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A Blackboard Course Site

e-Learning Team, Office of the CIOCity University of Hong Kong

CityU’s Blackboardin a nutshell

CityU’s Blackboard in a Nutshell

CityU’s BlackboardCityU has adopted Blackboard Learn (Bb) as the unified e-learning platform since 2005. At this moment, the Office of Education Development & General Education takes up the pedagogical support and the e-Learning Team in the Office of the Chief Information Officer offers technical assistance.

The Computing Services Centre and the e-Learning Team have persistently upgraded and expanded the IT platform to enable a technologically advance and pedagogically rich e-learning environment according to the need of teachers and students. Annual health check conducted by external party also ensures the fitness of the system for a nearly 30,000 users.


Accessing coursesCityU Blackboard Learning Management System is for CityU staff & students

Having login to the system with the CityU electronic ID,

for staff, courses taught in the current semester will be listedfor students, courses enrolled and made available by instructors will be listed for immediate access

What is my electronic ID, EID?CityU’s Blackboard (Production): https://eportal.cityu.edu.hkCityU’s Blackboard is best viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox 3.6, with JavaScript enabled.


Course site creation


I need a Blackboard course siteMake request

Login e-Portal, select AIMS and then “Faculty & Advisor Menu” and then “Blackboard Course Management”Click the course that you are teaching and add your EID as instructor to the courseShould there be any instructor, TA, course builder or visitor to add, fill in their EIDs in the respective fields for applicationWe will notify you when the request is completed via email

URL of e-Portal / Blackboard https://eportal.cityu.edu.hk/Contact e-Learning Team of Office of the CIO if you have any question, [email protected] or 3442-6727


How to control Blackboard

courses availability to students?

Show me steps in sequence!

(1) Within the course site,From [Control Panel]Select [Customization]

(2) Select [Properties]

(3) Set it to [Yes] or [No] to allow access or not available

(4) Click [Submit]


Getting Started!


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Course Site DesignFor the optimal alignment of the class teaching & the use of technology,

the course site design is important. Several essential questions for What is the role of the course site?How important will it be? • on a continuum from essential to important to peripheral

How will it be integrated with the usual day-to-day learning?• Essential

• Completely web-based • Fully integrated (e.g. peer review system)

• Important to Peripheral• Complementary (e.g. pre-teaching preparation)• Reinforcing (e.g. virtual laboratory experiments similar to ones in class)• Supplementary (i.e. additional information for more complete understanding)

• Peripheral only• Warehousing (i.e. storing and distributing lecture/tutorial notes)

Credit to Stephen Richards


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Objectives of the Use of a Course Site

Create a course information and resource centreAssist in-class instructionEncourage student before class preparationFacilitate student presentation and portfolio creationMotivate peer interaction, discussion and cooperationFacilitate communicationEncourage researchPromote and enhance self studyExamine students' mastery of the subjectEncourage academic exchangeGain experience in web teaching and learningCollect data and research


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A Blackboard Course SiteCourse Content• Learning Management System LMS• Content Collection• Library Resources

Tools• Communications• Groups• Glossary• Shared Portfolios

Assessments• Assignments• Test• Gradebook

Functions• Adaptive Release• Course Statistics• Performance Dashboard• Course Availability


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PortalPages

Collection

Course ContentThere are mainly two distinctive areas namely, Learning Management System (LMS) and Content Management System (CMS) for putting up, disseminating and managing course content materials

Learning Management System (LMS)

Content Collection previously named

Content Management System (CMS)


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Course Content in LMS


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Course Content inContent Collection

For a better management & convenience, gather all materials in the CMS and establishes link(s) from & between the course site to CMS. Materials in CMS can be shared among instructors and course builders with version control. They can also be shared among different course sites without the need of duplicating materials and putting up here & there repetitively

Collection


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Putting Up Course Content

You may choose to use LMS or CMS for storing course contentIn LMS, instructors can• Attach document files• Type in content direct• Display media files• Add links to other sites• Make link(s) to a file/folder within the course• Design a learning path with learning units

Advantages of storing content in CMS:• Efficient file uploading with Web Folder/ Web DAV • Content can be linked individually or in a batch to course sites• Content sharable across different course sites • Content administration centralised but also sharable with other

colleagues with version control• Most LMS capabilities preserved


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Library ResourcesIs there any library resource? Yes!

• Simply add “Content System Content”

• browse to locate library resources and course reserves

• Select the folder for your department in the “Subject-based Library Resources” folder under “Library” in the Institution Content area.

• Select “Highlighted Library Resources” and/or corresponding course reserves

• Students can then access these materials from the course site


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Functions for TeachingCommunications• Announcements (1 to many)

• Discussion Board (1 to many, peer, interactive & dynamic; group/ topic based; FAQ)

• Voice Board (1 to many, peer, interactive & dynamic; voice enhanced; FAQ)

• Emails (1 to many by default, subject to instructors’ preferences)

• Voice Emails (1 to many, peer, voice enhanced)

Group works• course members can be grouped according to data in Banner system

• within a course site or (highly suggested)• into different course sites

• manually by instructors for different learning purposes• optional group tools to use

• discussion board• file exchange


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Functions for AssessmentAssignment• Bb Online Assignment tool combines the benefits of the gradebook with the digital

dropbox in one easy-to-use tool that can facilitate paperless homework

Test/Quiz• Bb allows quizzes and exams to be given online. Whether or self-evaluation,

practice or actual course-related assessment, online tests offer a number of advantages for students including instant scoring and feedback. Security features allow exam questions to be randomly selected and ordered, use of passwords and time limits

Course Statistics• Bb has built in course statistics to let you monitor student movement in a course.

Course statistics can let you know when students are logging and where they are looking

Grade Center• A tool for recording and tracking grades is included in Bb. Posting grades in Bb

allows students to see their progress, while protecting the scores of other class members


Jump Start e-Learning!STEP 1 - Putting up course content materialsYou can

compose simple content direct in the course siteupload document files for students and add external links for reference

STEP 2 – Managing Course & Staff InformationCourse Information & SyllabusStaff Profile

STEP 3 - Adopting course tools Some commonly used course tools,

AnnouncementDiscussion Board

STEP 4 - Enabling students access Though student data is loaded to the course, instructor still has to MAKE AVAILABLEthe course site for granting real access to students.


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At the end of the semester

Make unavailable your course site if you want to prevent access immediately

Instructors remain access to the course sites for ongoing modification and development


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Help & Support

Contact us• Our website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elearn• Enquiry email – [email protected]• Phone # (852) 3442 6727

Thank you!

Enjoy your teaching!

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