Help Online
Instructors and Students: Remember that you have access to many online resources found on the HELP tab once logged into Course Tools. The top 10 things you will do in Course Tools are listed on the main help page, so...
Instructors: GET TRAINED
For all those teaching using U of S Course Tools / BBlearn this year, you may want to attend training on this software. A fair number of inquiries we see have to do with simple tasks with Course Tools. This...
Instructors: Simplified View
Instructors - Did you know that you now have the ability to change the view of Course Tools (Blackboard) menu items? You may choose between the standard Default View and the Simplified View. The Simplified View may be desirable if...
Instructors: Tip of the Week: Exporting Grades to SiRIUS
Exporting Grades to SiRIUS Use the following instructions to export midterm and final grades from the Blackboard Grade Centre so they can be loaded into SiRIUS. First, refer to SESD's instructions for entering final grades. Pay particular attention to the...
Instructors: Tip of the Week: Scholar on Blackboard
Blackboard has announced that the "Scholar" social bookmarking system will be shut down on January 13, 2012. Instructors currently using Scholar are encouraged to use other services such as http://www.delicious.com/ for social bookmarking. ITS will be removing the "Scholar" tab...
Students: Tip of the Week: Scholar on Blackboard
Blackboard has announced that the "Scholar" social bookmarking system will be shut down on January 13, 2012. Students are encouraged to use other services such as http://www.delicious.com/ for social bookmarking. ITS will be removing the "Scholar" tab from the top...
Instructors: Tip of the Week: T2 Courses
T2 courses are being loaded into the system today, so you will be able to start prepping for next term now. Students will be able to see the courses as soon as they are loaded. Here is a tip for...
Students: Tip of the Week: T2 Courses
T2 courses are being loaded into the system today, so you will be able to see these right away. Your instructor may not have added anything into the courses as yet, so be patient! Do you require help with Course...
Students: Tip of the Week - Completing Online Quizzes
Students - Are you taking a quiz online? Remember to: 1. SAVE answers every 5 minutes or so, especially when answering an essay question. 2. Use a reliable WIRED connection. Wireless connections can sometimes drop, yet this is not apparent...
Instructors: Tip of the Week -Tips for Constructing Multiple Choice Items
Using Course Tools to create questions is as simple as creating a Pool of Questions, then choosing questions from the pool to populate the quiz or test. We have a couple of documents that will help you with question construction....
Students: Tip of the Week - Self Enroll in a Help Course
Students, did you know that there is a free course for you to help orientate you to Course Tools? The course is meant to take about an hour, and will cover all the main areas of content like how to...
Instructors: Tip of the Week - Help Your Students
Instructors, did you know that there is a free course for students to help orientate them to Course Tools? The course is meant to take about an hour, and will cover all the main areas of content like how to...
Students: Tip of the Week - Viewing Your Marks
Students - did you know that you may access your marks in class at any time (assuming the instructor has chosen this feature) by selecting My Grades in the left side menu in a class using Course Tools? Another way...
Instructors: Tip of the Week - Grade Entry Offline
Entering Grades in Course Tools is easy if you have created an assignment or test within Course Tools. You may manually create Columns in the Grade Centre, such as columns to record Participation marks, and then export the grade centre....