Introduction to: Bb Course Control Panel

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VLE training

About the Course Control Panel

Use it for all your course (module) administration needs

Access via course (module) area

Control Panel icon under the menu

Not visible to students

Control Panel layout

Six areas:

Content Areas

Course Tools

Course Options

User Management

Assessment

Help

Content Areas

Used to organise all course (module) materials

Menu Content Areas are visible here. (Non content areas e.g. announcements and discussion board in this example are found under Course Tools.

It provides a way of adding resources to Content Areas

Course Tools

The Course Tools area is for managing communication & collaboration tools.

It is also the place where you can go to manage integrated external tools e.g. TurnitinUK

Course Options

Add new Content Areas, Tools & Links to your menu

Manage Course Design

Access for your students, guests & observers

Course Settings(Change course name, allow guest access, etc)

Course Cartridges(import content created elsewhere for BB)

Copy & archive courses

User Management

List & enrol users

Create groups

Manage groups & deploy group tools

Assessment

Create tests & surveys

17 question types

Record grades

Track your students’ activity

Early warning system

Help

Direct link to Blackboard support web pages

E-mail Leeds VLE service

Blackboard instructor’s manual

Blackboard tutorials