BLACKBOARD
BASICS FOR
PROFESSIONAL
STAFF (9.1SP13)
Trainer: Ailsa Dickie (ITS)
www.elearning.uq.edu.au
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Table of Contents
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 8
What is Learn.UQ (Blackboard)? .................................................................................... 8
What tools are available in Learn.UQ?............................................................................ 8
Assessment tools ............................................................................................................ 9
What other eLearning tools are used at UQ? ................................................................ 10
Learn.UQ (Blackboard) site structure ................................................................................ 11
Assessment answers .................................................................................................... 11
Requesting a course ..................................................................................................... 11
Course Menu contents .................................................................................................. 12
Control panel contents .................................................................................................. 13
Course Menu ..................................................................................................................... 14
Add a Divider ................................................................................................................ 14
Add a Subheading ........................................................................................................ 15
Add a Content Area....................................................................................................... 16
Add a Course link .......................................................................................................... 17
Add a Tool link .............................................................................................................. 18
Web link ........................................................................................................................ 19
Empty links .................................................................................................................... 20
Rename a Link .............................................................................................................. 21
Hide a Link .................................................................................................................... 21
Delete a Link ................................................................................................................. 22
Rearranging items in the Course Menu......................................................................... 23
Adding an announcement to a course ............................................................................... 24
Announcement Information ........................................................................................... 24
Web Announcement Options ........................................................................................ 25
Course Link ................................................................................................................... 25
Adding content to a course ................................................................................................ 26
Learning Resources organisation ................................................................................. 27
Learning Resources .................................................................................................. 27
Assessment .............................................................................................................. 27
Create a folder .............................................................................................................. 27
Insert an image (optional) ......................................................................................... 28
Standard Options ...................................................................................................... 28
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Submit....................................................................................................................... 29
Moving the Folder ..................................................................................................... 29
Edit or Delete a Folder .............................................................................................. 29
Add content to a Folder............................................................................................. 30
Add an Item ................................................................................................................... 30
Content Information .................................................................................................. 31
Attachments .............................................................................................................. 32
Standard Options ...................................................................................................... 32
Text editor ..................................................................................................................... 33
Views ........................................................................................................................ 33
Textbox: Add a link / web link ........................................................................................ 34
Add link / file ............................................................................................................. 34
Textbox: Insert an image ............................................................................................... 35
General ..................................................................................................................... 35
Appearance (optional)............................................................................................... 35
Insert ......................................................................................................................... 36
Edit image ................................................................................................................. 36
Textbox: Add a web link ................................................................................................ 36
Edit a web link........................................................................................................... 37
Delete a web link ...................................................................................................... 37
Textbox: Equation editor ............................................................................................... 37
Open text editor ........................................................................................................ 37
Help files ................................................................................................................... 38
Insert an image ............................................................................................................. 38
Select Image File ...................................................................................................... 39
Image Options .......................................................................................................... 40
Standard Options ...................................................................................................... 40
Add a file link................................................................................................................. 41
Select File ................................................................................................................. 41
Standard Options ...................................................................................................... 42
Add a web link ............................................................................................................... 43
Web Link Information ................................................................................................ 43
Description ................................................................................................................ 43
Attachments .............................................................................................................. 44
Standard Options ...................................................................................................... 44
Add a course link .......................................................................................................... 45
Course Link Information ............................................................................................ 45
Standard Options ...................................................................................................... 46
Adding staff to a course..................................................................................................... 48
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Roles ............................................................................................................................. 48
Adding staff ................................................................................................................... 48
Student course enrolments ............................................................................................... 51
Student enrolments ....................................................................................................... 51
Student withdrawals ...................................................................................................... 51
Student re-enrolments................................................................................................... 51
Deletion of students from a course ............................................................................... 51
Making a course unavailable to a student ..................................................................... 51
Blackboard assignments ................................................................................................... 53
Create a Blackboard assignment .................................................................................. 53
Assignment Information ............................................................................................ 53
Assignment files ........................................................................................................ 55
Grading ..................................................................................................................... 55
Availability ................................................................................................................. 56
Due Dates ................................................................................................................. 57
Recipients ................................................................................................................. 57
Either individual students .......................................................................................... 57
Or groups of students ............................................................................................... 57
Submit....................................................................................................................... 58
Allow additional assignment upload attempts ............................................................... 58
Grade Centre ............................................................................................................ 58
Additional attempt ..................................................................................................... 59
Download submitted Blackboard assignments.............................................................. 60
Grade Centre ............................................................................................................ 60
Select Users ............................................................................................................. 61
Download file ............................................................................................................ 61
File names ................................................................................................................ 62
Text file ..................................................................................................................... 62
TurnItIn Assignments ........................................................................................................ 64
Creating the TurnItIn assignment submission (text-based assignments) ..................... 64
Optional Setting ............................................................................................................ 66
Add a rubric................................................................................................................... 70
Example .................................................................................................................... 71
Submit the TurnItIn assignment .................................................................................... 73
Exporting and importing a rubric ................................................................................... 75
Export rubrics ............................................................................................................ 75
Importing a rubric ...................................................................................................... 76
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TurnItIn assignment inbox ............................................................................................. 77
Access a student assignments ................................................................................. 77
View .......................................................................................................................... 78
Submitting a paper for an individual student ............................................................. 78
Submitting multiple assignments .............................................................................. 79
View a submitted assignment ................................................................................... 80
View Originality Report ............................................................................................. 81
Download an individual assignment .......................................................................... 81
Downloading all assignments ................................................................................... 81
Upload grades to SI-net .................................................................................................... 83
Steps ............................................................................................................................. 83
How to download your course list from SI-net ............................................................... 83
How to use the Blackboard SI-net Merge tool ............................................................... 84
Calculate final student marks and grades ..................................................................... 85
Upload your grades spreadsheet to SI-net.................................................................... 86
Course copy ...................................................................................................................... 87
How do I obtain a Blackboard course for next semester? ......................................... 87
When should I NOT copy content into a new course myself? ................................... 87
Open the old course ...................................................................................................... 88
Course Copy processing ............................................................................................... 91
Organising content in your new course ......................................................................... 92
Course Menu ............................................................................................................ 92
Assessment .............................................................................................................. 92
Using the Become Student tool ......................................................................................... 93
Making your course available ........................................................................................ 93
Set Availablity ........................................................................................................... 93
Adding dummy students................................................................................................ 94
Using the Become student tool ..................................................................................... 95
Viewing the course as a student ............................................................................... 95
Return to instructor view ........................................................................................... 96
eLearning policies ............................................................................................................. 97
Further Resources............................................................................................................. 98
Technical Support ......................................................................................................... 98
Faculty Educational Designers ...................................................................................... 98
Technical Resources..................................................................................................... 98
eLearning Blog .............................................................................................................. 99
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UQ eLearning Twitter .................................................................................................... 99
Pedagogical Resources ................................................................................................ 99
Student Resources ....................................................................................................... 99
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/ask-it/learnuq-blackboard................................................. 99
ITS Workshops ............................................................................................................. 99
TEDI Workshops ........................................................................................................... 99
Custom Workshops ....................................................................................................... 99
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Overview
What is Learn.UQ (Blackboard)?
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Blackboard is UQ’s Learning Management System (LMS).
All courses years 1-5 at UQ are required to have a Learn.UQ site.
http://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/6.40.01-minimum-presence-blackboard
Course instructors (lecturers) can upload resources, create activities and publish
assessment in their Learn.UQ course.
What tools are available in Learn.UQ?
Tool
Purpose
Announcements
Announcements can be used to welcome students, notify
them about course changes/events and publicise the
publishing of assessment.
Blogs
An online journal / diary in which students can post time/date
stamped entries. Blogs can be viewed and commented by all
students in the course.
Example: Students could use blogs to log their progress
during a project.
Journals
An online journal / diary in which students can post time/date
stamped entries. Journals can only be viewed by staff, not by
other students in the course.
Example: Reflections on a practicum placement.
Discussion board
The discussion board is a communication tool where
instructors can create forums and threads for discussion of
course related topics.
Groups
The groups tool in Blackboard allows instructors to create
groups of students within a course. Each group has access
to the following tools:
Blog, Discussion Board , Email Journal ,Tasks, Wiki
Wiki
The Wiki tool allows instructors and groups to collaborate on
content development and projects
Quizzes, Tests &
Exams
Become Student
tool
Tests enable you to check the knowledge or skill levels of
your students. Tests are automatically marked (depending on
the questions types used) and the marks transferred to the
Grade Centre.
Allows staff to view the course site as a student.
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Assessment tools
Tool
Purpose
Blackboard
assignment tool
The Assignment tool allows you to set up a location for
students to submit assessment. Students can submit a wide
range of file types (Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Excel and
multimedia) as well as links to web based items (Prezi,
Kaltura videos). Some file types (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
PDF) can also be marked online using the built-in inline
grading tool.
Assignments can be set up for both individual student
submission and submission by groups.
TurnItIn
TurnItIn is a software tool that has functions for online
student assignment submission, text matching, online
marking and peer marking. Students can submit any file type
and originality reports are produced for text-based files
(Word, WordPerfect, rtf, PDF and PowerPoint). TurnItIn also
allows you to mark assignments that do not require a file
submission (oral presentations, performances).
Grade Centre
The Blackboard Grade Centre provides an area within your
Blackboard course to store student marks. Student scores
from Blackboard tests and surveys are stored in the Grade
Centre automatically. You may also manually add scores and
information that are not automatically added by Blackboard.
My Grades
Students can view their (not marks of other students) marks
and feedback recorded in the Grade Centre using this tool.
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What other eLearning tools are used at UQ?
Adobe Connect: Video conferencing system that has three main features:
Virtual Meeting Rooms: All UQ staff can setup a perpetual meeting room by visiting
www.uq.edu.auconnectportal.
The meeting room can be used for staff meeting and collaboration. Staff can simply email
the link to UQ and non UQ participates.
Staff employed before 2013 may already have a meeting room setup based on their user
name: http://meet.uq.edu.au/username i.e. http://meet.uq.edu.au/uqadick3
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/virtual-meetings
Virtual Classrooms: Teaching staff can setup virtual meeting rooms through Learn.UQ for
lectures or tutorials with external students.
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/virtual-classroom
Seminar Rooms: A virtual meeting room that can be booked and can host up to 200
participants.
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/virtual-seminar-rooms
Lecture Recording System (Echo360): Automatic lecture capture systems are installed in
large lecture theatres across UQ’s main campuses. Students can access the recordings via
Blackboard.
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/lecture-theatre-recording
Video server (Kaltura): Allow you to upload videos into Learn.UQ and students to submit
video assignments.
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/video-and-audio-upload
Desktop Recording:
PCAP (Echo360 Personal Capture): PCAP allows you to create audio only recordings,
audio and screen capture recordings, screen capture and webcam video recordings. PCAP
also has basic editing tools and allows you to publish your recordings directly to your
Learn.UQ course.
Kaltura: UQ’s video server (Kaltura) also includes a desktop recording tool.
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/desktop-recording
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Learn.UQ (Blackboard) site structure
All Blackboard sites are based on the same template to ensure consistency in structure and
navigation for students.
Assessment answers
As part of the 6.40.02 Guest Access in Blackboard policy the Learning Resources content
area of your course can be accessed by anyone with a UQ login. To ensure that assessment
answers are not available to students in the following year, you should place them in the
Assessment content area.
Requesting a course
Blackboard courses are created by ITS when you have published your Course Profile (ECP)
for years 1 to 5 (undergraduate courses). Course creation is a manual process and can take
up to 2 days, depending on demand.
If teaching staff wish to have their course created earlier or want content from another
course copied into the course they need to complete the Course/Community Site Request
form. This form also allows you to request that courses are combined into the one Learn.UQ
course site i.e. A combined undergraduate and postgraduate course site.
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Click on the Staff tab in Learn.UQ (Blackboard).
Click on the first link.
Staff are encouraged to request courses early to ensure there is not a large number of
requests at the start of semester, which will increase processing time.
In some faculties/schools your course will be requested for you. Professional staff put in a
bulk request for all required courses.
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Course Menu contents
Announcements: Announcements for students about course administration, tutorials and
assignments. Default first page.
Course Profile: A link is automatically added to the Electronic Course profile.
Learning Resources: Content area for course presentations, resources and activities.
Assessment: Content area for assessment information, TurnItIn assignment links and
Blackboard assignment links.
Discussion Board: The discussion board may be used to allow students to ask question
about assessment, for students to discuss course content and for students to submit
answers to tutorial questions.
My Library: Links to library resources for all the courses the student is enrolled in.
My Grades: Students can view the marks entered into the Grade Centre from this link (only
their own).
Tools: A link to all the tools available in Learn.UQ (Blackboard). This link is hidden from the
students by default.
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Control panel contents
Files: Link to all the files stored in the course. i.e. any content you have uploaded to a
Content Area (Learning Resources or Assessment).
Course Tools: Link to all the individual tool administration pages.
Evaluation: Course reports and the Retention Centre. The Retention Centre allows you to
monitor student engagement and progress in your course.
Grade Centre: Teaching staff can enter student marks into the Grade Centre. Assessment
marked online (discussion boards, blogs, wikis), online test marks and TurnItIn.marks are
automatically stored in the Grade Centre.
Users and Groups: Add teaching staff to your course and create student project groups
using the link.
Customisation: The course can be made available to students using this link.
Packages and Utilities: The course can be archived using this link.
Help: Links to the official Blackboard help site. Note, this site may have information on tools
not available at UQ and / or a different version of Blackboard.
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Course Menu
Add a Divider
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Click on the
(plus) button.
Select Divider from the drop down menu.
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Hover over the divider.
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Click and drag the
position.
(double arrow) to the left of the divider to the required
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Add a Subheading
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Click on the
(plus) button.
Select Subheader from the drop down menu.
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Enter the title in the Name textbox.
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Click on the
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Hover over the subheading.
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Click and drag the
position.
(Submit) button.
(double arrow) to the left of the Subheading to the required
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Add a Content Area
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Click on the
(plus) button.
Select Content Area from the drop down menu.
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Enter the title in the Name textbox.
Check the Available to Users checkbox.
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Click on the
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Hover over the content area.
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Click and drag the
position.
(Submit) button.
(double arrow) to the left of the Content Area to the required
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Add a Course link
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Click on the
(plus) button.
Select Course Link from the drop down menu.
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Click on the
(Browse) button.
Select the required course item from the Course list dialog box.
Edit the title in the Name textbox if required.
Check the Available to Users checkbox.
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Click on the
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Hover over the course link.
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Click and drag the
position.
(Submit) button.
(double arrow) to the left of the Course Link to the required
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Add a Tool link
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Click on the
(plus) button.
Select Tool Link from the drop down menu.
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Enter the title in the Name textbox.
Select the required tool from the Type drop down list.
Check the Available to Users checkbox.
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Click on the
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Hover over the tool link.
(Submit) button.
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Click and drag the
position.
(double arrow) to the left of the Tool Link to the required
Web link
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Click on the
(plus) button.
Select Web Link from the drop down menu.
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Enter the title of the website in the Name textbox.
Paste the address of the website in the URL textbox.
Check the Available to Users checkbox.
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Click on the
(Submit) button.
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Hover over the web link.
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Click and drag the
position.
(double arrow) to the left of the Web Link to the required
Empty links
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Empty Content Area links will display with the
The link will not be visible to students.
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(square) icon.
Rename a Link
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Hover over the link.
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Click on the
(arrow) button next to the required link.
Select Rename Link from the drop down list.
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Enter the new link title.
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Click on the
(green tick) button.
Hide a Link
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Hover over the link.
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Click on the
(arrow) button next to the required link.
Select Hide Link from the drop down list.
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The link will show with the
(square with line) icon.
The link will not be visible to students.
Delete a Link
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Click on the
(arrow) button next to the required link.
Select Delete from the drop down list.
Click on the Delete Content link in the dialog box.
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Click on the
(OK) button to confirm.
Rearranging items in the Course Menu
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Hover over the link.
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Click and drag the
(double arrow) icon.
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Adding an announcement to a course
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Click on the
(Create Announcement) button.
Announcement Information
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Enter an informative title in the Subject textbox.
Enter your news in the Message textbox.
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Web Announcement Options
You can set the announcement so it is not immediately visible to students. i.e. An
assignment announcement could be displayed when the task is due to be published.
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Select Not Date Restricted radio button if you want the announcement to be
displayed immediately. OR
Select the Date Restricted radio button if you do not want the announcement to be
displayed immediately.
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If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
o
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).
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Select the Send a copy of this announcement immediately if you want all
students to be emailed a copy of the announcement. You can only use this option if
you have selected Not Date Restricted.
Course Link
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Click on the
(Browse) button.
Select the required course item from the Course list dialog box.
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Click on the
(Submit) button.
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Adding content to a course
Content can be linked to any Content Area (i.e. Learning Resources or Assessment) using
the Content menu.
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All content creation under “Build Content”.
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All assessment under “Assessment”.
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All interactive tools under “Add Interactive tool”.
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Learning Resources organisation
Content can be linked directly to a Content Area, organised using folders or organised using
Learning Modules. Learning Modules are similar to folders but they contain a submenu of
the folder content.
Learning Resources
Teaching staff organise the Learning Resources content area using a variety of different
structures including:
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By topic
By week
By learning resource i.e. Lectures, Tutorials, Readings, Practicals.
It is recommended that the Learning Resources content area has a similar navigation
structure to Learning Activities in the Electronic Course Profile (ECP).
Assessment
Teaching staff usually organise the Assessment with a folder or Learning Module each
assessment item.
Create a folder
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From the Course Menu select a Content Area (Learning Resources).
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Click on the
(Build Content) button.
Select Content from the drop down list.
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Enter a description title for the folder in the Name textbox.
Optionally, select the font colour for the title from the Colour of Name drop down
colour picker.
Optionally, enter a description of the folder contents in the Text textbox.
Insert an image (optional)
Optionally, insert an image to improve navigation (refer p34).
Tip: Place your cursor where you want to position the image, it is difficult to move images
once they are inserted.
Standard Options
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Optionally, if you have not completed organising the content, select the No Permit
Users to View this Content radio button.
Optionally, if you need statistics on which students have viewed the content select
Yes Track Number of Views radio button.
Optionally, set Date and Time Restrictions: i.e. The course content could be
organised into weekly folders that are display progressive over the semester at the
relevant time.
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o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
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(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).
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Submit
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Click on the
(Submit) button.
The Folder will be displayed at the bottom of the page.
Moving the Folder
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Hover over the folder.
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Click and drag the
(double arrow) to the left of the folder to move it to the
correct position on the page.
Edit or Delete a Folder
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Hover over the Folder.
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Click on the
(arrow) to the right of the title.
Select Edit OR Delete from the drop down list.
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Add content to a Folder
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Click on the Folder title.
Note: Use the Breadcrumbs at the top of the page to navigate.
Add an Item
Items can be used to combine a variety of different media (text, file links, web links, images)
and added content directly to a Content Area.
A variety of different file types and mashups (YouTube videos, Flickr photos and SlideShare
photos) can also be inserted into items.
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Open the content area (i.e. Learning Resources or Assessment) where you need
to insert the Item. If needed open the appropriate folder or learning module.
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Click on the
(Build Content) button.
Select Item from the drop down list.
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Content Information
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Enter the title in the Name textbox.
Optionally, select the font colour for the title from the Colour of Name drop down
colour picker.
You have the option to insert in the textbox editor:
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Text
Images
Emoticon
Web links
File links
Videos: using Kaltura
Audio: using Kaltura
Flickr Photo
SlideShare Presentation
YouTube Video
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Attachments
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Click on the
require files OR
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Click on the
(Browse Course) and select the checkboxes of the
required files.
Browse to and open the required files.
Repeat for any other files you need to attach.
If you need to remove a file, click on the Do not attach link.
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(Browse My Computer) and browse to and open the
Standard Options
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Optionally, if you do not want students to view the content, select the No Permit
Users to View this Content radio button.
Optionally, if you need statistics on which students have viewed the content select
Yes Track Number of Views radio button.
Optionally, set Select Date and Time Restrictions:
o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
o
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).
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Click on the
(Submit) button.
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(Time
Text editor
Views
The test editor has two views: simple and advanced.
Tool
Purpose
Preview.
Help.
Full screen view.
Expand / Collapse tool menu.
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Textbox: Add a link / web link
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Click on the
(link) icon.
Add link / file
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Click on the
open the require file OR
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Click on the
the required file OR
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Click on the
address.
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Click on the
(Browse My Computer) button and browse to and
(Browse Course) button and select the radio button of
(Source URL) button and enter the required web
(Submit) button.
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Textbox: Insert an image
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Click on the
(image) icon.
General
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Enter the URL (web address) for the image OR
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Click on the
open the require file OR
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Click on the
(Browse Course) button and select the radio button of
the required file.
Enter a description in the Image Description textbox.
Enter a name for the image in the Title text box.
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(Browse My Computer) button and browse to and
Note: It is not recommended that you use the URL option, as students will not be able to
view the image if it is removed from the original website.
Tip: It is recommended that you enter both a description and title for all images for
accessibility reasons.
Appearance (optional)
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Select the required position of the image on the page from the Alignment drop
down list.
Enter the required width or height of the image (in pixels).
Enter the require space to the left and right of the image in the Vertical Space
textbox (in pixels).
Enter the require space above and below the image in the Horizontal Space
textbox (in pixels).
Enter the width of the image border in the Border textbox (in pixels).
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Insert
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Click on the
(Insert) button.
Edit image
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Click on the image.
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Click on the
(image) icon.
Textbox: Add a web link
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Enter the web link text.
Highlight the web link text.
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Click on the
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Paste the website address in the Link path textbox.
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Click on the
(web link) icon.
(Insert button).
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Edit a web link
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Click on the require link.
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Click on the
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Change the link as required.
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Click on the
(web link) icon.
(Update) button.
Delete a web link
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Click on the require link.
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Click on the
(remove link) icon.
Textbox: Equation editor
The equation editor is written by WIRIS and uses the latest MathML standard for describing
math formulas for displaying in a browser. The formulas are saved as png files for displaying
and as MathML for future editing.
The equation editor includes:
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Basic operations
Matrix calculus
Calculus and series
Logic and set theory
Units
Greek alphabet
Open text editor
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Open the text editor (can be found in Items, Announcements, Discussion Board,
Blogs, Journals, Wikis, Assignments, Tests and the Grade Centre).

Click on the
(equation editor) icon.
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Help files

Click on the Manual link in the bottom right hand corner.
Insert an image
Images can be inserted directly into a Content Area (Learning Resources and Assessment)
or into a Folder / Learning Module using the Image option.


Click on the
(Build Content) button.
Select Image from the drop down menu.
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Select Image File

Click on the
the require file OR

Click on the
required file. Click the





(Browse My Computer) and browse to and open
(Browse Course) and select the radio button of the
(Submit) button OR
Click on the
(Browse Mashups) and search for and select a
FlickR photo.
Enter a title in the Name textbox.
Optionally, select the font colour for the title from the Colour of Name drop down
colour picker.
Enter a description of the image in Alt Text textbox.
Optionally, enter a detailed description of the image in the Long Description
textbox.
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Image Options

If the image is not to be displayed in it’s original dimensions, select the Custom
radio button.
o
Enter the required dimension in the Set Width and Set Height textboxes
(keeping the original proportions).
Tip: Save the image with the required dimensions (use a graphic program) before uploading
it to Learn.UQ, as large files will slow the page when downloading.


Select the required border width from the Border drop down list.
If the image is to create a link to a website, enter the address in the Image Target
URL.
Standard Options



Optionally, if you do not want students to view the file yet, select the No Permit
Users to View this Content radio button.
Optionally, if you want to know how many times the file is viewed, select the Track
Number of Views radio button.
Optionally, set Date and Time Restrictions:
o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
o
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).
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
Click the
(Submit) button.
Add a file link
Documents of most file types can be linked directly into a Content Area (Learning Resources
and Assessment) or into a Folder / Learning Module using the File option.


Click on the
(Build Content) button.
Select File from the drop down list.
Select File

Click on the
the require file OR

Click on the


required file. Click the
(Submit) button.
Enter the title of the document in the Name textbox.
Optionally, select the font colour for the title from the Colour of Name drop down
colour picker.
(Browse My Computer) and browse to and open
(Browse Course) and select the radio button of the
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Standard Options



Optionally, if you do not want students to view the file yet, select the No Permit
Users to View this Content radio button.
Optionally, if you want to know how many times the file is viewed, select the Track
Number of Views radio button.
Optionally, set Date and Time Restrictions: i.e. The course content could be
organised into weekly learning modules that are display progressive over the
semester at the relevant time.
o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
o
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).

Click the
(Submit) button.
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Tip: If a file is the first item in a Learning Module, students will be prompted to open it when
they open to Learning Module. It is recommended therefore that you put an image or
introduction text using an Item at the top of the page.
Add a web link
Web links can be added directly into a Content Area (Learning Resources and Assessment)
or into a Folder / Learning Module using the Web Link option.



Click on the Click on the
(Build Content) button.
(Build Content) button.
Select Web Link from the drop down list.
Web Link Information


Enter a description title for the link in the Name textbox.
Paste the website address in the URL textbox.
Description

Optionally, enter a detailed description of the website in the Description textbox.
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Attachments

Optionally, if you want to attach a file:
o
Click on the
open the require file OR
o
Click on the
the required file.
(Browse My Computer) and browse to and
(Browse Course) and select the radio button of
Standard Options



Optionally, if you do not want students to view the web link yet, select the No
Permit Users to View this Content radio button.
Optionally, if you want to know how many times the web link is viewed, select the
Track Number of Views radio button.
Optionally, set Date and Time Restrictions:
o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
o
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).

Click on the
(Submit) button.
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Add a course link
Links to resources or tools in other sections of the course can be added directly into a
Content Area (Learning Resources and Assessment) or into a Folder / Learning Module
using the Course option.


Click on the
(Build Content) button.
Select Course Link from the drop down menu.
Course Link Information


Click on the
(Browse) button.
Select the required course item from the Course list dialog box.
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


Edit the title in the Name textbox if required.
Optionally, select the font colour for the title from the Colour of Name drop down
colour picker.
Optionally, enter further information in the Description text box.
Standard Options



Optionally, if you do not want students to view the course link yet, select the No
Permit Users to View this Content radio button.
Optionally, if you want to know how many times the course link is viewed, select
the Track Number of Views radio button.
Optionally, set Date and Time Restrictions:
o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).
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o
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).

Click on the
(Submit) button.
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Adding staff to a course
You can enrol teaching staff, administration staff and guest lecturers into your Blackboard
course. Depending on the role they are assigned, users then have the ability to add content,
add assessment tasks, mark student work, enter and edit marks in the Grade Centre.
Students are enrolled automatically into your Blackboard course based on enrolments from
SI-NET.
Roles
Instructor: Have full access to edit the Blackboard course. This role is usually given to the
teaching staff member responsible for the course. Courses can have more than one
instructor.
Teaching Assistant: The Teaching Assistant role is that of a co-lecturer. Teaching
Assistants can do pretty much everything that the Instructor can do, except delete an
instructor from a course.
Grader: The Grader role could be an appropriate role for a tutor. The Grader can access the
Grade Centre and add marks etc. This role can also assist with the creation, management
and delivery of Tests. The Grader cannot make changes to content, and does not have
access to the course when it is unavailable to students.
Course Builder: The Course Builder role has access to most areas of the Control Panel, but
it is primarily designed for someone who will be uploading content. It does NOT have access
to the Grade Centre. The Course Builder has access to the course while it is still unavailable
to students.
Guest: It is recommended that you do not use this role. All UQ staff and students have guest
access to UQ Blackboard sites, and non-UQ people must be enrolled using the External
Users tool.
Adding staff
Staff can be added using their UQ username.

From the Control Panel select Users and Groups > Users.
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
Click the

Enter the required staff member’s UQ username in the textbox. (
(Find Users to Enrol) button.
Tip: Find staff member’s UQ username by right clicking on their name in an email (Outlook)
and select Properties, it will be displayed in the Alias field.


Select the required role from the Role drop down list (refer p48).
Leave the Enrolment Availability as Yes.

Click the
(Submit) button.
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
The staff member will now appear in the Users list.
Tip: To add multiple staff, separate each name with a comma.
Note: Make you use a staff user name. Staff may have both a staff and student account.
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Student course enrolments
Student enrolments
Students are enrolled automatically into your Blackboard course based on enrolments from
SI-NET (UQ’s enrolment system). Enrolments may take 2-3 three days to transfer from SINET to your Blackboard course.
Note: Note if a student does not appear in your Blackboard course, first check they are
actually enrolled by checking your SI-NET class list (professional staff in your school or
faculty should be able to help you with this). If a student is in your SI-NET class list but not in
your Blackboard course contact Helpdesk.
Student withdrawals
Students are withdrawn from your Blackboard course automatically based on information
from SI-NET. Again withdrawals may take 2-3 three days to transfer from SI-NET to your
Blackboard course.
Withdrawn students are no long visible in Grade Centre and their contributions to the course
(Discussion Boards, Blogs, Wikis) are also not visible. If you need a copy of assessment,
marks, course contributions of withdrawn students contact Helpdesk.
Student re-enrolments
If student re-enrol in course they previously withdrew from, they will be automatically reenrolled in the Blackboard course based on information from SI-NET. Again re-enrolments
may take 2-3 three days to transfer from SI-NET to your Blackboard course.Their previously
entered marks, submitted assessment and contributions to the course will all then be
available.
Deletion of students from a course
Students should never be deleted from a Blackboard course, as this action will permanently
delete all the student’s marks, submitted assessment and course contributions (Discussion
Boards, Blogs, Wikis).
If you need to ensure a student does not have access to a course (i.e. disciplinary action)
and cannot wait for the SI-NET withdrawal process you should make the course unavailable
to the student.
Making a course unavailable to a student
In some circumstances you will need to ensure a student no longer has access to a
Blackboard course immediately (i.e. disciplinary action). Making the course unavailable to
the student will ensure they can no longer access the Blackboard course but their marks,
submitted assessment and course contributions remain available.


Select Users and Groups > Users from the Control Panel.
Hover over the required student.


Click on the
(arrow) next to the required student.
Select Change User’s Availability in course from the drop down menu.
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
Select No from the Availability drop down menu.

Click the
(Submit) button.
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Blackboard assignments
Create a Blackboard assignment
Adding an Assignment to a Content Area (i.e. Assessment) creates a location for students to
submit assessment. Students can submit a wide range of file types including, Word, PDF,
PowerPoint, Excel and multimedia files using this tool.

Open a Content Area (i.e. Assessment).


Click on the
(Assessments) button.
Select Assignment from the drop down menu.
Assignment Information



Enter the title of the assignment in the Name textbox.
Select a font colour for the title from the Colour picker.
Enter instructions for the assignment in the Instructions text editor box.
Tip: The title of the assignment should be the same as in the ECP (Electronic Course
Profile).
Note: When you download the submitted assignments the following information will
automatically be included in the file names:




The assignment title (as entered in the Name textbox).
The student’s username.
The date and time the file was submitted.
The original file name.
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Tip: The following information should be included in the assignment instructions:







The number of files to be submitted and how they should be named.
The format of the files to be submitted. i.e. Word, PDF.
The number of assignment submission attempts available i.e. 1, 2, unlimited.
If students only have one assignment submission attempt, include advice on
what to do if they make a mistake when submitting the assignment i.e. Email
the assignment to the course coordinator and upload it again when they are
given another attempt (refer Allow additional assignment upload attempts
guide).
What to do if they have problems uploading their assignment. i.e. Email the
assignment to the course coordinator, continue to try to upload the
assignment until they are successful and contact AskIT for help if needed.
That late assignments may be submitted and that all assignments
automatically have a time/date stamp of when they are submitted.
To upload the assignment using the Browse My Computer button.
Tip: For assignments where students need to upload multimedia assignments or links
(i.e. links to TubeYou videos) change the instructions to:
To submit a link to your assignment click on the Write Submission button and click on
the
(expand / collapse) icon to view the whole textbox editor.

Include a link to the AskIT instructions on Blackboard Assignments:
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/ask-it/blackboard-assessment

It is the responsibility of the student to check the Submission History and
confirm that the assignment has been successfully submitted.
Tip: The above instruction is important as students can submit the assignments
without attaching a file.
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Assignment files




Click on the
(Browse My Computer) button.
Browse to and open the required files.
Repeat for any other files you need to attach.
If you need to remove a file, click on the Do not attach link.
Tip: You can use this function to attach the assignment question, instructions or resources
to the assignment submission link.
Grading

Either enter the mark the item is out of in the Points Possible textbox OR

Click on the
(Add Rubric) button.
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Note: Refer to the Rubric tool page for instructions on how to set up a rubric.
Availability

If you do not want the assignment available to students, uncheck the make the
Assignment Available checkbox.
Tip: Remember to make the assignment unavailable while you are marking so students
cannot access their mark until the marking is complete.

Select the required Number of Attempts radio button:
o
o
o

Allow single attempt: Students only may submit the assignment once (they
can upload multiple files). This option ensures you do not have to deal with
multiple assignment versions from each student.
Allow unlimited attempts: Students may submit multiple versions of the
assignment.
Number of attempts: You can specify how many times students can submit
the assignment. i.e. Specifying 2 will ensure you do not receive a large
number of multiple versions of the assignment while still allowing groups to
resubmit if they make a mistake with the original file submission.
Limit Availability: Set this option if you need to restrict when students have
access to submit the assignment or view the assignment (i.e. while you are
marking)
o
If required, select the Display After checkbox and enter the date using the
o
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
(Time
Selection Menu).
If required, select the Display Until checkbox and enter the date using the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using the
Selection Menu).
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Due Dates

Check the Due Date checkbox.

Enter the date using the
the
(Date Selection Calendar) and enter the time using
(Time Selection Menu).
Note: Students can still submit assignments after the due date, it will be clearly marked as
Late and all assignments have a time/date stamp of when they are submitted.
Recipients
Either individual students

Select the All Students Individually radio button.
Or groups of students


Select the Groups of Students radio button.
Select the required groups in the Items to Select box.

Click on the

The groups will be displayed in the Selected Items list.
(right arrow) button.
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Submit

Click the
(Submit) button and the assignment will appear in the
Assessment page as below.
Allow additional assignment upload attempts
If you have set your assignment to allow students only one submission attempt and they
make a mistake when submitting, you will need to allow them an additional attempt.
If you need to give an additional attempt to all students edit the assignment settings. (Refer
Assignment tool page)
Grade Centre

From the Control Panel select Grade Centre > Full Grade Centre
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Additional attempt

Hover over the
(explanation mark) icon for the assignment that needs an
additional attempt.


Click on the
(down arrow) button.
Select View Grade Details from the drop down list.

Click on the

Click on the
(Allow Additional Attempt) button.
(OK) button.
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Download submitted Blackboard assignments
When an assignment is created using the Assignment tool, a column is automatically added
to the Grade Centre. Assignments submitted by students can all be downloaded to a zip file.
Grade Centre

From the Control Panel select Grade Centre > Full Grade Centre.

Submitted assignments will be displayed with a


Click on the
(down arrow) button next to the assignment column heading.
Select Assignment File Download from the drop down list.
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(explanation mark) icon.
Select Users


Check the checkboxes of the required students OR
Check the checkbox next to Name.

Click on the
(Submit) button.
Download file

Click on the Download assignments now link.

Select the Save File radio button.

Click on the
(OK) button.
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
A zip file of all the submitted files will be downloaded to your Downloads file.

Unzip the files and save to the required folder.
Note: If the student/group has made more than one submission attempt, files from all
attempts are downloaded.
Tip: If you are marking the assignments online keep a backup of the original files.
File names
When you download the submitted assignments the following information will automatically
be included in the file names:




The assignment title (as entered in the Name textbox when you created the
assignment).
The student’s username OR the group name.
The date and time the file was submitted.
The original file name.
Text file
The text document for each assignment submission contains the following information:

Student’s name OR the group name
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





The student’s username.
The assignment title.
The date and time the file was submitted.
Any text entered in the textbox editor.
Any text entered in the comments textbox.
The names of the files submitted.
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TurnItIn Assignments
Note: TurnItIn assignments would normally be added to the Assessment Content Area. Best
practice is to create a folder for all required assessment information. To save confusion for
students, the assignment should be given exactly the same title as in the ECP.
Tip: The following information should be included in the assignment instructions:







How the file should be named.
The file type/s students may submit.
Not to include animated text/images in PowerPoint files.
Whether students can view the Originality report and if can resubmit and obtain a
new report.
What to do if they have problems uploading their assignment. i.e. Email the
assignment to the course coordinator, continue to try to upload the assignment until
they are successful and contact AskIT for help if needed.
That late assignments may be submitted and that all assignments automatically
have a time/date stamp of when they are submitted. (if you set the assignment up to
allow late submissions).
Include a link to the AskIT instructions on TurnItIn:
https://www.library.uq.edu.au/ask-it/turnitin-assignments

Assignment submission is a three step process and it is the responsibility of the
student to check the assignment preview and confirm that the assignment has been
successfully submitted. Students need to keep a copy of the Submission ID as
proof they have submitted the assignment.
Creating the TurnItIn assignment submission
(text-based assignments)
Note: TurnItIn allows the submission of any file type. Only text based assignments (Word,
PDF and PowerPoint) will produce an originality report.
Note: The below instructions included recommended setting for text-based assignment
where an originality report is required.

Click on the


Click on the
(Assessments) button.
Select TurnItIn Assignment from the drop down list.
(Build Content) button.
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

Click on the
(Next Step) button.
Enter the below information
Setting
Recommendation
Comments
Assignment title
Should match the title of the assessment
task in the ECP (Electronic Course Profile).
Points value
The mark the assignment is out of (optional).
Refer to the Marks / Rubrics / Grading form
overview guide for information on options.
Allow only file types that
TurnItIn can check for
originality
Yes
This setting allows only text based
assignments (PDF, Word, PowerPoint) to be
submitted.
Allow any file type
No
This setting allows assignments of any file
type to be submitted (PDF, Word,
PowerPoint, images, Excel, audio).
Start date
Students are only able to submit
assignments after the Start date has passed.
Due date
Students are blocked from submitting
assignment after the Due date/time unless
late assignment submission is enabled.
Post date
The date when marked assignments and
grades are available to students in TurnItIn
(initially set well after the due date to give
plenty of marking time and to cater for
extensions).
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Optional Setting

Click
(plus) button and open Optional settings.
Setting
Recommendation
Enter special instructions
Text box for adding instructions for students.
Click on the link below
to submit your
assignment.
Note: The text displayed is difficult to see (small
font and grey) and it is recommend that you
create an item with instructions for students
regarding assignment submission and links to
all relevant documents such as the assignment
question and marking scheme (if it is not
online).
Allow submissions after the Yes
due date?
Comments
This will cater for students with extensions or
students who have difficulty submitting the
assignment.
All assignments are time/date stamped and late
assignments are labelled late in the Assignment
box.
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Setting
Recommendation
Generate Originality Reports
for submissions?
Yes
Generate Originality
Reports for student
submissions
immediately (can
overwrite reports
until due date)
Comments
immediately (first report is final)
Originality Reports for all submissions will be
generated immediately. Students cannot
resubmit assignments. Submissions must be
deleted by the instructor to enable
resubmission.
immediately (can overwrite reports until due
date)
Originality Reports for the initial submission by
each student user to this assignment will be
generated immediately. Students may resubmit
as often as the student wishes until the
assignment due date. Originality Reports for
the second or subsequent submission will
require a 24 hour delay before the Originality
Report begins processing.
Note: This option is considered best practice,
with the Originality Report used as a tool to
teach student how to properly acknowledge
sources as well as highlighting possible
plagiarism issues.
Only the latest submission is available to the
instructor or student. No resubmissions is
available after the due date and time of the
assignment.
on due date
Originality Reports will not be generated for any
submission until the due date and time of the
assignment. Students may resubmit as many
times as needed until the due date and time
without receiving reports. Resubmissions may
not be made after the due date and time of the
assignment.
Exclude bibliographic
materials from Similarity Index Yes
for all papers in this
assignment?
This option allows you to control whether
bibliographical material will automatically be
excluded from the Originality Reports.
Note: Selecting No will increase the percentage
match in the Originality Report.
Bibliographic materials can also be included and
excluded when viewing the Originality Report.
This setting cannot be modified after the first
assignment has been submitted.
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Setting
Recommendation
Exclude quoted materials from
Similarity index for all papers No
in this assignment?
Comments
This option will allow you to check quotations
(with quotation marks) as their source will be
highlighted.
Note: Selecting No will increase the percentage
match in the Originality Report.
Quoted materials can also be included and
excluded when viewing the Originality Report.
This setting cannot be modified after the first
assignment has been submitted.
Exclude small matches?
No
This setting allows you to automatically exclude
small matches from all Originality Reports.
It may be useful to turn this setting on in
disciplines that have many common phrases
such statistics.
Small matches can also be included and
excluded when viewing the Originality Report.
Allow students to see
Originality Reports?
Yes
This setting gives you the option to control if student
can view the Originality report.
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Setting
Recommendation
Comments
Reveal grades to students
only on post date?
Yes
This setting allows you to determine when
feedback and marks are revealed to students.
Note: You set the post date when you started
setting up the assignment (refer p2).
Note: Student can also view their mark that is
returned to Grade Centre through My Grade.
You need to ensure the assignment column is
also hidden to students in Grade Centre (refer
Show/Hide column to students guide on the
Grade Centre tool page.
Submit papers to:
Standard paper
repository
Selecting this option means the assignment will
be submitted to the TurnItIn assignment bank.
All assignments submitted to TurnItIn, in any
course anywhere in the world are compared to
assignments in this bank.
You may not wish to submit a papers to this
bank if they are only a drafts (which will be
submitted to another TurnItIn assignment link in
the future) or if you wish to submit a draft
research paper.
Search Options
Select all options
This allows an instructor to disregard a source type if
the comparison against this type of source is not
needed.
Add a rubric
Refer to the Marks / Rubrics / Grading forms overview guide on the TurnItIn tool page for
information on the different types of rubrics available in TurnItIn.
Note: TurnItIn rubrics are different to Blackboard rubrics. It is not possible to use a
Blackboard rubric in TurnItIn.
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Note: The availability of rubrics/forms is based on who is logged on, not what Blackboard
course the TurnItIn is accessed from. To pass a rubric on to another staff member, you need
to export the rubric/form and they will need to import it into TurnItIn (when they are logged
onto Blackboard). Refer to p75.
Example
Note: The below rubric is an example of how a Standard rubric may be structured.
Criteria
High
Distinction
4
Credit
Pass
Fail
3
2
1
Argument 15%
Rigorously argued;
Argument and analysis very high standard of
critical analysis; logical
(Clarity)
structure clear and
perspicuous.
Generally well argued
but includes some
points requiring more
careful exposition or
clarification.
Adequately argued
but includes some
careless analysis,
irrelevance or
vagueness.
Confusion; flawed and
disorderly analysis;
irrelevance, no
sequiturs, incoherent
argument.
Evidence 35%
Excellent and original
illustrations, examples
or supporting
quotations.
Satisfactory
Acceptable choice
examples, textual
of illustrations,
support or quotations. quotations and
examples.
Bad, inappropriate or
absence of illustrations
and textual support.
Conclusion 30%
Major themes of essay Generally well
Acceptable, some
are drawn together and supported, some gaps significant issues
well supported.
remain.
not adequately
addressed.
Scholarship 20%
Scholarship and
sources
Extensive research,
careful and balanced
selection of
representative sample
key points.



Standard range of
references,
satisfactory choice of
key texts.
Serious failure to
provide supporting
argument for central
issue(s) or claims.
Acceptable range of Fails to refer to
recommended readings
texts and sources.
and key text or other
suitable alternatives.
Click on the Launch Rubric/Form Manger link in Optional settings.
Click on the
(menu) button.
Select Create new rubric from the drop down list.
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
Enter a name for the rubric.

Click on the Criteria

Click on the Scales

To delete criteria or scales, hover over the area, click on the

Click on each Scale title, enter a title for the level of achievement (i.e. Distinction,
Credit, Pass, Fail).
Click on each Scale value, enter the required number.

(plus) icon to add additional criteria.
(plus) icon to add levels of achievement (standards).
(rubbish bin) icon.
Note: The Scale value can be entered to two decimal places, though the final total mark
returned to the Grade Centre will rounded to a whole number.

Click on each Criterion title, enter the criteria title.
Note: If the criterion title is too long to fit, leave the Criterion X title and enter the title
underneath.



If required, click under the criteria title and enter a description of the criteria.
Click on the Criterion weighting, enter the required percentage.
Enter an achievement description in each Criteria / Scale textbox.
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
Click on the
(SAVE) button.

Click on the
(CLOSE) button.

Select the required rubric from the Rubric drop down list.
Submit the TurnItIn assignment
Setting
Recommendation
Comments
Would you like to save these
options as your defaults for
future assignments?
Yes
This allows you to save these settings as the
default for all assignment you set up in TurnItIn
in the future.
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
Click on the

Click the
(OK) button to close the warning about the post date.

Click the
(OK) button to return to the Assessment page.
(Submit) button.
Note: TurnItIn assignments only contain the list of students who were in your course when
the assignment was created. If more students have enrolled after you create your
assignment you will need to update the class list so those students can submit their
assignments (refer p77).
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Exporting and importing a rubric
Export rubrics

Edit the TurnItIn assignment (refer to above instructions).
 Click on the Launch Rubric Manger link in Optional settings.


Click on the
(menu) button.
Select required rubric from the drop down list.

Click on the

Select Export from the drop down list.

Click on the
(Export/Import) button.
(OK) button.
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

A zip file of the rubric will be saved to Downloads.
Give a copy of the zip file to your tutor/s.
Importing a rubric
Note: It is only possible to import rubrics that have been created in TurnItIn (refer above to
Exporting a rubric).



Tutors will need to login to the course using their own login and password.
Edit the TurnItIn assignment.
Click on the Launch Rubric Manger link in Optional settings.


Click on the
(Export/Import) button.
Select Import from the drop down menu.


Click on the
(Browse) button.
Browse to and select the required file.


Click on the
(Import) button.
Click on the (Close) button.


Click on the
(menu) button.
Select imported rubric from the drop down list.
Instructors can view the assignment submitted and their Originality Reports using the
TurnItIn Assignment Inbox.
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TurnItIn assignment inbox

From Control Panel select from Course Tools > TurnItIn Assignments.

Click on the required assignment link.
Access a student assignments

Click on the Roster Sync link to ensure the class list is up to date.
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View

Use the Viewing drop down menu to change which assignment are displayed.
Submitting a paper for an individual student



Click on the
(submit paper) button.
Select the student from the author drop down list.
Enter the submission title.

Click the

Click the
(Browse) button and navigate to the required file.
(Upload) button.

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

Click the
(Submit) button.
Note the assignment receipt number.

Click on the
(assignment inbox) to return to the list of assignments.
Note: If you mark a student assignment online using GradeMark, that was submitted by
teaching staff, the mark will not be transferred to the Grade Centre in Blackboard (you have
to enter it).
Submitting multiple assignments
This function is useful if you need to upload the whole classes’ assignments for some
reason.


Click on the
(submit paper) button.
Select Multiple file upload from the Choose a paper submission method drop
down list.




Click on the
(Browse) button.
Navigate to and open the required file.
Select the name of the required student from the Student drop down list.
Repeat for all assignments you need to upload.
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
Click on the


Click on the
(Submit) button.
The file will be available in the Assignment Inbox.
(Upload All) button.
View a submitted assignment

Click on the assignment name in the Title column.
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View Originality Report

Click on the link in the Similarity column.
Download an individual assignment

Click on the file icon in the File column.

Click on the link of the required file format.
Downloading all assignments
Note: You can download both the Original file (submitted assignments) and if you marked
the assignments online using GradeMark the GradeMark Paper (marked assignments).


Select the checkboxes of the required files.
Click on the (Download) button and select Original File or GradeMark paper.

Select the required format.
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
Click on the link.

Save the file.
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Upload grades to SI-net
The marks spreadsheet you can download from the Grade centre cannot be directly
uploaded to SI-net as it is not in the required format. Furthermore, marks from the Grade
Centre spreadsheet cannot be copied and pasted into a SI-net course list, as students are
listed in a slightly different order.
To convert your Grade Centre file into the required SI-net format you need to use the SiNet
Merge tool.
Steps
To upload grades to SI-net from the Blackboard Grade Centre you need to:
1. Download your course list from SI-net.
2. Use the Blackboard SiNet Merge tool to create a SI-net version of your grade centre
content.
3. Calculate final student marks and grades inside the SI-net version.
4. Keep a copy of this working file, then reduce it down to a grades spreadsheet
containing only the two columns required by SI-net.
5. Upload your grades spreadsheet to SI-net.
How to download your course list from SI-net
To obtain a file into which to enter students’ grades follow the steps in the mySI-net Guide
for Staff,


Grade Upload, p15
Download a Class List, p5
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How to use the Blackboard SI-net Merge tool
To merge the marks from Blackboard’s Grade Centre into your previously downloaded SInet spreadsheet:

From the Control Panel select Grade Centre > Full Grade Centre.


Click on the
(Manage) button.
Select SI-net Merge from the drop down menu.


Click on the
(Browse) button.
Browse to, and open your previously downloaded SI-net spreadsheet.

Click on the

Click on the
(Submit) button.
(Download) button.
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
Save the file (a spreadsheet with Grade Centre content but in SI-net format).
Calculate final student marks and grades



Open the new SI-net spreadsheet.
The marks from Grade Centre will have been copied into the spreadsheet.
Enter formulas to calculate the final mark and grade into columns C and B.
Note: The spreadsheet cannot contain formulas when it is uploaded to SI-net. You will need
to copy any column with formulas and paste the values only back into the cells.
Note: Save this working file as a record of all of your calculations (with a different name).

Highlight the marks in column C and then select copy.

With the marks still highlighted, select paste > Paste Values.
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



Repeat the above steps to remove the formulas from column B.
Delete all of the marks columns that came from Grade Centre.
Delete all other working columns that SI-net does not accept.
Save the grades spreadsheet, (using the name of the original class list file that you
downloaded from SI-net).

If you the below dialog box is shown, click on the
Upload your grades spreadsheet to SI-net
Follow the steps in the mySI-net Guide for Staff,

Grade Upload, p15
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(Yes) button.
Course copy
It is possible to copy the content of an old Blackboard course into a new course for next
semester yourself.
How do I obtain a Blackboard course for next semester?
1. Published your ECP (Electronic Course Profile), a blank Blackboard course will be
created for you within approximately 2 days (Years 1 to 5 only).
2. In some schools and faculties your course will be requested for you. Professional
staff put a in a bulk request for all required courses.
3. Submit a request using the Course/Community Site Request Form found on the
Blackboard Staff tab.
When should I NOT copy content into a new course myself?
In some cases you will not be able to complete the course copy yourself and will need to
request ITS complete the task for you. Submit the request for the course copy using the
Course/Community Site Request Form found on the Blackboard Staff tab.
You will not be able to complete the course copy yourself if:



You were not an instructor or teaching assistant in the original course.
You are not an instructor or teaching assistant in the new course.
You are unsure of what content you need to copy.
Note: It is only possible to copy content from one course into your new course.
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Open the old course

Click on the link of the course where you need to copy the content from (old
course).


If required, click on the
(plus) icon to expand the semester panel.
Click on the link of the required course.

From the Control Panel select Packages and Utilities > Course Copy.

Click on the
(Browse) button.
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

Select the Course ID radio button.
Enter the required Course ID.


Click on the
(Search) button.
Select the radio button of your new course.

Click on the

Check the checkboxes of the content you want to copy into your new course.
(Submit) button.
Note: DO NOT select Group Settings.
Note: DO select Grade Centre Columns and Settings so you can reuse TurnItIn
assignments, Blackboard assignments and Tests.
Note: In most cases you will not want to copy the contents of the Announcements,
Discussion Board or Calendar.
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

It is not necessary to calculate the package size.
DO NOT include Enrolments in the Copy.

Click on the
(Submit) button.
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
The below message will be displayed.
Note: This message may not appear immediately, DO NOT press the
(Submit)
button again or repeat the copy process as this will led to your new course containing
multiple copies of the selected content.
Course Copy processing


It may take up to 4 hours for the content to be automatically copied into your new
course.
You will receive a confirmation email once the course copy process is completed.
Note: If you have not received a confirmation email within 4 hours, contact the Helpdesk.
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Organising content in your new course
Course Menu
The new Course Menu may have repeated links, empty links and links in the wrong order.




Delete all empty links (refer to the Course Menu
tool page).
Hide links to content that is not in use.
Rearrange the menu so course resources are at the
top and tools are at the bottom, preferably the same
as the standard UQ template: Announcements,
Course Profile (ECP), Learning Resources,
Assessment, Discussion Board, My Library and
Tools.
Ensure if you are requesting Lecture Theatre
Recordings you have a menu link to a Content Area
named Learning Resources or Lecture Recordings
(refer to the Lecture Theatre Recordings tool page).
Assessment



TurnItIn assignments can be reused by editing the Start and Due date (refer to the
TurnItIn tool page).
Blackboard assignments also can be reused by editing the availability and due
dates (refer to the Assignment tool (Bb) page ).
Blackboard tests can be reused by editing the availability and dues dates (refer to
the Tests, Quizzes and Pools tool page ).
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Using the Become Student tool
This tool allows you to view your course as a student. The tool can be used to test
interactive tools such as tests and to check what your students are able to see in My
Grades.
You need to complete the following three steps to use the tool.
1. Make the course available.
2. Add Dummy students.
3. Use Become student tool.
Making your course available
By default courses are not available to students when they are first created. To make your
course visible to students you need to change the Availability setting.

From the Control Panel select Customisation > Properties.
Set Availablity

Select the Yes radio button for the setting Make Course Available.
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
Click the
(Submit) button.
Tip: Remember to turn availablility Off again after you finish testing, if you are still preparing
your course.
Adding dummy students
The tool works with the dummy students nc_student1 and nc_student2. These dummy
students may be added to any course.

From the Control Panel select Course Tools > Become Student.
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
By default both dummy students nc_student1 and nc_student2 are selected to be
enrolled.
Note: The groups the dummy students belong to are highlighted.

Click on the
(Submit) button.
Using the Become student tool
Viewing the course as a student


Click on the
(Select student) button.
Select the required student from the drop down list.
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
The course will now be displayed in student view.
Return to instructor view

Click on the
(Back to Instructor) button.
Tip: The dummy students will also appear in Grade Centre. Remember to remove the
dummy students before creating random groups or before you finalise you marks.
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eLearning policies
UQ has a number of policies and procedures related to eLearning (6.40 eLearning):
 6.40.01 Minimum Presence in Blackboard
 6.40.02 Guest Access in Blackboard
 6.40.03 Accessing a Blackboard Site Related to a SI-net Course
 6.40.04 Non SI-net Courses and Community Sites in Blackboard
 6.40.05 Access to Blackboard by Community Members External to UQ
 6.40.06 Availability and Archiving of Concluded Course Site Materials in Blackboard
 6.40.07 Charging for Central eLearning Systems
 6.40.08 Second Life NMC - Staff and Students
 6.40.09 Communication of Book Chapters Online [copyright]
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Further Resources
Technical Support
Helpdesk staff - Reece Hardy and Michael Luton
help@learn.uq.edu.au or Ph 336 56000 Option 1
Faculty Educational Designers
Email
Phone
Esther Fink
e.fink@uq.edu.au
336 57390
HABS
Jessica Tsai
j.tsai@uq.edu.au
336 56641
HASS
Chris Frost
Inge Matt
c.frost1@uq.edu.au
336 56075
336 51333
Faculty
Educational Designer
BEL
None
EAIT
i.matt@uq.edu.au
MABS
Kym Ward (Medicine)
Michael O’Brien
(Population Health)
k.ward1@uq.edu.au
m.obrien3@uq.edu.au
Science
Marnie Holt
m.holt2@uq.edu.au
334 64620
336 55347
336 58869
Technical Resources
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/tools-a-z-guide
A range of resources are available on our website, including self-help text based guides,
self-help videos, teaching and learning quick-guides and information on known technical
issues. Updates are also available on the progress of eLlearning projects such as the
implementation of new tools and upgrades to current systems. This site is currently being
redeveloped to improve
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eLearning Blog
The focus of this blog is to provide information on what's new in eLearning. There will be
regular posts on topics such as new eLearning initiatives, progress on eLearning projects,
training news, technical issues, resources, tips and tricks and tutorials. The blog will include
contributions from all ITS Teaching and Learning Support team members as well as guest
posts from Faculty Educational Designers.
http://www.elearning.uq.edu.au/content/welcome
UQ eLearning Twitter
https://twitter.com/elearningUQ
Pedagogical Resources
www.tedi.uq.edu.au
Pedagogical resources for eLearning are provided by the Teaching and Educational
Development Institute (TEDI).

Course Site Framework An overview of the eLearning tools at UQ available.
Student Resources
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/ask-it/learnuq-blackboard
ITS Workshops
A range of technical eLearning workshops are offered throughout the year. For descriptions
of the workshops, dates and to enrol, visit
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/program/TALTEC
TEDI Workshops
A range of pedagogical eLearning workshops are offered throughout the year.
For descriptions of the workshops, dates and to enrol, visit
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/program/LRNSPA.
Custom Workshops
Custom workshops for schools can also be requested:



eLearning technical workshops: Ailsa Dickie a.dickie1@uq.edu.au
eLearning pedagogical workshops: tedi@uq.edu.au
combined technical and pedagogical workshops: a.dickie1@uq.edu.au or
tedi@uq.edu.au
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