Some of the high level features of the Education Module:Course Management Content Management - Make learning materials available to students anytime, anywhere, in an easy-to-use course Web site Assessment - Increase student preparedness, measure student progress and customize lessons by creating and administering quizzes and surveys Administrative Features - Faculty members and administrators monitor, control and customize the online teaching and learning environment, all from a Web browser Ability for instructors to make course materials available to students anytime, anywhere. It provides the instructor with the ability to administer a class using the web without knowing any HTML.
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Personalization Personalization and Customization - Bring together courses, groups and institutional information through a personalized ?My Blackboard? screen Blackboard CourseInfoTM was created to adapt to varying levels of need and ability. Our product line allows instructors and their students to share learning materials on the Web, communicate and collaborate, and evaluate and measure student progress. It enables instructors to create and manage course Web sites without having to know HTML or other programming languages. Ability for students, instructors, and colleagues to communicate and collaborate from across campus or around the world. Ability for instructors to gauge students? knowledge and progress more easily, and to encourage exploration. Ability for institutions to provide a complete online community environment including discussion boards, announcements and more?
- Asynchronous Communication (threaded discussions)
- Synchronous Communication (real-time chat and whiteboard)
- Assessment Tools and Gradebook
- Collaborative Work Groups
- Content Creation (e.g. syllabus and course description pages)
- Electric Blackboard® for taking notes and filing them for future use.
- Database Reporting and CourseSite Statistics
- Messaging System
- Online File Exchange (between instructor and student)
- Online Tutorial
- User Tracking