spring 2015 bb learn topics for mba faculty

Spring 2015 Bb Learn Topics for MBA Faculty 201530 042915 1

Spring 2015 Bb Learn Topics for MBA Faculty

This document addresses the following topics:

1. Log in Page 2 2. Find your courses Page 2 3. Find course content Page 3 4. Create a content folder Page 3 5. Upload a file Page 4 6. Create a discussion forum Page 8 7. Discussion Forums: view, subscribe, read, respond 2 8. Grade a discussion forum Page 15 9. Create an Assignment (Drop Box in Angel) Page 16 10. View and grade an assignment Page 20 11. Delete an assignment Page 21 12. Grade Center basic overview Page 23 13. Open course to students Page 25


1. Log in

a. Go to concordia.blackboard.com. Log in with the same user name and password as ANGEL.

2. Find your courses: Look for your course under My Courses.


3. To view course content (i.e., discussion boards, assignment/drop boxes) click on Content. Think of

the Content link as the Lessons Tab in ANGEL.

4. Create a Content Folder.

a. In the content pane, scroll over the Build Content area, then click on Content Folder.


b. Enter the name of the folder, a description (if desired) and permit users to view the folder. If

you want the folder hidden from students, click No. Then click Submit.

c. You’ve now created a folder.

5. Upload a File

a. Hover mouse over Build Content; click on File.


b. Enter the file name. Browse your computer to find your file. Complete the Standard Options

section to allow students to view the file. Then click Submit.


c. To move items on the content pane, click on the left side of the item (you will see yellow on the

left side of the item and up/down arrows).


d. Drag file to the desired position.


6. Create a Discussion Forum

a. To create a discussion board, click on Content, click on the folder where you want to add a

discussion board, click on Tools, then Discussion Board.

b. Click on Create New Forum, then click Next.


c. Name your forum and add a description (if desired). B default, the forum will be visible to

students.


d. If you want students to post first before viewing other posts, click on the second button shown

below. Enter the number of points, add a rubric if desired, and click to allow students to

subscribe to the forum. Click Submit.


e. To link the forum to your Content page, click Next.

f. Enter the discussion forum prompt, then click Submit.


g. Here is the newly created Discussion Forum.

7. Discussion Boards: View, subscribe, read, and respond

a. To view a discussion forum, click on Content, then click on the session folder that you want to

view.

b. Within that folder, click on the discussion board you want to view.


c. Click on the Subscribe button to receive email notifications wen others post to this forum.

d. Click on the thread to read and/or respond to it.


e. Click on Reply to respond to the post.

f. You will see the screen below. Type your response then click Submit.


8. Grade discussion forums

a. Click on the discussion forum you want to grade, then click on Grade Discussion Forum.

b. Click on Grade.

c. You can read the student’s posts, enter feedback to the student, and enter private notes only

for the instructor to view. To grade, enter a score in the Grade box. Click Submit. The grade will

be entered into the Grade Center and the student will see the grade and feedback in My

Grades.


9. Create an Assignment (Drop Box in Angel)

a. In your course click on Content.

b. Under Assessments, click on Assignment.


c. Enter assignment name, instructions, and attach a file if desired.

d. Enter due dates so the assignment appears on the student To Do list on the course home page.

e. Enter the number of points.


f. Click on Submission Details to expand and display options. Select assignment type, number of

attempts, and plagiarism tools (SafeAssign) as desired. Note: If enabling SafeAssign, check the

box to exclude submissions from the Institutional and Global References Databases for DRAFT

submissions.

g. Click Display of Grades. Students will see the score displayed in My Grades. Click the drop down

menu to change the display students see such as percentage or letter grade.


h. By default, the Assignment is visible to students. To limit when students can view the

Assignment, enter dates in the Display After and Display Until fields. Click Submit.

i. You have now added an Assignment.


10. View and grade an assignment (Inline Grading)

a. Click on Grade Center and then click on Needs Grading. Click on the student name to show their

assignment submission.

b. You’ll see the student’s paper. Click on the Comment button to add your feedback. There is no

need to download the paper. All comments will be saved. Click on the small down arrow for an

additional feedback box. If you enabled SafeAssign, click on SafeAssign to view the similarity

report. Enter a score. Click Submit when finished.

Comment button

Click to show

SafeAssign report Click to show

feedback box

Enter score


11. Delete an Assignment

a. Click on Grade Center, then click on Assignments.

b. Find the column for the assignment and the student’s name. There should be an exclamation

point in the cell for that student under the assignment column. Click on the exclamation point.


c. Click on the down arrow and a drop down menu should appear. Click on “View Grade Details”.

d. To remove the student’s submission entirely, click the “Clear Attempt” button. Warning: This

will remove the student’s document from Blackboard, and you will no longer be able to access

it. This should be used in situations where the student submitted the wrong document.

e. To allow the student to submit another document, click the “Allow Additional Attempt” button.

The student should then be able to click on the Assignment link and submit again.


12. Grade Center Basic Overview

a. After adding content to the course (example: Assignments, Discussion Forums) view the Full

Grade Center: Click on Grade Center, then Full Grade Center. You will see columns that were

automatically added when course content was added.

b. If you graded any assignments in Blackboard Learn, the points earned will appear in the Total

column.


c. View all columns by using the scroll bar. Or, click Manage then Column Organization.

d. You will see the screen below. This shows all the columns in the Grade Center.

You can change the column order or hide columns. To do this move your cursor to the icon. You

can then drag columns up and down to rearrange the order. You can also check the box to show/hide

the column or to change the category. Click Submit when finished.

Scroll Bar


13. Open course to student.

a. In your course click on Customization, then click on Properties.


b. Scroll to #3 (Set Availability) and click Yes. Then click Submit.

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