This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Today we’re looking at the F drive and G drive. One staff member mentioned to us that it was…
Did you know you can see when your students last accessed your Blackboard site? In Blackboard, it is possible to get complete usage statistics about how many clicks have been made on specific dates. However it is difficult to derive much meaning about the quality of a student’s online experience based on how frequently they visit a Blackboard…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Today we’ll look at the term ‘wiki’. Wiki means ‘fast’ in Hawaiian. In keeping with their name, wikis are groups…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Today’s focus is on ‘mobile apps’, which are applications for which can be run on mobile devices. Mobile apps are…
Did you know that there’s a way to reduce problems with inappropriate text formatting? Sometimes when you copy text from another application (such as Microsoft Word, an e-mail, or a web page) and paste it into a Blackboard text box (such as an item description, a test question or an announcement) you may find that…
This is the first in a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. ‘Blogs’ are the first term we will be looking at. Blog is a word derived from the phrase ‘web…
Put simply ‘availability’ determines if the students on your site can see something on the site. This could apply to the entire site, a content area, a tool on your site menu, a folder or an individual content item. What determines if an item is available? There are a number of reasons that a piece of content…
Did you know that there are two ways you can use to attach multiple files to an item in Blackboard? Many staff are probably familiar with the typical way of uploading a file to Blackboard. You create an Item, and click ‘Browse for local file’ to attach a specific file. If you want to attach…
Did you know that you could batch enrol students onto groups instead of selecting individual names? Blackboard 9 has introduced some changes to the Groups functionality to make it easier to create groups quickly and efficiently. For instance, you can create a series of identical groups easily called a ‘group set’. Students can be allocated…
Once your site has been set up for use with your students: site menu organised, content added, interactive features ready, etc., then there is one crucial step left that a lot of staff members forget. That step is making your site available to students. If you don’t do this then all that hard work will go to waste as your students…