Highlights of the Blackboard Learn Learning Management

SystemLorie Stolarchuk

Learning Technologies Educational Consultant

Centre for Teaching and Learning

lorie@uwindsor.ca

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• There are many new possibilities that the Blackboard Learn system will bring to campus, including: new tools, functions and integrations

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Tests, Surveys and Pools Centre

• 17 different types of questions

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Rubrics• Assignments with optional customizable

grading rubrics

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SafeAssign Plagiarism Checker • Used to detect possible citation problems

• Helps students identify how to properly attribute sources rather than paraphrase

• Deterrent and an educational tool• Embedded into the Assignments tool

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SafeAssign

Databases content submitted is compared against: • Institutional document archives• Global Reference Database (15 million

papers volunteered) • ProQuest ABI/Inform Database (1100

publications, 2.6 million articles)• Internet (Yahoo BOSS search service)

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SafeAssign Originality Report

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Grade Centre • Integrated with multiple tools – Assignments,

tests, discussions, journals, blogs, wikis • Create columns for activities e.g.

participation, projects• Group work can be graded• Smart Views – (individuals, groups, category,

attributes e.g. low scores, comparisons)• Needs Grading Page– filters out ungraded

items

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Grade Center

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Retention Centre • Displays which students are at risk in one

or more of four categories:– Missed Deadlines– Grades– Course Activity– Course Access

• Can create customizable rules• Send notifications and track private

comments

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Date Management

• Adjust all content and tool dates in course• Drag and drop events • Course initiation can have dates for the

entire semester shifted by a number of days or an expected course start date

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Adaptive Release

• By Date• By Grade• Membership by Group• Individuals• By Review Status• Customized Advanced

Rules – Combinations of above

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Customization

• Course appearance, themes• Course structure (e.g. Activity, Lab Format,

Guided Discussion, By Chapter, etc.)• Menu and layout style• Course entry point• Banner

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Reports