modify button is beside each one Clicking on this button brings up a menu allowing you to edit the page or review the history of how it was made
6 ndash Edit Wiki ContentClick on this button to edit the current page
7 ndash CommentClick on this button to add a comment
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnwikis
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
89
How to set up a private journalbull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutions
computingelearnblogsindjournal
Continue as btrain40Then switch to btrain38 btrain39Then switch to btrain40
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
90
Any Questions
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
91
3 Groups
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
92
Groupsbull Groups may contain any number of course
students
bull Groups can be given a
ndash Discussion board ndash Email facilityndash Group blogjournalwikindash Task organiserndash File Sharing facilityndash Online Chat room
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
93
What features are available to groupsbull When creating a group you can choose which
facilities to give them
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
94
Setting up groupsbull You can put students into groups by
ndash Choosing who goes into which groupndash Putting students into groups randomly ndash Allowing students to self enrol into a group you
have madendash Students can make their own groups
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
95
How do students access their group area
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardmanagegroupshtml
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
96
Letrsquos set up a group LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
97
Any Questions
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
98
4 Contentbull Types of content available in Blackboard that you
might not have used before
bull Ways of displaying content that you might not have used before
bull Controlling access to Content through lsquoAdaptive Releasersquo
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
99
General Tipbull Think ldquoHow will my students react to the content I
uploadrdquo
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
100
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
101
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
102
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
103
Pasting Text from Microsoft Office
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardpastefromwordhtml
bull Use Paste from Word
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
104
Lets try this in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
105
Any Questions
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
106
ldquoMash upsrdquo
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
107
ldquoMash upsrdquo
Integrating content from elsewhere on the Internet
Presentations
Videos
Photos
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardcontenthtml
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
108
Some examples in Blackboard
bull Pssssst Sam Did you set the Chrome setting
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash edit mode off
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
109
Any Questions
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
110
Get your Twitter on
Get your Twitter on
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
111httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardaddtwitterhtml
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
112
Any Questions
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
113
ldquoReview Statusrdquo
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
114
Review Statusbull Allows students to mark an item as reviewed once
they have viewed the item
bull You can then track whether students have reviewed specific content items
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardreviewstatus-setuphtml
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
115
Instantly view who has ldquoreviewedrdquo an item
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
116
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
117
Letrsquos set this up LIVE in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40
bull Turn on Review Status for PFWord item
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
bull Continue as btrain40 ndash Edit mode OFF
133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
118
Any Questions
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
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121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
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bull Mark item as reviewed
126
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Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
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130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
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133
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134
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137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
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bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
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Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
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143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
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6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
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bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
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146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
119
Adaptive Release
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
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bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
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128
Learning Modules
129
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130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
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133
Any Questions
134
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135
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136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
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bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
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141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
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bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
120
Adaptive Releasebull Making content available to specific course users
based on specific criteria
bull Simple and more advanced options available
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
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bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
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133
Any Questions
134
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Copyright
135
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nt
Copyright
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bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
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bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
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bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
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bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
121
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
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httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
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133
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134
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135
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nt
Copyright
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136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
122
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
123
Adaptive Release Criteria
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardadaptivereleasehtml
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
124
See who can view the content that you have set to be adaptively released
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
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bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
125
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
126
Letrsquos see an example of Adaptive Release in Blackboard
bull Login as btrain 39
bull Mark item as reviewed
126
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
127
Any Questions
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
128
Learning Modules
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
nt
Copyright
bull Copyright law makes some provision for private individual study
bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
129
Learning Modulesbull Putting multiple
items of content into a sequential order
bull Provides a more lsquodirectedrsquo approach to navigating through content
bull All standard types of content can be added
httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
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nt
Copyright
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
bull Use Course Collections for digitising resources (eg book chapter or journal article only available in print) ndash contact Library staff for details
bull For documents available online link to the original source Deep links can change ndash a link to the homepage or section may be more sustainable and accommodate updates to the information
bull For online journal articles link via the doi (if available) or similar
137
Digital object identifier (doi)
138
doi 101136bmjf5301
httpdxdoiorg101136
bmjf5301
139
Creative Commonshttpsearchcreativecommonsorg
140
Any Questions
141
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
142
Any Questions
143
5 Mobile Appbull Blackboard Mobile Learn ndash an
app to access Blackboard on mobile devices
bull Can be used by both staff and students to interact with courses
bull Find out more at gosotonacukbbml
144
145
6 Find out morebull iSolutions web site has more than 350 step by step
guides
bull httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionsessentialslearnandteach
bull MLE team blog and twitter feed
bull httpblogsotonacukmle
bull httpstwittercomuos_mle
bull CITE web site
bull httpcitesotonacuk
146
7 Questions and Answers
147
8 Thank you and Goodbye
130httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
131httpwwwsouthamptonacukisolutionscomputingelearnblackboardlearningmodulehtml
132
Letrsquos look at a learning module already set up in Blackboard
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133
Any Questions
134
Copyright
Copyright
135
Best practice Infringeme
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bull Blackboard may have restricted access but is neither private nor individual
bull CLA licence makes some provision for educational use ndash but in a managed way
136
Copyright
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