My Blackboard Site

Benefits of Using Blackboard

Supports collaborative working
Offers a range of tools that can be utilised as part of an online or blended course.
Ability to assign staff users to a number of different roles.
A secure work environment accessible anywhere via the internet.

A calendar to flag key dates and events in the course year and link to assessments due.
To Do List allows students to set their own goals and produce task lists.
My Grades shows how students are progressing through a course, with an online report including assessment scores and feedback comments.

Synchronous and asynchronous communication tools for peer and group working. For example, Discussion Forum, Chatroom and Virtual Classroom.
E-mail allows you to message anyone on the same course or the entire course.
Announcements tool allows messages to be sent by administrators to everyone on a course.

The ability for staff and students to access assessments, feedback comments, and guidance at any time.
Assessments (quizzes and surveys) are available to provide formative assessment.
Questions banks can be created and new assessments generated quickly from question banks.
Supports the electronic submission of documents and provides plagiarism detection.

Courses can utilise media-rich material including images, video, and audio.
Blackboard will host a wide variety of content formats including standard Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
Ability to link to any resource which has a web address.
Content created within a Blackboard course site can be exported and re-used in other course sites.
Content can be selectively released to students on key dates and usage can be tracked.

Provides access to learning activities outside of lectures and off campus.
It can improve peer group working and communication by providing a mechanism for collaboration.
Learning becomes more personalised for individuals.
Supports students learning at their own pace.
The Journal helps develop reflective practice and improves the students' own learning performance.

Provide support for students on and off-campus.
Tracking shows when students have accessed the system and their progress.
Less paperwork to manage as more content is put online.
Learning materials can be designed with templates to ensure consistency.
Learning content can be updated easily.
The system provides a cost-effective and time-saving method of delivery as there are fewer printed materials to copy, issue and post.