Tag Archives: Learn
Taking Care When Setting Up Your Class in Blackboard Learn
For faculty who are utilizing Blackboard Learn to either supplement an existing face-to-face class or who teach a class entirely online, one aspect that is easy to overlook is the look and feel of the class. For faculty using Learn, not only should care be taken to determine what content will be made available to [...]
Maintaining Security on Blackboard Learn Exams
Blackboard Learn offers the ability for faculty to provide tests and quizzes that students can complete outside of normal class hours, or in the case of online or blended courses, the tests and quizzes given on Blackboard can replace those normally given in a traditional classroom. However, there can be concerns with regards to the [...]
Blackboard Learn: Dropping Grades from Calculation
In Blackboard Learn, it is possible to compare a set of assignments, tests, etc. and apply special rules to how the grade is calculated for these sets. You can instruct the Grade Center to drop a specified number of highest grades, lowest grades, or even a combination of both. In order to access these rules, [...]
The Blackboard Learn Opportunity
The move to Blackboard Learn 9.1 from the current version of BlackboardVista 8 is not an update. It is instead a transition from one course management system (CMS) to another. Despite the sharing of the Blackboard name, the systems are very different. The current Blackboard Vista 8 represents the end of the WebCT era: the [...]
Three Kinds of “Deleted Student” in Blackboard Learn
In Blackboard Learn there are three kinds of deleted students. This is not handled the same way it was in Vista. _ “Unenroll” – this deletes the student completely, including all the student’s work. Not recommended, as there is no record of the student in the class. – “Make Inactive”-This is something the instructor can [...]
Blackboard users group meets Jan. 31 to hear about Learn 9.1 features
The cross-campus Blackboard Users Group will meet from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Users may attend in person or connect online via Adobe Connect. Users of Blackboard or other teaching and learning technology tools are invited to join this community to share strategies, tips and techniques. The focus of this semester’s meetings will begin [...]