Getting Started Using Blackboard 9.1: Collected Resources

We've just started using Blackboard 9.1 for teaching on a select few modules. I've collected links to the resources we've initially been recommending to the teaching staff here.

An Introduction

• Quick Overview of Blackboard 9.1 (v1. November 2010): This video introduces the new system and notes differences between this and our current Blackboard CE8 system.
• Quick Overview of Blackboard 9.1 (v2. February 2011): Screencast version of the awareness raising session complete with Closed Captions, and Interactive Transcript (best viewed full screen at 720p).
• 5 Essential Skills: Basics that will help you develop your section.
• How to log into Blackboard 9.1 through Edge Hill University's Go Portal. This video is aimed at students but relevant to all.

Thinking about what you want to achieve

• Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Program: You might find some inspiration and ideas from what others have been doing.

Creating content and setting up the section

• Creating a Blank Page: How to create a new page within your section.
• Using the Text Editor: Editing text content created within Learning Edge and adding images and hyperlinks to it.
• Create a Mashup: Not a mashup as you know it, it’s just embedding resources from sites like YouTube and SlideShare.
• Building a Learning Module
• Course Files: Note that EHU has the basic version

Communication and collaboration

• Creating Announcements 
• Creating a Group
• Creating a Blog
• Creating a Journal
• Creating a Wiki: If you've not thought about using Wikis before, we've collected some resources to get you thinking.

Assessment

• Videos related to assessment: Note that EHU does not use Safe Assign so ignore videos about that.