Setting Up Your Course - Office of Teaching and Learning Strategies

Setting Up Your Course
Students need an environment that is organized and stimulating in order to learn effectively.

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Click on the links below to view the PDF Documents.

1. Course Setup Module (Storyline)

2. Course Setup Checklist Job Aid (PDF)

3. Editing and Uploading the Course Outline Job Aid (PDF)

4. Course Calendar and Setting Due Dates Tutorial (Storyline)

5. Setting Due Dates Job Aid (PDF)

6. Managing My Courses Module Job Aid (PDF)

7. Organizing My Courses List Job Aid (PDF)

8. Creating a Screen Capture Video Using Kaltura Job Aid (PDF)

9. Date Restricting Discussion Boards Job Aid (PDF)

10. Announcements Tutorial (Storyline)

11. Using Student Preview Job Aid (PDF)

12. Using the Syllabus Builder Job Aid (PDF)

13. Content Collection Job Aid (PDF)

14. Content Collection Tutorial (Storyline)

15. Syllabus & Course Outline Tutorial (Storyline)

16. Using the Syllabus Tool—Lead Faculty Job Aid (PDF)

17. Utilizing the Syllabus Tool Job Aid (PDF)

18. Creating and Adding Rubrics Job Aid (PDF)

19. Exporting and Importing Rubrics to the Content Collection Job Aid (PDF)

20. Managing Tests in your Content Collection Job Aid (PDF)

21. Updating Hyperlinks Job Aid (PDF)

22. Uploading a Video in Kaltura Job Aid (PDF)

23. Linking to a Kaltura Video (PDF)

24. Adding Content into the Course Folder When Adding Content into the Master Course Job Aid (PDF)

25. Creating a Webcam Video Using Kaltura Job Aid (PDF)

26. Editing Content Job Aid (PDF)

26. Creating a Learning Module (PDF)

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Course Setup Module

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Course Setup Checklist Job Aid

This course set up checklist is provided to assist you with information on what you may want to update or add to your course in preparation for the first week of the term. It is by no means exhaustive as each course is different.

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Editing and Uploading the Course Outline Job Aid

Provide faculty with the steps associated with editing the course outline and uploading it from within your Content Collection.

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Setting Due Dates Job Aid

This job aid will provide Faculty with an overview of how to set the due dates on Assignments, Discussion Forums, and Tests.

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Managing My Courses Module Job Aid

The default order of the course list in Blackboard will be sorted by each user’s access type. Each user can modify and manage courses by term as well as type of access. This job aid provides a step-by-step overview of how to manage and organize your course list in Blackboard.

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Organizing My Courses List Job Aid

This job aid provides faculty with tools on how to personalize and organize the My Courses section within Blackboard. Note: unselecting courses does not un-enroll you from the courses, but will limit their visibility within the My Courses module, and this will speed up your Blackboard Home page loading time.

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Creating a Screen Capture Video Using Kaltura Job Aid

Provide students with the steps associated with creating a screen capture video using Kaltura. Kaltura is video hosting program that is integrate with our LMS, Blackboard. It allows faculty and students to easily create and share their own video media.

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Date Restricting Discussion Boards Job Aid

This job aid will provide Faculty with an overview on how to date restrict the Discussion Forums in the Blackboard classroom.

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Announcements Tutorial (Storyline)

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Using Student Preview Job Aid

This job aid will provide faculty with the steps on how to locate and utilize the Student Preview modality within Blackboard. The importance of the Student Preview Mode is a helpful tool for faculty to be able to view their course from the perspective of the student view.

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