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| Folders | Folders | In this example course, folders are used to organize the course materials by type. The instructor has defined four main content types: Schedule and Syllabus, Course Resources, Weekly Content, and Exercises & Projects. The first two folders are populated primarily with files, links, videos, and Blackboard "documents." The last two folders contain sub-folders.
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Folder for Information about the CourseThe first two folders contains information about the course mechanics.
The files in the Syllabus and Schedule area are created directly in Blackboard as "documents." These open as an overlay over the course in the same browser window.
The Course Resources folder has a combination of links to other websites, which open in a new window, and Blackboard documents.
Course ContentThe Weekly Content folder contains a set of sub-folders, each of which contains the materials required for class that week. This instructor has ordered the content with the most recent week on top and older weeks in reverse order. The instructor uses date availability to control when each folder will appear so students only have access to content for the current week and all preceding weeks. This also ensures that the content for a given week is the first sub-folder a student sees throughout that week in the course. Each sub-folder contains a mixture of content types: links, Blackboard documents, PDF files, and videos.
The documents in this section of the course have a combination of text and images to instruct the student on the use of software used in the course.
AssessmentsThe folder labelled Exercises & Projects contains sub-folders for each project.
Each project is broken into smaller steps, each of which has a separate Blackboard assignment where students submit their work. The assignment page contains details about what they should do and what they will submit to complete the step.
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In this example course the instructor uses Blackboard primarily to post documents for students, either readings in PDF format or documents the instructor has created in Microsoft Word. The The division of this course by section is visible in the organization of the top-level of the content area. The top is reserved for the syllabus, a course overview, and health and wellness resources. Some of these resources are contained in a folder to gather them in a single location and shorten the list on the content page. Modules are used to contain the rest of the course materials. Each module is named for the unit of the course as defined in the syllabus.
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In this example course the instructor has created Blackboard "Documents" to share PDFs of readings and lecture slides, and folders to contain assessments. This allows student to distinguish between content they need to read or study, and activities they will complete. The instructor has created a single Blackboard document for different types of content like Lecture Slides and Readings. Inside the document, they upload files as attachments that display directly in the page. They add material by editing the document each week to attach additional files at the bottom. The instructor uses folders to organize their assessments. One folder contains all of the exams that will be offered during the term. Another holds sub-folders for paper assignments. Each sub-folder has the materials and resources needed for the paper and a link to submit the final paper via Turnitin.
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