Tuesday Tip: Blackboard Course Shells
Posted by Kristen Treglia on April 14, 2009
The Blackboard course shells for the summer semester will be up on April 17th. We’ve started getting phone calls from teachers who want to start preparing their courses for the summer now and don’t want to have to wait so I thought I would post some easy to follow directions on getting a head start:
1. Archive a copy of an “old” course shell (Control Panel: Archive Course).
2. Modify the information in this course shell with the materials for your summer course.
3. When the new course shells become available, use the course copy feature to copy the material from the “old” course into the new course shell (Control Panel: Course Copy: Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course”.
**Remember, in order for your students to see your course, you must make the course available**
(1) Select the course you want to make available.
(2) Click on the Control Panel.
(3) Click on Settings.
(4) Click on Course Availability.
(5) Click on Yes and Submit.
These steps will make the course available, and allow students access into your blackboard course.
If you are new to Blackboard, or would like some help, you can email blackboard@fordham.edu or contact the FTC on your campus.
Some helpful PDFs:
Course Creation Checklist
How to Add a Content Item
How to Add a Forum to the Discussion Board
How to Course Copy Materials
Grade Center Basics
