Adding learning resources to Course Content
The Course Content page is the default page that opens when you enter a course. Here, you can use Learning Modules or Folders to organise your learning content. Learning materials can be created, copied from a previous course or uploaded from your computer or Cloud Storage.
Instructions
Adding learning resources to Course Content
Within the Course Content window, hover your mouse where you wish to add new content and select the (purple) + icon.
This brings up the add content context menu, here you have the option to Create new item (Document, link, folder, learning module etc. ), Copy Content from another course, Upload a file from your device or Cloud storage. You can also add Panopto video/ Matlab/ Vevox from Content Market.
Types of learning content
Your learning resources can be in a number of formats, these different types of content will have separate Blackboard icons, to help you to distinguish between your items quickly.
Use learning modules and folders to structure your course and organise your learning content.
Use Document pages, which are like a web page, to group different types of content (text, images, links, pdf, video) in one interface e.g.
You can also upload and embed content directly as a separate item
see adding video,
you can add links to external websites or course content
Reordering Course content
If you are not happy with the order of the learning materials you can easily reorder items by dragging and dropping using the mouse or keyboard.
Mouse over the element you want to drag, six dots will appear at the side. Click on these dots and then drag to reposition.
Alternatively, use the tab to locate the element, press return/enter to select, and up and down keys to identify the new position, then use return to move the item.
Checking content accessibility
When you add or create new content, use Student Preview to see how it appears to your student. Use our guide to making your content usable and accessible, to hemp students better navigate content. If you upload MS Word or Powerpoint use the inbuilt accessibility checker. Check your documents and other files using the built in Ally (Ultra Accessibility Checker).
Each time you create or add new content, use Ally to ensure your content is as accessible as possible, ensuring inclusivity and meaningful engagement for all learners.
Ally scans resources and provides advice on how to increase the accessibility of documents. It offers explanations about potential issues and offers quick fixes to address them, making your content more accessible.
The Ally accessibility indicator (or score) appears to the right of each content item. The score displays as a dial in different colours ranging from red (low 0%-30%) through to green (perfect 100%).
The Ally accessibility indicator takes some time to appear after you upload or create content.
To open instructor feedback, select the Accessibility indicator. Follow the steps in front of you to go step-by-step. Select All issues to see every issue in the file and decide what issues to fix first. Once fixed the document can be easily replaced within the VLE.
Detailed information about Ally can be found in the Blackboard Ally support page.
You’ll need to add assessment to your Course content too, see Assessment and Feedback section for more info.
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Useful Links
https://help.blackboard.com/Ally/Ally_for_LMS/Instructor/Quick_Start
Watch a video on how to add content to a page at: https://youtu.be/Yo-z5N_rH7Y?si=K18011EIc7vzSAd0
Centre for Digital Learning Enhancement
ulster.ac.uk/learningengancement/cdle