Course Cartridges enable Instructors to gain access to complete sets of teaching tools provided by academic publishers. In one central location, Instructors can find relevant, publisher-created materials. Once the materials are downloaded to a Blackboard Learning System course Web site, Instructors are free to customize the content by adding and deleting materials as needed to correlate with specific topics covered in the classroom.
Course Cartridges can serve as supplements to already-existing online courses, or provide an excellent starting point for faculty who are just beginning to develop online teaching strategies. Instructors will benefit from the ease of use, variety, and professional quality of the materials available on Course Cartridges powered by Blackboard Learning System.
Instructors download Course Cartridges from the Course Cartridge Repository and install cartridges into course Web sites through the Course Control Panel.
To open the Import Course Cartridge page, click Import Course Cartridge in Course Options on the Course Control Panel.
Note: The Download Key can be accessed from the publisher. Without a Download Key, it is not possible to add Course Cartridge content.
Enter the Course Cartridge Download Key in the field provided. Course Cartridge content will be added to course materials.
Cartridges may be designated as “Copy Protected” or “Open Access”. Cartridges that are not copy protected are “Open Access Cartridges”. Only one Copy Protected cartridge may exist in a course. Open Access cartridges may be downloaded by Instructors into courses that already contain cartridge content. Therefore, a course may contain one Copy Protected cartridge and multiple Open Access cartridges. The only limitation for downloading Open Access Cartridges is the size of the course quota.