Documentation & Video Tutorials
The following guides provide help and instruction for staff using MyAberdeen.
Centre for Learning & Teaching Quick Guides are designed to offer step by step guides to get you started using common tools and applications within your MyAberdeen courses along. A set of custom made screen capture videos are also avaliable from the Centre for Learning and Teaching website.
These are complemented by Blackboard’s own documentation and videos which offer both broad introductory guides and in-depth instruction for specific tools and features that you will encounter within the learning environment.
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Centre for Learning & Teaching Quick Guides
- MyAberdeen - How to Download Your Files from WebCT (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Building Your MyAberdeen Course – The Basics (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Creating an Assignment (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Creating a Multiple Choice Test (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - TurnitinUK (Integration with MyAberdeen) (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Editing your Notifications Settings (PDF) (.doc)
- My Aberdeen - Managing Your MyAberdeen Course List (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - QuestionMark Perception Tests (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Wikis (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Blogs (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Journals (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Creating Groups (PDF) (.doc)
- MyAberdeen - Discussion Boards (PDF) (.doc)
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Blackboard Video Tutorials & Documentation
Overviews
- The Course Environment (termed Module Environment in Learn 9.1)
- Getting Started with the Course Environment
- Blackboard Instructors Manual for Learn 9.1 (Online)
- Blackboard Instructors Manual for Learn 9.1 (pdf)
- Getting Started with Your Migrated Course from WebCT
Building Your Course
- Getting Started with Course Content
- Editing the Course Homepage
- A Tour of the Course Files Area
- Attatching Course Files to a Content Item
- Using the Text Editor
- Linking to Tools
- Attaching Files to an Item
- Adding Web Content (html packages)
- Making Tools Available
- Using Web 2.0 Tools within your Course (PDF & Recording)
The Content Collection
- Creating a Folder in the Content
- Uploading Files to the Content Collection
- Uploading a Zipped Folder to the Content Collection
- Downloading Files in a Zipped Package from the Content Collection
- Emailing a File from the Content Collection
Communication & Collaboration Tools
- Discussion Board Tour
- Grading a Discussion Forum
- Grading a Discussion Thread
- Creating a Group
- Creating Group Sets
- Creating an Announcment
Assessment Tools
- Customising the Grade Centre View
- Creating a Grade Rule
- Anonymous Marking
- Creating a Grade Centre Report
- Downloading Assignments
Blackboard Collaborate
- Blackboard Collaborate Getting Started for Moderators Quick Reference Guide
- Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing Essentials for Moderators
- Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing Accessibility Guide
- Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing Overview for Moderators (Recording)
- Moderator Tools
- Participants Panel
- Audio & Visual Panel
- Chat
- Audio Setup Wizard
- Loading a Powerpoint File
- Whiteboard (PDF & Recording)
- Polling Feature Wizard
- Application Sharing (PDF & Recording)
- Web Tour (PDF & Recording)
- Recordings
- Participant Guides