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One of the many uses of Blackboard is
to distribute documents to your students. You may upload and make
available to your students any type of file (e.g. presentations, word
documents, HTML web pages, spreadsheets, images).
CTI's
recommendation is to use the PDF (Portable Document Format)
when delivering complex documents online. PDF files tend to be easier and
less confusing for an individual to view and download from your site. This
file type should reduce the time required in supporting your end-users with
download issues. A
PDF
Creation Tutorial is available for installing the free
Microsoft Office 2007 PDF plug-in. This tutorial also references other
free and pay-for PDF solutions. For more information on this, please review
the
Content Delivery Recommendations.
In order to offer an organized list
of the activities to have your students work through, you
may wish to provide direct links to specific assessments, assignments,
discussions topics, and many other blackboard tools
in addition to links to uploaded documents.
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Paging Preferences
Default items per page is 10.
My Settings allows you to increase the
items listed per page (e.g. 100).
This setting refers to the number of discussion posts,
assignments, assessments, learning modules, etc. shown per
page.
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There are two primary ways to
accomplish these tasks in Blackboard:
- Use a Learning Module as
the container for links to uploaded files and Blackboard
tools. The Learning Module’s advantage
is that student activity for these pages can be tracked.
See the tutorial below.
- Use a
Course Content Folder as a container to display hyperlinks
to uploaded files and Blackboard tools.
TROUBLESHOOTING
- Known Issue: Avoid using
special characters (
@ # % & ; )
in filenames and titles.
[more
info...]
- Known Issue:
Generic Exception-Invalid permissions error
[more
info...]
For help adding the Learning Modules tool to your course, see
Adding a New Tool.
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The learning module tool allows access to course content associated with the lecture, assignments,
discussions, etc. Learning Modules are laid out sequentially in the order
the Instructor decides.
TROUBLESHOOTING
- Known Issue: Generic
Exception-Invalid permissions error
[more info...]
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Paging Preferences
Default items per page is 10.
My Settings allows you to increase the
items listed per page (e.g. 100).
This setting refers to the number of discussion posts,
assignments, assessments, learning modules, etc. shown per
page.
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Access Learning Modules
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- To access the Learning Module, click on Learning Module
from the left-hand menu
- To open up content, click on the module link
- If there are additional modules an a second page, use the
navigation at the bottom
Also see the Paging Preference tip above
- To open up a learning module file, click on it's link under
the
Table of Contents on the left
- Navigation within the module is available at the top right
side of the module
- Most of the module window is flexible and can be dragged to
your desired size.
- If you are experiencing trouble viewing or accessing files
through the learning module, follow the instructions in the
Browser Setup tutorial
to configure your browser properly.
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- Under the Build Tab, click on Learning Modules
- To create a new module, click Create Learning Module
- Give a title and description for the content section and
click Save.
Session Timeout
WARNING:
Blackboard sessions timeout after 30 minutes of inactivity.
Web Browsers DO NOT
register typing as activity. If you're typing an assignment, assessment,
or discussion submission for longer than 30
minutes, the session may timeout when the submit button is pressed.
This means that you may lose your work.
TIP:
To prevent lost
work, create your content in a word processor,
and then copy &
paste the content into Blackboard.
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You may upload many different kinds of files for delivery to your
students. Please review the
Recommended Method of Content Delivery.
- Under the Build Tab, click on Learning Modules
- Click on the Module you want to edit
- To add a new file to the module, click Add File
- Then select Browse for Files
- Select the file to add click OK
NOTE: For
information on how to upload files to your course, see the
File Upload Tutorial
WARNING: Avoid using
special characters (
@ # % & ; )
in filenames and titles.
This tutorial walks you through the steps required to replace an
existing file with its modified version within the Learning Modules
Tool. Use these steps whenever you make edits to a file and wish to
upload and replace the existing file in your Blackboard course with
a new version. To replace the file, first remove the existing link
from the Learning Module and then rebuild the link to point to the
modified version.
- Click on the
ActionLinks
icon next to the file you wish to remove
- Click Remove Link
- Add your new file by clicking on Add File
(TIP: See
help on adding files)
- Select Browse for Files
- Select the file to add click OK. Avoid using special
characters ( @ # % & ; )
For information on how to upload files to your course,
see the
File Upload Tutorial.
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You may link many different areas within your Blackboard course
site.
- Under the Build Tab, click on Learning Modules
(1)
- Click on the Module you want to edit
- Click on Add Content Link (2)
- Select the Tool you wish to link
(3)
- Select the Item you wish to link
(4)
- Click Add Selected (5)
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Headings are used to divide up the module content.
- Under the Build Tab, click on Learning Modules
- Click on the Module you want to edit
- To create a new heading, click Create Heading
- Name your heading and click Save. Avoid using special
characters ( @ # % & ; )
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It is best to make your titles as short as possible.
It will be much easier for your students decipher the module
navigation with short links.
- Under the Build Tab, click on Learning Modules
- Click on the Module you want to edit
- Click Edit Link Titles
Suggested Title Format
It is best to name your titles such that they appear in
chronological order (i.e. 01 title, 02 title, 03
title...) when they are displayed alphabetically.
Although it is possible to define the order in which
items are displayed, a problem in Blackboard causes
all defined sorting to revert to an alphabetical order
whenever the Web Links tool is entered
during session.
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- Under the Build Tab, click on Learning Modules
- Click on the Module you want to edit
- Identify the list item(s) you
wish to move by checking the check box to their left
- Identify an item directly below the location you wish to
move the selected item(s) to and click on the Move Selected
Items Above
icon
- The item(s) you checked
should now appear above the selected item. In the example below,
Assignment_2 will be moved to appear before Section 1.1
- To indent an item, check the
check box to its left and click Indent
Suggested Title Format
It is best to name your titles such that they appear in
chronological order (i.e. 01 title, 02 title, 03
title...) when they are displayed alphabetically.
Although it is possible to define the order in which
items are displayed, a problem in Blackboard causes
all defined sorting to revert to an alphabetical order
whenever the Web Links tool is entered
during session.
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