{"id":579,"date":"2014-10-08T06:30:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T06:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/?page_id=579"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:02:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:02:03","slug":"course-managment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/course-managment\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div data-smooth=\"accordion\" class=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">When will I see my Bb course(s)?<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Blackboard Learn courses<\/strong><\/em>, are automatically created approximately <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">10 days before the first day of classes of each semester\/session\/term<\/span><\/em>. After late registration, the courses are updated and students are enrolled. In case you don\u2019t see your course, you are able to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Create a\u00a0<strong>Service Request<\/strong> on the\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"IRM Helpdesk\" href=\"http:\/\/helpdesk.acg.edu\/Login.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IRM HelpDesk<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>OR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send an e-mail to <strong>IT <\/strong><strong>Helpdesk<\/strong> for ACG\u2019s Technologies support:\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:bbhelpdesk@acg.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">helpdesk@acg.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send an e-mail to\u00a0<strong>Blackboard Adminitration<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Blackboard Helpdesk email\" href=\"mailto:bbhelpdesk@acg.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbadmin@acg.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">Make your course(s) '<em>Available<\/em>' for the students<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the Bb courses are created are by default set to be <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;Unavailable&#8221;<\/span><\/em> for students. That is, the students are not able to view the Bb course until you set it <strong>visible<\/strong> for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To make a Bb course available for the\u00a0students to see follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make sure <strong>Edit Mode<\/strong> is <strong>ON<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Control Panel&#8221;<\/strong> &gt; &#8220;<strong>Customization&#8221;<\/strong> &gt; &#8220;<strong>Properties&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/course-management-border.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/course-management-border.jpg\" alt=\"course management border\" width=\"114\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/course-management-border.jpg 207w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/course-management-border-81x300.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While in the <strong>Customization<\/strong> page you can modify your course&#8217;s availability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Availability.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2689\" title=\"Availability\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Availability.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Availability.png 557w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Availability-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Set Availability<\/strong>: Click <strong>Yes <\/strong>to make this course available (visible) to users. If <strong>No <\/strong>is selected , users in this course <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cannot<\/span> access it. To view a video tutorial on course <strong>Availability<\/strong>, click <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=MH0-BExpzpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From the main course view , you can now easily see an open or closed padlock icon representing the availability of the course to students and quickly change the availability with one click, saving both time and effort. This new feature can be seen below, next to tools such as Student Preview and the Edit Mode toggle.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-1-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-1-1.jpg 329w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-1-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Set Course Duration<\/strong>: Time user can interact with the course. &#8220;<strong>Continuous&#8221;<\/strong> means course is always available, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;<strong>Select Dates&#8221;<\/strong> means the course is available only on specific date and &#8220;<strong>Days from the Date of Enrollment&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong> means a time limit is set from the day the student enrolls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Select Language Pack<\/strong>: Select in which language the course will be displayed and click Yes in the Enforce Language Pack if you want to enforce this language and make the users of this course unable to change it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;Submit&#8221;: Click Submit to save changes.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/cpirse-management-2-border.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/cpirse-management-2-border.jpg\" alt=\"cpirse management 2 border\" width=\"424\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/cpirse-management-2-border.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/cpirse-management-2-border-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">Copy material from one course to another by using the 'Course Copy' tool<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the\u00a0<strong>Course Copy <\/strong>you have the option to copy the contents of one course to another. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow the steps below to complete the procedure:\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2876\" title=\"Course Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the &#8220;<strong>My Institution&#8221;<\/strong> tab of your Blackboard Learn user account or on the &#8220;<strong>My Courses&#8221;<\/strong> module click the course of which the content you wish to copy.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit the\u00a0<strong>Control Panel&gt; Packages and Utilities&gt; Course Copy<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can copy courses using the\u00a0<strong>Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course area. <\/strong>In this way the instructor is able to copy the material of one course to another. This procedure <strong>does not replace<\/strong> any existing material but it <strong>adds<\/strong> in to the already existing content.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the\u00a0<strong>Select Copy Options<\/strong> click &#8220;<strong>Browse&#8221;<\/strong> so as to select the\u00a0<strong>Destination Course ID<\/strong> (the course you wish the content to be copied to).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After you select the course, you have to select which contents will be copied. Click the &#8220;<\/span><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Select All&#8221;<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> button to copy all the content or choose the desired content areas, tools or settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Keep in mind that complete course copies are always more successful than partial ones. This is due to the way Blackboard Learn stores its files and various items.<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Blackboard.png\" rel=\"lightbox-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3708\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Blackboard.png\" alt=\"Blackboard\" width=\"627\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Blackboard.png 945w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Blackboard-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the\u00a0<strong>File attachments<\/strong> section:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Copy links and copies of the content&#8221; <\/strong>to copy the links and the relevant files<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the\u00a0<strong>Enrollments <\/strong>section click\u00a0<strong>Include Enrollments in the Copy<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ONLY<\/span> <\/em><\/strong>if you want to enroll the students to the new course that you created. This option is usually and suggested to be left unchecked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finally, click &#8220;<strong>Submit&#8221; <\/strong>to finish the procedure. Wait for a few minutes and visit the destination course so as to see the material copied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy-File-Attachments-Enrollments.png\" rel=\"lightbox-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2881\" title=\"Course Copy File Attachments-Enrollments\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy-File-Attachments-Enrollments.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy-File-Attachments-Enrollments.png 1651w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy-File-Attachments-Enrollments-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Course-Copy-File-Attachments-Enrollments-1024x292.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">Back up your Bb course with the 'Export\/Archive Course'<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>Export\/Archive Course<\/strong> feature creates a back up file. This .zip file contains the course&#8217;s content and tools and can be imported in other courses. In order for the package to work properly one should not modify or extract its contents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To archive &#8211; backup a Bb course follow the below steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit\u00a0the <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> click the &#8220;<strong>Packages and Utilities&#8221;<\/strong> and then choose &#8220;<strong>Export\/Archive Course&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Archive Course&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the <strong>Select Copy Options<\/strong> field the course that you are currently in should be selected<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Include Grade Center History&#8221;<\/strong> if you want to include all the data from Grade center .<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/backup-border.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/backup-border.jpg\" alt=\"backup border\" width=\"633\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/backup-border.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/backup-border-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/backup-border-1024x461.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the\u00a0<strong>File attachments<\/strong> section:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Calculate Size&#8221; <\/strong>to see the size of all the course content that you want to copy in MB.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Manage Package Size&#8221;<\/strong> to manage the contents that will be added in the package.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A page will open showing all the file that will be including in your package.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you want to remove a file or a whole folder from your package simply check its check box to remove it from the package.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The file size of your package is displayed on the top-right of the page.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After you finish with the file attachments, click &#8220;<strong>Submit&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/manage-Package.png\" rel=\"lightbox-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/manage-Package.png\" alt=\"manage Package\" width=\"630\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/manage-Package.png 630w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/manage-Package-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finally, click\u00a0Submit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Archive.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0 lightbox-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Archive\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Archive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After a few minutes, click the &#8220;<strong>Refresh&#8221; <\/strong>button to see the link to the .zip file that is created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To download it, simply click it and select in the window that will pop up, the location\u00a0you wish to save it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can import this file into a course, by using the <strong>Import Package<\/strong> tool, described below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">Import Course Package<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To Import the content of your Archive into another container, visit the destination container. Under the Control Panel expand the Packages and Utilities section and click the &#8220;<strong>Import<\/strong> <strong>Package \/ View Logs&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the &#8220;<strong>Import<\/strong> <strong>Package&#8221;<\/strong> button and the Import Package page shows up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/import-package.png\" rel=\"lightbox-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2961\" title=\"import-package\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/import-package-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/import-package-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/import-package.png 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here, you select the Archive file you wish to import by clicking the &#8220;<strong>Browse My Computer&#8221;<\/strong> button and choosing the file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After that, check the materials you want to import (i.e. Content Areas, Announcements and Settings) and click &#8220;<strong>Submit&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Materials.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1 lightbox-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Materials\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Materials.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wait for a few moments and\u00a0<strong>refresh <\/strong>your container\u2019s page to see the imported material added. Note that the material does\u00a0<strong>not <\/strong>replace but it is\u00a0<strong>added<\/strong> in the existing contents of the container.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Notice<\/strong>: Never upload an Archive Course package that has been edited since it was created and downloaded. Opening the .ZIP file and changing any of the files in the Exported Course package will result in unstable and unpredictable behavior when the Course is imported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">When are the courses removed from Blackboard?<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Semester\/session\/term running courses for Deree Undergraduate studies become <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cUnavailable\u201d<\/span><\/em> -hidden from students,\u00a0<em>15 days<\/em> after the end of the <em>Re-sit examinations<\/em>. Instructors though are still able to access and work with the courses. The containers are removed approximately <em>a year<\/em> after the last day of final examinations (Instructors are always notified via email for the course removal date).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Semester\/session running courses for the Graduate School studies are removed approximately after two years of their completion (Instructors are always notified via email for the course removal date).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you want to remove a prepatory (Prep) course, send an email to <strong>Blackboard Administration<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Blackboard Helpdesk email\" href=\"mailto:bbhelpdesk@acg.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbadmin@acg.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div role=\"header\">Grouping the Blackboard Courses<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You are able to group your courses by the Term they have been created (i.e. Fall Semester 2015). A term is mainly a label with a date range which will be used to define ACG\u2019s semesters, terms, sessions, e.t.c. It will also be associated with Academic Societies and Student Services. The Terms are used for organization and classification purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To be able to group the courses by\u00a0Terms, you need to enable the option. To do this, follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Log in to Blackboard Learn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit the &#8220;<strong>My Courses&#8221;<\/strong> module (the gear button) in the My Institution tab or the &#8220;<strong>Course List&#8221; <\/strong>module (the gear button) of the Courses tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the &#8220;<strong>Manage My Courses Module Settings&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-28-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-28-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-28-1.png 359w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-28-1-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Check the<strong> &#8220;Group by Term&#8221; <\/strong>check box.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remember to click &#8220;<strong>Submit&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reorder Grouped Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After you successfully group your courses, you can reorder them in any way you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click on the gear button at the top-right of the &#8220;<strong>My Courses&#8221;<\/strong> module.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While inside the <span id=\"pageTitleText\">Personalize: My Courses <\/span>page, drag the double-headed arrow with your cursor in order to rearrange your <strong>Groups<\/strong>.<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Group-by-Terms1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Group-by-Terms1.png\" alt=\"Group by Terms\" width=\"542\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Group-by-Terms1.png 542w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/10\/Group-by-Terms1-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After you finish, click the &#8220;<strong>Submit&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To view the contents of a term i.e. Fall Semester 2022, you will click the arrow so as to expand or collapse its contents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-27.png\" rel=\"lightbox-14\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-27.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-27.png 727w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-27-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, when managing a course, there is a list of tools available for\u00a0the instructor in order to <em>modify and customize<\/em> the courses and their content. The tools are divided according to their use in eight different categories. You will find them in the Control Panel of the course. To view the details of these categories, click the orange links below:<\/p>\n<table class=\"CSSTableGenerator\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Tools<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Files\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Files<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Contains a search function that let you search files and folders and modify content withing the course.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Course Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/course-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Course Tools<\/a><\/td>\n<td>A group under the Control Panel that has all available tools that can be added to the course via Content pages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Evaluation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/evaluation-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluation<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Evaluation provides tools for tracking user performance and activity. In the Evaluation section of Control Panel you can monitor the performance of the students and groups through Course Reports, Performance Dashboard, Retention Center and SCORM Reports. For information please take a look at the drop-down lists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Grade Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/grade-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grade Center<\/a><\/td>\n<td>The Grade Center can record data, monitor student progress and communicate information to students, instructors and administrators. It is also a valuable tool for assisting decision making on taking action to promote student and institutional progress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Users and Groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Users\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Users<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Groups\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/groups-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Users:\u00a0 The instructor can enroll user to the course and change their roles.<\/p>\n<p>Groups: You can create groups of students to collaborate on academic work and you can do so, by creating them one at a time or in sets. 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