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If you are familiar with OLT, you will notice a number of changes to layout, functionality, and naming conventions when you first begin to use QUT Blackboard. This guide will help you orient yourself to the new system as well as describe how functionality you may have used on OLT is accessed in QUT Blackboard.
For an overview of the new functionality available in QUT Blackboard, go to the What's New page.
This guide will also provide you with an overview of some of the new functionality not present in OLT.
Accessing QUT Blackboard
Go to http://blackboard.qut.edu.au and login with your QUT Login.
Tools and Resources
In OLT |
In QUT Blackboard |
Where |
Page |
Folder |
Content Toolbar: Folder |
File, Topic, Text Area, Image |
Item |
Content Toolbar: Item |
Assignment Page |
Assignment |
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Assignment > Go |
Chat |
Virtual Classroom or Chat |
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Virtual Classroom > Go
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Chat > Go |
Discussion Topic |
Discussion Forum |
Navigation menu: Communication > Discussion Board > Forum |
File - Media |
Media File |
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Media File > Go |
Group Work Area |
Group or Wiki |
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Group > Go
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Wiki > Go |
Link to CMD |
Link to CMD |
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > CMD Link > Go |
Link to website |
External link |
Content toolbar: External Link |
Notepad |
Blog |
Content Toolbar: Drop-down menu > Blog > Go |
Notice |
Announcement |
Control Panel: Announcements > Add Announcement |
Person |
Staff Information |
Control Panel: Staff Information > Profile |
Quiz |
Test |
Control Panel: Test Manager > Add Test |
Glossary |
Glossary |
Control Panel: Glossary |
Other Functionality
In OLT |
In QUT Blackboard |
Description |
Archiving a resource or Display Type: Hidden link |
Make Unavailable |
When creating or modifying a resource, Make the content available (under Options). Setting this to No hides the resource from student view. |
Deleting a resource |
Remove |
In Edit View, click Remove next to the item to be deleted. This action is permanent and removing a folder will remove all content within it. |
Moving a resource |
Copy |
In Edit View, click Copy next to the item to be moved. This function allows you to either copy or move content within a unit site or between units sites which you have access to. |
OLT Trail |
Breadcrumb trail |
QUT Blackboard has a hierarchical trail present on all sites by default. |
Resource Position, Reorder |
Item numbers |
In Edit View, each item has a corresponding position number next to it in a drop-down box. If the number is changed, the page is refreshed and the position of the item is changed. |
Page Visits, Website reports |
Unit Statistics |
In Control Panel, go to Unit Statistics (under Assessment) to generate reports on overall site usage and access by individual student. |
User View / Admin View |
Display View / Edit View |
Links for these views appear in the top right hand corner of Content Area pages. |
Website Coordinator (WSCoord) |
Coordinator |
Teaching staff role with full access to all site functions, including adding other teaching staff. |
Alternative Website Coordinator (AltWSCoord) |
Lecturer |
Teaching staff role with full access to all site functions, except adding other teaching staff. |
Website Administrator (WSAdmin) |
Tutor |
Teaching staff role with appropriately limited access to site functions. |
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