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Allowing Guests to Access a Course

The Settings feature allows instructors to make certain sections of their Blackboard course available to guests. Guests are those not enrolled in the course.

Course Availability and Duration

The Course Properties feature allows instructors to change the availability of a course. By default all newly created courses are unavailable.

Course Calender

The Course Calendar feature can be used to indicate important course related events. All students registered in the course can view the dates and events that appear on the Course Calendar.

Course Files

Organize the Course Files environment by making folders and subfolders. Creating a logical filing system makes it easy to locate and link to content items. Once a folder structure is in place, upload content into…

Course Statistics

Instructors can use the Tracking Reports area to generate reports on the Course usage and activity. Instructors can view specific Student’s usage to determine if Students are actively using the Course. The report appears in…

Course Tasks

The Tasks feature organizes project or activities by defining task priority and tracking task status. As an instructor, you can post tasks to users participating in your course.

Customizing the Look of a Course

The Style settings control how the Course appears to users. Settings include identifying the first page Users see when they open the Course, the appearance of the menu, and how content items appear in folders.…

Manage My Courses Module

This Quickstart provides information on how to manage “My Courses” module on your homepage.

Managing the Course Menu

The Manage Course Menu feature allows instructors to add and modify the content areas used for a course. An instructor can add an area and modify the name to better suit a course. Instructors have…

Modifying Course Name and/or Description

The Customization feature allows instructors to change course properties, including the name of a course and its description.

Recycle a Course

You may recycle a Blackboard course by deleting old content and users.