Each course offered by an institution is hosted on a Web site. Course Web sites contain all the content and tools for a course. This includes:
· Course Materials
· Course Calendar
· Course Announcements
· Assignments and Assessments
A course Web site consists of a navigation path, a Course menu, and a content frame. The navigation path allows users to return to any page accessed between the main course page and the current page. The Course menu links users to the available content areas and tools. The content frame displays Web pages accessed through the buttons or navigation path.
After selecting a course in the Courses common area, click the corresponding button from the Course Menu on the left side of the page to access a course content area.
Follow the steps below to open a course Web site:
Step 1 Login to Blackboard.
Step 2 Select a course in which you are enrolled from the My Courses module on the My Institution common area
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Open the Courses common area and select a course in the Courses in which you are participating: area.
The names of the areas in a course Web site are configured by the Instructor or the System Administrator and may differ from the names shown in this chapter. The function of each area will not change even if the name and purpose of the area is different. The Instructor or the System Administrator may not make all of these areas available. The Course Areas that are accessible by Students make up the Course Menu that appears in the frame on the left side of all Course pages.
This chapter includes information on the following sections.
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Explains how to view information about the staff such as Instructor name, email address, office location, and office hours. | |
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Provides information on how course materials and information is presented in many different ways from basic text to multimedia. Explains how Instructors can also post Assessments and Learning Units. | |
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Explains how to access external links posted by course Instructors. Usually these links provide content consistent with the course’s objective or area of study. |