Blackboard Learning Units enable the Instructor to set a structured path for progressing through the content within a course. Instructors will find that the development of self-paced learning is intuitive with Blackboard Learning Units. Students can now access content, including Assessments, in a sequential order. The Instructor may either allow Students to access content nonlinearly within a Learning Unit or enforce a sequential path.
Learning Unit content is managed in the same way as other information that appears in content areas. Items and files may be added, arranged, and modified to create a sequential learning path.
The page below is an example of a Learning Unit as viewed by a user.
The table below details how to navigate within a Learning Unit.
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To . . . |
click . . . |
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page forward or backward |
the arrows to the left and right of the page number. If the Student has non-sequential access to all pages within the Learning unit, they may click to a particular page. |
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view the contents of the Learning Unit |
Contents. The Contents page will appear. |
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exit the Learning Unit |
Close Window. |
The page below is an example of a Learning Unit as viewed through the Course Control Panel.
The table below details the functions available from this page.
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To . . . |
click . . . |
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add content |
Add Item. The Add Content page will appear. On the Add Content page text can be entered and files attached. |
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add a link |
Add URL. The Add URL page will open. Please note that URLs may also be entered when adding content by selecting Smart Text or HTML when entering text. |
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attach a file |
Add File. The Add File page will appear. |
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add a test |
Add Test. The Add Test page will appear. |
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add a survey |
Add Survey. The Add Survey page will appear. |
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add another type of content |
the drop-down menu and choose a content type from the list: · Select Assignment and the Add Assignment page will appear.
· Select LRN Package and the Add LRN Package page will appear. |
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set or modify test properties |
Modify next to an Assessment. The Modify Test page will appear. |
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preview an Assessment |
the name of the assessment. The Preview Assessment: Assessment Name page will appear. |
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modify an item, file, Assignment or link |
Modify. The Modify page will appear. On the Modify page the item name and text may be changed, files and links may be modified or removed, and the options may be changed. |
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remove an item, folder, or link |
Remove. A warning pop-up window will appear. Removing an item or folder is irreversible. |
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order content |
the drop-down arrow and select a number. Content will appear to Students in the order selected. |